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Month: January 2017

What Is an AD Domain?

Active Directory (AD) was introduced in 1999, and understanding this core technology is a key requirement for most IT administrators today. In this part of the tutorial, we provide an overview of AD basics, including what an Active Directory domain is. AD Fundamentals What is AD? Active Directory is the directory service used in Microsoft networks. A … Continued

Best Practices: Active Directory Forests

IT administrators have been working with and around Active Directory since the introduction of the technology in Windows 2000 Server. Windows 2000 Server was released on February 17, 2000 but many administrators began working with Active Directory in late 1999 when it was released to manufacturing (RTM) on December 15, 1999. Best Practices for AD Forests … Continued

Forests in Active Directory

IT administrators have been working with and around Active Directory since the introduction of the technology in Windows 2000 Server. Windows 2000 Server was released on February 17, 2000 but many administrators began working with Active Directory in late 1999 when it was released to manufacturing (RTM) on December 15, 1999. A forest is the … Continued

SYSVOL Directory

IT administrators have been working with and around Active Directory since the introduction of the technology in Windows 2000 Server. Windows 2000 Server was released on February 17, 2000 but many administrators began working with Active Directory in late 1999 when it was released to manufacturing (RTM) on December 15, 1999. This part of the … Continued

Best Practices: Deploy and Setup Domain Controller

IT administrators have been working with and around Active Directory since the introduction of the technology in Windows 2000 Server. Windows 2000 Server was released on February 17, 2000 but many administrators began working with Active Directory in late 1999 when it was released to manufacturing (RTM) on December 15, 1999. There are some good … Continued

Evolution of Windows Domain Controller

IT administrators have been working with and around Active Directory since the introduction of the technology in Windows 2000 Server. Windows 2000 Server was released on February 17, 2000 but many administrators began working with Active Directory in late 1999 when it was released to manufacturing (RTM) on December 15, 1999. In this part of … Continued

How to Install and Use Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC)

What is Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC)? ADUC is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that enables administrators to manage Active Directory objects and their attributes. For example, they can: You can find more information about Active Directory in our AD tutorial for beginners. AD Users and Computers advanced features If you enable the … Continued

[Infographics] Cloud Security: Experience of Government Agencies

Recent 2016 Netwrix Cloud Security Report states that governmental organizations still perceive security to be the biggest inhibitor of cloud adoption. Government agencies and other public sector organizations frequently interact with contractors, suppliers and other third parties. In addition, temporary staff members are often involved in projects. As a result, user accounts, groups, group membership and … Continued

3 Common Problems in Migrating to Exchange 2016

As support for Exchange 2010 wanes and the bell is tolling for Exchange Server 2007’s useful life, a lot of organizations are taking a look at moving to Exchange Server 2016. Earlier we described how to proceed mailbox move request in Exchange 2010, now let’s take a look at how to deal with three most … Continued