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Month: July 2012

Top 10 PowerShell scripts that VMware administrators should use

I recently came across an interesting post on www.virtual-strategy.com that I wanted to share with you. Despite the fact that it dates back to 2008 it is still relevant today for all IT pros working with VMware. The author, Eric Siebert, proposes a list of top-10 popular scripts that have been written by many different … Continued

Interpreting Active Directory audit data, not so simple!

It had been a while since I needed to comb through event logs to figure out some change in Active Directory. Having just joined Netwrix, I thought it may be a good idea to spend some time reviewing Windows auditing and in particular What’s New Windows Server with AD DS (Domain Services) logging. I was … Continued

Full-featured Netwrix Service Monitor is now 100% Freeware

Netwrix Service Monitor is a free tool to monitor critical Windows services and optionally restart them after failure. The tool monitors all automatic startup services on multiple servers at a time and sends e-mail alerts when one or more services stops unexpectedly. Now it is completely free of charge which means that freeware gained ALL … Continued

New version: Netwrix Account Lockout Examiner 4.1

We are pleased to announce the release of Netwrix Account Lockout Examiner 4.1. Netwrix Account Lockout Examiner will help you to: Identify account lockouts in real time; Troubleshoot account lockouts; Proactively resolve account lockouts; Deal with consequences of Conficker/Downadup virus. New in version 4.1: Email notifications can be configured to be triggered only when specified … Continued