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Jonathan Blackwell

Since 2012, Jonathan Blackwell, an engineer and innovator, has provided engineering leadership that has put Netwrix GroupID at the forefront of group and user management for Active Directory and Azure AD environments. His experience in development, marketing, and sales allows Jonathan to fully understand the Identity market and how buyers think.
Infrastructure
November 20, 2024

Add Alias in Active Directory

Introduction to Microsoft Active Directory Overview of AD Microsoft Active Directory is a directory service for Windows domain networks. Active Directory serves as a centralized database which...
Infrastructure
November 5, 2024

Delete Registry Keys Using PowerShell

Introduction In Windows system administration, one of the more advanced yet important tasks that can be accomplished using PowerShell is deleting registry keys and values. This operation requires...
Infrastructure
October 23, 2024

Check, Update, and Choose a PowerShell Version

You may want to know the PowerShell version installed on your machine. While novice users may go to Programs in the Control Panel to check the PowerShell version, it’s often quite the...
Infrastructure
October 21, 2024

Using PowerShell Move-Item Cmdlet to Move Files

As a routine task, users move items, such as files and folders from one place to another on our computer, so that data is sorted and makes sense. While this can be accomplished with simple copy and...
Identity
October 10, 2024

How to Create New Active Directory Users with PowerShell

Tools like ADUC and ADAC enable Sysadmins to create a new user in an Active Directory quite easily, but they has certain limitations when it comes to bulk user creation. PowerShell is a powerful and...
Infrastructure
September 16, 2024

How to Automate PowerShell Scripts with Task Scheduler

Introduction Windows Task Scheduler enables users to schedule tasks to run at a specific date and time, on a defined schedule, or when triggered by certain events. This built-in tool of Windows...
Infrastructure
September 10, 2024

How to Create & Edit Registry Keys with PowerShell

Administrators can perform all typical Windows registry operations using either the old-good regedit user interface or the reg.exe utility. But there is another option — PowerShell. PowerShell can...
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