I’ll be speaking at ITPROceed 2015

Two years ago, Adnan Hendricks and I attended the Belgian Community Day. Since then, this event has transformed into IT PROceed. This year, the second edition of IT PROceed will take place in Utoplis Mechelen on June 11, 2015. I’ve been selected as one of the speakers in the Transform the Datacenter track.   About … Continue reading "I’ll be speaking at ITPROceed 2015"

KnowledgeBase: Install-ADCSCertificationAuthority fails without a network adapter present

An issue has been identified in situations where you would configure a Windows Server installation as an Offline Root Certification Authority (CA). The Install-ADCSCertificationAuthority Windows PowerShell Cmdlet would error out, while you could achieve the scenario without problems using the Graphical User Interface (GUI).    The situation In multi-tier Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementations, you … Continue reading "KnowledgeBase: Install-ADCSCertificationAuthority fails without a network adapter present"

I’ll be hosting three ‘Ask me Anything’ sessions at TechDays Netherlands 2015

The Dutch Microsoft TechDays event is just around the corner and the schedule is well underway to become the most epic one till date. Just like previous years, the TechDays Netherlands event will be hosted at the World Forum in The Hague. This year, its dates are Thursday May 28 and Friday May 29.   … Continue reading "I’ll be hosting three ‘Ask me Anything’ sessions at TechDays Netherlands 2015"

KnowledgeBase: Important Issues in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 (Release Notes)

At the same time Microsoft released the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 bits to MSDN subscribers, they also released the Release Notes on a page on the Microsoft Download Center. On this page you can view the critical issues, that have currently been identified, that might require avoidance or workaround to get Windows Server … Continue reading "KnowledgeBase: Important Issues in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 (Release Notes)"

Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 now available

Yesterday, at its Ignite event in Chicago IL, Microsoft announced the availability of Technical Preview 2 of Windows Server 2016 (formerly known as Windows Server 10) build 10074 to the 23,000 people present at the event,.   Download locations You can download the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 ISO files in two ways: MSDN, … Continue reading "Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 now available"

Security Thoughts: Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS, KB3062591)

As you might recall, Microsoft offered a solution to systems administrators to set the local administrator password on domain-joined devices using Group Policy Preferences, but ended the solution, almost a year ago, when the encoding mechanism was decoded and an attack was created towards this vulnerability (CVE-2014-1812).   Introducing LAPS Yesterday, Microsoft introduced version 6 … Continue reading "Security Thoughts: Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS, KB3062591)"