Active Directory

Display Operating System and Service Pack information in Active Directory Users and Computers.

I recently found a need to have Operating System and Service Pack information displayed dynamically in Active Directory Users and Computers rather than have it hardcoded into the Description attribute of the computer object. I remembered that many moons ago, I had seen Dean Wells demonstrate this ability, so I dug out my notes and [...]

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Active Directory

Active Directory Diagnostic Logging

When troubleshooting Active Directory the first place that most people look is the Windows Server event logs, the event logs can provide a wealth of information about the state of an Active Directory, but by default the recorded information is limited to the logging of critical and error events. To enable detailed diagnostic logging there [...]

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Active Directory

Active Directory Forest Recovery – Whitepaper updated.

Microsoft have updated the must read Active Directory document on Active Directory Forest Recovery.  This document details the processes that must be followed to recovery a  an Active Directory hosted on Windows Server 2003 and later. September 2011 Update. Added a list of resources for verifying that replication is working correctly. Download it here.

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Active Directory

Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence

  Microsoft have published an excellent document on Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence. It is well worth a read, even if you are not impacted by this issue. Management Summary An Active Directory domain name that contains one or more labels separated by a dot is referred [...]

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Earth to Mark, come in please.

  Last night I met up with a former colleague who was having leaving drinks and he noted that I had become somewhat quiet on here and Twitter, so I thought I should put pen to paper so to speak and provide an update of sorts. The reason for my silence is purely time, along [...]

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facebook

Facebook: Are some of you friends making too much noise (or not enough)?

  Two features that I have configured on Facebook that I feel are worth pointing out: Noise reduction (or increase). Facebook has introduced a “subscribed” feature for your friends, this allows you to control the amount of noise that is generated on your profile. The default is “Most Updates” which for most people is enough, [...]

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Lync 2010

Microsoft Lync 2010 end user training .

Microsoft has made available for download a Lync training package. The training package contains all of the available training and user education resources for Lync. The download includes a Lync Training Plans workbook which helps to target the most applicable training for the end user Download Planning Workbook – Focus is on the Information worker

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Office 365

Is your Active Directory ready for Office 365?

With Office 365 being available at the end of this month (28 June 2011), I have been looking at the impact it may have on an on-premises Active Directory and the issues that must be resolved in order for it to fully integrate with Office 365. Single Label Domains: Singles Label Domains (SLD’s) are not [...]

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Visio 2010

Visio 2010 Add-in for Disk Space Monitoring

  Microsoft have provided a Visio 2010 Add-In to enable Disk Space Monitoring, it provides a graphical view of free space available on selected computers.  To populate the Visio diagram it can either be populated from an Excel spreadsheet or System Center Operations Manager.  Once all the desired computers have been contacted, the information is [...]

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Office 365

Office 365 Training Videos

  The week after Teched North America, Microsoft hosted 3 days of online training for its new Office 365 platform; these HD videos are aimed at the IT Professional and give an excellent insight into the product. Office 365 Jump Start (01): Microsoft Office 365 Overview for IT Pros Office 365 Jump Start (02): Deploying [...]

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Windows_Server

Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

  If you are looking to understand what the security policies in Windows 7 and 2008 R2 mean and how they can impact your environment, then this guide is a must read. Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 The document is covers the following categories in some [...]

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