Larry Glusman

IT professional with more than 25 years of experience. Larry manages Windows networks, moderates an online IT community forum, and shares his experience of handling everyday sysadmin tasks in the most effective and creative ways.

Infrastructure

April 26, 2017

RemoteApp: Remote Access Tool to Simplify a Sysadmin Life

What is RemoteApp? Are you using your Terminal Server/RDS Server for one main application? A database or ERP program, perhaps? If so, you are a prime candidate for RemoteApp, a remote access tool...

Infrastructure

February 20, 2017

Pro Tip: How to Copy Files from One Server to Another

Copying files from one server to another is a fairly frequent task that system administrators face. As with most things in IT, there are many ways to accomplish this task. The method you choose...

Identity

February 2, 2017

Using AD to Add an Alias to an Office 365 Email Account

If you are using Office 365 with Azure AD Connect (or the older DirSync) you know that some changes to accounts cannot be made via the O365 admin portal. For instance, if someone gets married and...

Cybersecurity

December 20, 2016

Security Practices: 3 Good Reasons to Gap Your Backup

Everyone knows how important it is to back up their data, right? Sadly, I feel like I should laugh after saying that because I know many people that don’t understand this basic concept. If you are...