Tag: 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 stores information about network resources, including users, computers, and services. It plays a...

Just like human users, computer programs also need access to resources on a network to function properly. There’s a difference in how these two groups—individuals and programs—access these resources, though. While humans utilize user accounts, computer programs use Active Directory...

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 flexible tool for creating Active Directory accounts, and much more at scale. This blog reviews...

ADUC is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that enables administrators to manage Active Directory objects and their attributes. For example, they can: Change passwords. Reset user accounts. Add users to security groups. Create and delete organizational units (OUs) Assign...

If your organization runs on Microsoft Active Directory, you rely on one or more domain controllers to keep AD operations going. On the surface, Active Directory seems to run on a peer-to-peer models in which every domain controller (DC) has the authority to create, modify, and delete AD...

Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is the primary authentication service used by a majority of organizations worldwide (roughly 90 percent). It stores critical business information on domain controllers (DCs) like user accounts, their permissions, the number of computers in your organization’s...

Choosing the right identity and access management (IAM) solution is an important task. Organizations need to properly manage user accounts and other identities and ensure they have exactly the appropriate access to data, applications and other resources. After all, if users do not have all the...

Managing email services efficiently is essential for any organization's productivity and security in the modern digital workspace. This blog will discuss Exchange Online administrative tasks and how to streamline their management process. Before we discuss how to manage Exchange Online, we’ll...

Introduction to Group Policy Management Group Policy is a feature of Microsoft Windows operating systems that helps administrators manage and secure users and computers in Active Directory environments. Group Policy settings are grouped into Group Policy objects (GPOs) and applied to computer...

Active Directory (AD) is the cornerstone of any on-premises or hybrid Microsoft environment. It stores information about users, computers and other objects, and provides vital services that enable employees to be productive and business processes to run. This article covers the Active Directory...