Active Directory

Lex Thomas welcomes Rabih Andari and George Bryan from the Microsoft Consulting Services team as they discuss a tool they developed that helps migrate large organizations to Office 365. Tune in as they share with us an interesting case study on how this tool helped automate the process in which they…

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…

Tommy Patterson welcomes Principal Program Manager, Mark Lawrence to the show as they discuss how Microsoft IT used Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control to help secure and improve access management to key infrastructure and line-of business applications to users and business groups within the…

At [05:55] Symon Perriman meets with Rob Hindman, a Program Manager on the Windows Server Clustering & High-Availability team, to talk about migrating Failover Clusters from Windows Server 2008/R2 to Windows Server 2012. Rob first describes the differences between an upgrade and a migration…

At [04:50] Symon Perriman meets with Joseph Chan, a Principal PM Manager on the System Center team, to talk about System Center Advisor and how it now integrates with System Center 2012. Joseph first gives an introduction to Advisor and how people can start using this free cloud service.…

Windows Azure Active Directory is described in cartoon format in this video. It's an easy to follow sketch of all the major pieces and how you can use it. It also describes the differences between Windows Azure Active Directory and Windows Server Active Directory.

At [07:35] Symon Perriman meets with Microsoft MVPs & architects Brad Bird (System Center) and Sean Kearney (PowerShell) to talk about automating datacenter management with System Center Orchestrator and PowerShell. Brad and Sean first give an overview of System Center 2012 SP1…

This post answers some of the common questions asked in the forums about Azure Active Directory sign-up, sign-in and migration:- How do I create a new Windows Azure Active Directory?- How can I create a Windows Azure Active Directory if I am an existing Azure customer?- How do I use my…

This segment is an architectural discussion. It provides a high level overview of Active Directory Federation Services, deploying Active Directory Federation Services, implementing AD FS for a Single Organization and deploying AD FS in a Business to Business Federation Scenario. Full course outline:…

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…