Hey All,
Big sometimes heated arguement at work. Current ISO guy dictates that
objects (computers mainly) all follow a prescribed naming convention.
OK I have no problem with the concept. My issue is that I think that
once an object is created (again mostly equipment) in AD and given
whatever name, the name of that object should never change for the
life of the object as long as it is in the domain. Here, each time a
pc is moved from one site to another the SA has to rename the box and
then get it back onto the domain - etc. This seems too labor intensive
to me. With the abilities of AD and being able to drag and drop
objects, it makes more sense to me to name an object and then use the
given object fields (such as the description field) to enter whatever
information is desired. A simple search will then return the requested
info. By renaming an object each time it moves one is never sure if
they are talking about the same piece of equipment as it works it's
way through the domain. After all, when I move across country my name
does not change, my auto's VIN number stays the same. I think that MS
was smart enough to realize this when AD was put into motion.

Am I full of crap on this?