What You Don't Get During Incremental Migration

Many of Windows 2000’s most-publicized features work only partially or not at all during the incremental migration phase. Windows 2000’s major features for reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) and improving security require Active Directory. Organizations that need these features during incremental migration will have to investigate NT 4.0 alternatives from Microsoft or third parties. The table below shows the major features affected. Third-party alternatives listed below are representative and aren’t necessarily the best solution for a particular company.

Feature	Description	Benefit	Catch	Sample Alternatives
Domain consolidation	Consolidate many NT 4.0 domains into fewer Windows 2000 domains and automatically generate trust relationships.	Substantially reduces the cost of administering a company’s domains.	Requires Active Directory.	Directory products from Novell, Sun
Group Policy	Centrally define standard configurations for