I recently completed a book on Windows Server 2008 where I highlight at the end of each chapter the features coming in Release 2. I was especially curious about four Active Directory features, so ...

Windows 2000 Active Directory deployments can take much longer than expected. Just ask Eric Kornau, CIO at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. “We have to teach Windows 2000 in our ...

Microsoft this week announced a couple of previews for IT pros using the Azure Active Directory identity and access management service. One preview lets IT pros control the frequency of sign-ins by ...

Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service. It runs on Windows Server and helps administrators manage permissions and access to network resources. To backup and restore Active Directory in ...

An improperly configured Active Directory can render the rest of your security measures useless. With so much attention being paid to factors like endpoint security and server hardening, it is easy to ...

With the introduction of Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Microsoft completely revamped the backend of Microsoft-based networks. Because Windows 2000 is the most reliable Microsoft OS, companies ...

Version 6 of Open Active Directory, which links Macintosh, Linux or Unix computers to Microsoft Active Directory, features a speed boost Likewise Software has released a new version of its open-source ...

Most Windows administrators are familiar with client management in the form of Active Directory group policies. Group policies are incredibly flexible and can be used to define environment settings ...

For many years, the Group Policy feature of Microsoft’s Windows has been the go-to solution for controlling workstations, providing deployment, and in general, making a network manageable by ...