When planning a directory deployment, there are a lot of things to take into account. This paper has been written to help those planning a directory deployment, and in particular Isode partners working on directory deployments for their customers and prospects. As the specifics of the approach taken will depend on the deployment requirements this paper does not attempt to be prescriptive, there are no "Right answers". Instead, a series of questions that (may) need to be asked are listed.
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