OU Design Example

Each time I present, at least a few people express interest in the OU design I have created for my sample domain, contoso.com or windomain.com.  I've regularly been asked to provide it as an example, which I've done privately.  Well, here it is in a public forum.

Keep in mind that this is an example only.  You really have to design your OUs to reflect your administrative model!  See Chapter 5 of my Windows Administration Resource Kit for details.  However, this design reflects best practices that end up resulting from the administrative models required by many organizations.

Note that the CLIENTS OU is divided into geographic regions, but I didn't expand that in the screenshot.  Click the thumbnail below for the full size image.