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Group Policies

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What is Group Policies?

Group Policy is a feature of the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that controls the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts. Group Policy provides centralized management and configuration of operating systems, applications, and users' settings in an Active Directory environment. It is commonly used to enforce security settings, deploy software, configure desktop settings, and automate administrative tasks across an organization's network.

What other technologies are related to Group Policies?

Group Policies Competitor Technologies

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) offers cloud-based device and user management capabilities, which can overlap with Group Policy management of on-premises devices. Intune provides similar functionality in Azure.
mentioned alongside Group Policies in 1% (1.5k) of relevant job posts

Group Policies Complementary Technologies

Active Directory is core to implementing and managing Group Policies in a Windows environment. Group policies are applied to Active Directory objects.
mentioned alongside Group Policies in 2% (7.7k) of relevant job posts
DHCP servers provide IP addresses and other network configuration, which can be managed and configured in relation to Group Policies.
mentioned alongside Group Policies in 2% (2.9k) of relevant job posts
DNS is used by Active Directory and is therefore necessary for Group Policies to function correctly. Name resolution is key.
mentioned alongside Group Policies in 2% (3.7k) of relevant job posts

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