Microsoft since the release of Windows 2000 Server have recommended that any Windows Server environment promoted to host an Active Directory forest/domain should be configured with a registered Top Level Domain (TLD), such as .com, .net, .org etc. Many companies have ignored this advice and taken the approach of, my internet presence is for example […]
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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 – Beta Service Pack 1 (What else does it do?).
July 14, 2010 
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Yesterday (12th July 2010) at the Microsoft Partner Convention, Microsoft made publically available the beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (in English, French, German, Japanese and in Spanish). Service Pack 1 Beta Information. Microsoft for sometime have stated that the only major new features in Service Pack 1 […]
Read moreMicrosoft Infrastructure Planning and Design Solution Accelerators – Updated.
April 15, 2010 1 Comment
The Microsoft Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are a series of documents that used to be known as the Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The IPD guides help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, each guide addresses a specific infrastructure technology or scenario. All IPD guides share a common structure: 1. […]
Read moreLDAP Limits – Are now hardcoded in Active Directory.
April 12, 2010 0 Comments
On ActiveDir.org a couple of weeks ago, there was a discussion around the fact that Microsoft now have hardcoded LDAP limits for Active Directory. This may not directly affect you in a Windows 2003 forest – but if you have changed your LDAP Policies to make a poorly written application work in Windows Server 2003 then […]
Read moreNetwork port requirements for Active Directory and Windows Server.
April 9, 2010 0 Comments
In the companies that I work with, Active Directory and Firewalls are often said in the same sentence, this KB article discusses the essential network ports; protocols and services that are used by Windows client and server operating systems; server-based programs and their subcomponents in the Windows server system. I have found this document to […]
Read moreOfficial Microsoft Active Directory Design Guide
March 2, 2010 0 Comments
Microsoft have made available an Active Directory Design Guide, the guide provides guidance on the general recommendations for the design, deployment and management of an Active Directory environment in a healthcare organisation according to current best practices; but can be easily adapted to suite most organisations needs. The purpose of the guide is to help accelerate Active Directory design and […]
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