Windows Server 2016’s November 2018 Quality Update brings several Active...
Windows Server 2016’s November 2018’s Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2639, offers a fix for an issue with Group Policy and a fix for an issue you might be experiencing on...
View ArticleAzure AD Connect version 1.2.70.0 updates the non-standard connectors
Yesterday, Microsoft released a new version of Azure AD Connect, its free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and their attributes from on-premises Active Directory Domain Services...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Azure Active Directory for December 2018
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
View ArticleKnowledgeBase: The Windows Server 2019 Active Directory DFL and FFL do not exist
There is no Windows Server 2019 Forest Functional Level (FFL) or Windows Server 2019 Domain Functional Level (DFL) in Microsoft Windows Server’s Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Impact...
View ArticleHOWTO: Install CensorNet’s SMS PASSCODE AD FS Agent
Today, I had the pleasure of installing and configuring the AD FS Agent that is part of CensorNet’s SMS PASSCODE product., version 2018 (version 10). Here’s how to perform this task yourself. About...
View ArticleWindows Server 2019’s January 2019 Quality Update fixes the issue with Domain...
Windows Server 2019’s January 2019 Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 17763.292 , offers a fix for the issue you might be experiencing on your Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server...
View ArticleVeeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 4 is now available. Here’s how cool it is.
Veeam has made its Availability Suite 9.5 Update 4 available, after it was released to manufacturers (RTM) on December 28th, 2018. This update addresses several minor issues. However, it also add...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Azure Active Directory for January 2019
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
View ArticleI am a 2019 Veeam Vanguard
Yesterday, I received an e-mail from Rick Vanover from Veeam congratulating me with being selected for the 2019 Veeam Vanguard Program by the Veeam Vanguard team. For me, it means I successfully...
View ArticleWindows Server 2016’s February 2019 Quality Update fixes two Hybrid Identity...
Windows Server 2016’s February 2019 Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2828 , offers a fix for two authentication issues. About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft...
View ArticleWindows Server 2019’s February 2019 Quality Update fixes two authentication...
Windows Server 2019’s February 2019 Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 17763316 , offers a fix for two authentication issues. About Windows Server 2019 Updates Microsoft...
View ArticleSecurity Thoughts: Veeam Backup & Replication leaks Azure Password in log
In Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 versions prior to Update 4, the password for the Microsoft Azure account used by the Direct Restore to Azure functionality can be found in the log in plain text....
View ArticleTen things you need to know about Pass-through Authentication
For Azure AD, Microsoft offers and recommends to use Pass-through Authentication (PTA) as the authentication method. This method is then used to authenticate to applications, services and systems...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Azure Active Directory for February 2019
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
View ArticleI’m a 2019 VMware vExpert
I’m proud to announce I am a 2019 VMware vExpert. Deji Akomolafe’s invitation to join the stage with him for VMworld early last year sparked my interest in VMware’s product. After presenting several...
View ArticleI’m speaking at WinDays 19
This April, I’m returning to Croatia to speak at WinDays 19 at the Šibenik Convention Center, part of Amadria Park. It’s been almost 2 years since I delivered a presentation in Croatia and it feels...
View ArticleThe state of Azure AD PowerShell today
Currently, there’s four Windows PowerShell modules to manage settings and objects in Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory: MSOnline AzureAD AzureADPreview AzureAD.Standard.Preview MSOnline The...
View ArticleVeeam Backup for Office 365 now offers support for the Baseline Policy...
Today’s release of version 3.0.0.422 of Veeam Backup for Office 365 (VBO) offers many new features and benefits, but none as significant as the ability to use multi-factor authentication for the admin...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Azure Active Directory for March 2019
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
View ArticleKnowledgebase: In-place Upgrading Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2019...
In a domain that is configured to use the File Replication Service, the SYSVOL folder is not shared after you in-place upgrade a Windows Server 2019-based Domain Controller from an earlier version of...
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