In workplaces, every important or administration related thing goes in a network to be accessed by every employee. To provide this service, Microsoft developed an excellent directory service called Active Directory. Directory service is nothing but a structure or network to share information with other people locally. These services are used to handle the sharing of folders, files, printers, users, and many devices. It is used for many service active directory reports are used to generate a report

Directory service works with a simple structure. It assigns a namespace to the network; namespace is a set of symbols used to be identified in the broader system. These namespaces are used to assign a name (unique identifier) to each node in the system.

Active Directory service is included in most Windows server operating systems. Previously Active Directory is used to manage the domains, but now it is used as a broad term for every directory-based service. Active Directory consists of services like active directory reports, domain services, certificate service, etc.

We know that Active Directory is run on a server-based operating system, so the machine or device that runs this program is called a domain controller. When the user logins a computer connected to Active Directory, they have to enter a username and password. After entering the details, the service decides that the person is an administrator or a user.

We have discussed the overall working of the directory service. Let’s talk about why you should use it in your workplace.

• Centralization of resources: – The main feature of Active Directory is that it provides you a single portal from which the administrator can access the network. The active Directory allows the administrator to secure the system and customize it according to their organization or business model. It organizes the web and brings order in the administration services.
• Single Point: – Administrator can access every file of the organization with some clicks. These services use just a single sign-on to provide them access to network resources within the domain. The user is divided into two main categories, administrator and regular user. Once the user accessed the service and identified, he is provided with information is authorized.
• Resource Location: – Directory provides you the resource location problem by providing the network which offers the file which the user is authorized and privileged for.The search of the files can be filtered by many options like name, description, and location. You can access your folder on a server device or a simple device.

Now we know that Active Directory is an excellent resource for any workplace. As we are dependent on digital resources day by day, Active Directory is a great resource to organize the file of a workplace. Active Directory is a single solution to problems like single access to every file, providing the resources according to authorization, and many other issues. Active Directory provides services like active directory reports which generate the report for many categories like computers or domain users and many more.