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Active Directory in Windows

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When a windows server is bought it comes with many capabilities like AD groups for security, IIS(Internet Information Services), ability to built own VPN and many more of which Active directories are created with a domain and the computers which access the network will be connecting to the domain controllers. Practically, there will be a cluster of domain controllers where data will be replicated all over the cluster.
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