Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Federated-Forests Real-World Design Example

To illustrate a good example of an organization that would choose a federated-forest design model, let’s consider fictional ConglomerateA, which is a food distributor with multiple sites worldwide. It currently operates a Windows Server 2012 AD DS implementation across its entire organization. All computers are members of the forest with a namespace of companyb.net. A root domain exists for conglomeratea.net, but it is not populated because all users exist in one of three subdomains: asia, europe, and na.

ConglomerateA has recently entered into a joint venture with SupplierA and wants to facilitate the sharing of information between the two companies. SupplierA also currently operates in a Windows Server ...