Recently, I was engaged on a project for a customer, which included the need to manage local (non-domain) accounts across an entire environment (for both Servers and Workstations). In this type of scenario, I have seen a lot of anti-best…
Super Security Showdown – Part 1: Azure Active Directory Identity Protection
Last week, Microsoft announced the Public Preview of Azure Active Directory Identity Protection. Also at the beginning of this month, they also announced the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection. Granted, security is a top concern for many organizations, but with all these…
SCOM Agent Grayed Out When Trying To Monitor Domain Controller(s)
Hello Everyone, Sorry that I haven’t been able to post anything for a little while. Here’s something I wanted to quickly share in relation to System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and monitoring Active Directory Domain Controllers. So, let’s say you…
Active Directory Certificate Services – Installation
Install Enterprise Root CA using Server Manager Ensure that you are logged on to your server as an Administrator. Open Server Manager. Click on Manage and then select Add Roles and Features. On the Before You Begin page select Next. On the Installation Type page select Role-based or feature-based installation.…