Metadirectories Examples Motivations Tools Outstanding Issues Examples The

Examples The main enterprise directory Copies--e. g. for email Enterprise application directories--the video directory,

Motivation for multiple directories Performance • managing writes • balancing load Management • apply

Tools Formal metadirectory products • MMS, neé Zoomit (Microsoft) • Critical Path (www. cp.

Outstanding Issues Schemas—common, extensions Authentication—where’s the password? Role of a registry—who’s authoritative? How do

Possible directions for NMI work Sharing experiences Best practices Design white papers Hosting connectors

Meta. Directories New activity, just starting—join in! Web page--soon Mail list--soon Contact: Richard A

NOTE!!! For this session, send questions via email to: mw-vimm-questions@ internet 2. edu

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Metadirectories Examples Motivations Tools Outstanding Issues

Examples The main enterprise directory Copies--e. g. for email Enterprise application directories--the video directory, GRID directories, Peoplesoft, Active Directory Personal directories--address books, bookmarks, instructional materials Border directory

Motivation for multiple directories Performance • managing writes • balancing load Management • apply business logic • easier access control management • distributed authority Flexibility • objectclass separation • Reconfguration & upgrades Containment • localize atrocities

Tools Formal metadirectory products • MMS, neé Zoomit (Microsoft) • Critical Path (www. cp. net) • Metamerge (www. metamerge. com) • i. Planet Integration Server (www. iplanet. com) • Others?

Outstanding Issues Schemas—common, extensions Authentication—where’s the password? Role of a registry—who’s authoritative? How do we do this, anyway? Is there a right way? Are there clearly wrong ways?

Possible directions for NMI work Sharing experiences Best practices Design white papers Hosting connectors for common software

Meta. Directories New activity, just starting—join in! Web page--soon Mail list--soon Contact: Richard A Jones University of Colorado at Boulder <jones@colorado. edu>

NOTE!!! For this session, send questions via email to: mw-vimm-questions@ internet 2. edu