There are many great Active Directory Monitoring solutions, however, there are not many great Domain Controller Monitoring solutions. What’s the difference? Not every Active Directory Monitoring solution is capable of monitoring what’s going on on the Domain Controllers. Active Directory Monitoring solutions that are part of bigger monitoring solutions even go as far as treating … Continue reading "Domain Controller Monitoring: Why, What, How?"
Month: September 2022
I'm co-presenting an in-person Knowledge session with Detron on adequately securing Active Directory
On October 4, 2022, Raymond and I are presenting at the Detron Headquarters in Veenendaal on adequately securing Active Directory from 6:30PM to 9PM. I presented on one of their Knowledge session events in 2017, and earlier this year, Xander Bikbergen contacted me to present on a topic close to his experience: the Active Directory … Continue reading "I'm co-presenting an in-person Knowledge session with Detron on adequately securing Active Directory"
Pictures of the Cloud Identity Summit Bonn
Last week, Raymond and I drove to Bonn, Germany, to deliver a session at the 2022 Cloud Identity Summit. We drove off on Wednesday around 2PM to make it in time for the speaker dinner at 6:30PM. Luckily, we didn’t run into any major traffic and were able to leave our bags at the hotel … Continue reading "Pictures of the Cloud Identity Summit Bonn"
I’m co-presenting at AppManagEvent 2022
Running into Coert Bosker at several events this year, Raymond and I started talking about presenting a session at AppManagEvent. This year, we’re back at this awesome event in Utrecht! About AppManagEvent AppManagEvent is the annual industry event around application management. The event provides its visitors a status update and a future update on the … Continue reading "I’m co-presenting at AppManagEvent 2022"
I’m co-presenting a webinar with ARMA International and Netwrix
I’m proud to announce that I will be co-presenting a webinar with Netwrix’ Anthony Moillic and ARMA International on Thursday October 6, 2022 at 1PM CDT (UTC-5). About the webinar Active Directory controls access to critical systems and data for organizations around the world, but it is not always managed securely. That makes it a … Continue reading "I’m co-presenting a webinar with ARMA International and Netwrix"
Why Everyone’s talking about Hybrid Cloud Trust
In a world with both Active Directory and Azure AD, organizations have to make choices. It seems they can either stick with their proven Active Directory, or jump ahead to Azure AD. Luckily, there’s a third option. Using Azure AD Connect, organizations can have the best of the Active Directory and Azure AD worlds. The … Continue reading "Why Everyone’s talking about Hybrid Cloud Trust"
I’m co-presenting a session at Experts Live Netherlands 2022
Advertised as the biggest Microsoft IT Pro event in the Netherlands, Experts Live Netherlands will take place Friday September 30th, 2022 at Conference Center 1931 in Den Bosch. It’s a privilege to share the stage again with my buddy Raymond. About Experts Live Experts Live is an independent platform for IT Professionals on Microsoft … Continue reading "I’m co-presenting a session at Experts Live Netherlands 2022"
TODO: Upgrade the Certificates for your Windows Server 2016-based Domain Controllers (and up) to enable Windows Hello for Business Hybrid Scenarios
While many Active Directory environments use the default settings from 2003, other environments have adapted to enable new functionality, like Windows Hello for Business. To do so, the default Domain Controllers certificates and certificate templates need to be replaced, as they do not fulfill all of the requirements set out for them. This blogpost shows … Continue reading "TODO: Upgrade the Certificates for your Windows Server 2016-based Domain Controllers (and up) to enable Windows Hello for Business Hybrid Scenarios"
I’m presenting at NT Konferenca 2022
I’m proud to announce that I’ll be presenting three sessions at this year’s NT Konferenca in Slovenia later this month. About NT Konferenca NT Konferenca is the biggest Slovenian technological conference. NT Konferenca is not just about IT trends and solutions. It is also about the ways to include them in everyday business processes … Continue reading "I’m presenting at NT Konferenca 2022"
Pictures of VeeamON Tour Netherlands 2022
Last week, Veeam Benelux organized VeeamON Tour on the Island of Maurik in the Netherlands. Maurice Kevenaar, Jeroen Leijsten and I attended as the leaders of the Dutch Veeam User Group. The day started early and bright. While attendees flocked to the venue from 9:30 onward, we were there to setup the Veeam User Group … Continue reading "Pictures of VeeamON Tour Netherlands 2022"