Active Directory

Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 is now available for download.  This popular Windows Vista deployment tool offers IT professionals a quick way to assess their existing computers’ readiness for Windows Vista in terms of hardware and device compatibility.  The new version provides…

At the 2009 Active Directory Windows Protocols Plugfest Nathan Muggli, Senior Program Manager, Michiko Short,  and Suneel Parthasarathy, Lead Developer, presented an overview of the changes to the protocol documentation that correspond to Windows 7 and Windows  Server 2008 R2.

Its IT Time and in today’s episode Blain Barton walks us through the necessary steps and considerations you should think about when upgrading from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012. Tune in as he lays out the necessary hardware and disk requirements, which Windows Clients and Servers are…

Paul Long, Technical Evangelist, presented an overview of Netmon 3.2 protocol analyzer  (a Windows-based utility) including a tour of the tool as well as a question and answer session at the 2009 Active Directory Windows Protocols Plugfest.   Capabilities, functionality and…

Matt Hester talks with Patrick Hevesi about Branch Office. They discuss the five main scenarios all branch offices face, and how Microsoft’s Branch Office offerings address these challenges.  Windows Server Virtualizaion, Componentization and Security are all discussed.   …

An interview with Francois Depayras, VP of Sales & Alliances at Ensim.  Ensim Unify is a leading tools suite enabling access and identity management, change audit and reporting as well as automated provisioning for enterprises.  Ensim supports Active Directory, Exchange, Office…

Pilar Ackerman, Senior Program Manager, presented an Active Directory system overview and discusses this system overview document at the 2009 Active Directory Windows Protocols  Plugfest.  Richard Ward, Distinguished Engineer, answered protocol interoperability…

After a brief overview explaining Windows Azure Active Directory, this module focuses on Identity Management options with Windows Intune (Cloud-only, Directory Synchronization, Directory and Federated SSO), then moves into demonstrating how to provision in each of these scenarios. [06:22] -…

Nathan Muggli, Lead Program Manager,  presented a discussion of MS-ADSO, a system overview document at the 2009 Active Directory Windows Protocols Plugfest.  Suneel Parthasarathy, Lead Developer, and Matthew Rimer, Senior Developer, answered protocol interoperability…

The instructors quickly go over the features that are the same between Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2012. They touch on deploying and configuring AD DS Domain Controllers and focus on the big changes that were made with Windows Server 2012, specifically Service Accounts. Full course…