And some other news dropped in my mailbox this week: I will be speaking together with Jetze Mellema at ExpertsLive NL 2018 on 19th June! During that session we will talk about Exchange migrations; "Destination unknown, migrating mailboxes from somewhere to anywhere". What will we be speaking about exactly? “Migrating mailboxes. Something every Exchange admin … Continue reading "I will be speaking at ExpertsLive NL 2018!"
Month: March 2018
Active Directory Federation Services Extranet Smart Lock-out
On March 22, with its Windows Server 2016’s March 2018 Quality Update (KB4088889), Microsoft did not only address two issues in Active Directory Domain Services, but also introduced a new feature to Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS): Extranet Smart Lock-out. This feature enhances the Extranet Lock-out feature that has been present in Active Directory … Continue reading "Active Directory Federation Services Extranet Smart Lock-out"
I will be speaking at the European Collaboration Summit 2018
Some exciting news! I’ll be speaking at the European Collaboration Summit 2018 in Mainz, Germany on May 28-30. My session is “Securing Exchange Online” and during that hour I will go through the capabilities of Exchange Online (Office 365) to further secure your email data and mail flow based on up-to-date know-how. It’s a topic … Continue reading "I will be speaking at the European Collaboration Summit 2018"
Active Directory Domain Controllers may not be in-place upgraded to Windows Server Insider Preview 17623
Last week, Microsoft introduced Windows Server Insider Preview version 17623, providing admins a preview on its upcoming Windows Server 2019 Long-term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release, scheduled for the second half of calendar year 2018. While Microsoft strongly urges to validate the in-place upgrade functionality of Windows Server 2019 from Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows … Continue reading "Active Directory Domain Controllers may not be in-place upgraded to Windows Server Insider Preview 17623"
Windows Server 2016’s March 2018 Quality Update brings two Active Directory Domain Services fixes
Windows Server 2016’s March 2018’s Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2155, offers two fixes for issues you might be experiencing on Windows Server 2016-based Active Directory Domain Controllers. About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft issues two major updates each month for Windows Server 2016, as outlined in the Patching with Windows … Continue reading "Windows Server 2016’s March 2018 Quality Update brings two Active Directory Domain Services fixes"
Azure AD Connect version 1.1.750.0 is now available for download
While Microsoft was steadily rolling out Azure AD Connect throughout the first half of March to organizations with automatically upgrading Azure AD Connect installations, an issue was discovered. The issue was fixed in Azure AD Connect version 1.1.750.0 and put through the same rollout pace as version 1.1.749.0 to land at automatically upgrading organizations. As … Continue reading "Azure AD Connect version 1.1.750.0 is now available for download"
Azure AD Connect Custom Settings vs Express Settings
Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and their attributes from on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments and LDAPv3-based identity platforms to Azure Active Directory. During installation, Azure AD Connect offers a choice. This is the first choice and also the most fundamental choice for Azure AD … Continue reading "Azure AD Connect Custom Settings vs Express Settings"
Pro Tip! Use the claim rules from ADFSHelp for your ‘Office 365 Identity Platform’ Relying Party Trust
Whenever I talk about the claim rules in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) for the ‘Office 365 Identity Platform’ Relying Party Trust (RPT), between the on-premises AD FS implementation and Azure AD, I get the following question: How do we manually set up the advanced claim rules that Azure AD Connect configures automatically? Let’s … Continue reading "Pro Tip! Use the claim rules from ADFSHelp for your ‘Office 365 Identity Platform’ Relying Party Trust"
KnowledgeBase: You receive error 801c0003 when you try to Azure AD Join a device during the Out-of-the-Box Experience (OOBE)
Sometimes, error codes for Microsoft products and technologies are really straightforward. Especially in situations where you have limited to no troubleshooting options, like the Windows Out-of-the-Box Experience (OOBE), this might prove difficult to solve. Today, let’s look at one of the most common errors you might encounter when you try to Azure AD Join a … Continue reading "KnowledgeBase: You receive error 801c0003 when you try to Azure AD Join a device during the Out-of-the-Box Experience (OOBE)"
Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 3 offers great functionality
In many organizations, when a vendor releases an update to their product, no one bats an eye. However, when a new version is released, suddenly, everything must change. On one hand we’re seeing massive breaches due to this budgeting, political or time game, because organizations simply don’t install minor security updates. On the other hand, … Continue reading "Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 3 offers great functionality"