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As you might be aware, the DirTeam.com/ActiveDir.org Weblogs offers the ability to encrypt all http traffic to and from the website using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) since December 2010. To enable this, you only need to direct your traffic to https://blogs.dirteam.com...
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Not all organizations need to have every user to be mailbox-enabled, sometimes a mail-user (also referred to as mail-enabled user) with a forwarding SMTP address to an external mailbox is enough. However, it is surely possible that the requirements over...
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Today, Microsoft has released a document, detailing the Best Practices for Securing Active Directory Domain Services . The document contains 22 best practice recommendations to assist organizations in enhancing the security of their Active Directory installations....
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Upgrading Active Directory from 2003 to 2008 --- (Note: This is a copy from another site and at this time my snapshots are missing)--- · Microsoft’s Preupgrade check list · Before upgrading AD verify all current applications are compatible o Verify you...
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Recently, one of my readers approached me with some questions on Managed Service Accounts (MSAs). From our discussion, I realized a lot of people may be unclear about the applicability of Managed Service Accounts (MSAs) and group Managed Service Accounts...
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Yesterday, the Dutch Networking User Group organized the Tablet Day at the Reehorst in Ede, the Netherlands. Dave and I presented a 45-minute session on device management through ActiveSync. The whole day was packed with sessions from many speakers and...
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I just received confirmation on speaking at the UK Virtual Machine User Group (VMUG) Meeting in the Hilton Doubletree hotel in London on Tuesday May 21, 2013. I will be delivering my session on virtualization-safe(r) Active Directory and Domain Controller...
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Recently the backend of my Office 365 P1 account was upgraded to the Wave 15 series of products, which obviously includes Exchange 2013. But going through the settings of the Exchange Admin Center, I noticed something that made me curious. When you go...
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In the past years, I’ve found many systems and many errors. Today, I’m sharing behavior in Microsoft Windows Server that had me frown and chuckle. A bug in Active Directory code I’ve been grateful for, since it illustrates the nature of software. Note:...
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From Monday June 24 2013 to Friday June 28 2013, Microsoft organizes TechEd Europe at the Feria Internacional de Madrid (IFEMA ) in Madrid, Spain. With a much warmer climate than Amsterdam (TechEd Europe 2012) and Berling (TechEd Europe 2009 and TechEd...
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It’s not often, that Active Directory Domain Controllers get security updates. The Active Directory Domain Services Server Role is one of the most robustly written code, as I pointed out in an earlier blogpost on Statistics on Active Directory-related...
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Today, Microsoft made Azure Active Directory generally available (GA). This means it is ready for production use. Azure Active Directory enables organizations to provision their users with a single identity that can be used to access applications that...
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Microsoft has released KnowledgeBase Article 2830511 , detailing a bug in the Installation Wizard of Windows Server 2012 Essentials, that prevents you from installing the server as a Domain Controller for an Active Directory domain with a public top-level...
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One year of Windows XP support remains . After twelve years, now is the time to migrate off this 2001 Operating System or to take your security measures to assure your colleagues experience the least impact of the End of Support (EoS) situation. Of course,...
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In the earlier 20 blogposts on new features in Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2012 , I’ve covered most of the main stream new features. Today, I’m covering a lesser known feature: SID Compression . While this feature has been around...
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Windows Deployment Services has a long-standing tradition of being part of the Windows Server Operating System. What used to be Remote Installation Services (RIS), became Windows Deployment Services (WDS) in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. Windows...
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As an IT Professional, dedicated to help people out by sharing the information I research and uncover, I have donated much of my time to help the Dutch Networking User Group (NGN) . Now, it’s my great pleasure to announce that on Wednesday April 17, 2013,...
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At the Dutch Microsoft TechDays, my employer introduced ICT Expert Talks: a professional film booth, where we interviewed speakers, attendees and staff. You can find these interviews on YouTube in the ICT Expert Talks channel . In this blogpost, I’ll...
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Last week, Microsoft Netherlands organized the 2013 TechDays at the World Forum in The Hague, where both Developers and IT Professionals enjoyed two days of sessions, networking opportunities and catering. On March 6th, I visited the event space, together...
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When your organization is looking to implement Windows Server 2012-based Domain Controllers, your Active Directory environment needs to meet certain requirements. Two of these requirements are the domain functional level and forest functional level. In...
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A lot of people have an opinion on the Offline Domain Join (ODJ) functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Active Directory, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Of course, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but sometimes fact checking is useful...
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As you might know, I work together with the fantastic people at the Dutch Microsoft subsidiary in a team to help them achieve the maximum amplification of their IT Professionals content. One of the goals we set, was to get people to use the Microsoft...
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In Windows Server 2012, the Active Directory team has consciously blocked some Server Roles and Features from coexisting with the Active Directory Domain Services Role. Two months ago, I blogged on the incompatibility between the Fail-over Cluster Feature...
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Microsoft is getting ready to release Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Internet Explorer 10 is built into Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 by default and Microsoft vowed to bring it to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2...
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Microsoft introduced the VM-GenerationID in Windows Server 2012, to enable Virtual Machines (VMs) to notice when they’re snapshotted, restored and/or cloned. Active Directory is the first technology to put the VM-GenerationID to good use. The following...
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