Cross-forest Migrating Dynamic Access Control

Six months ago, I wrote on 10 Things you need to be aware of before deploying Dynamic Access Control. As point 8, I told that the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) does not support cross-forest migrating Dynamic Access Control (DAC). As an Active Directory admin, ADMT, obviously, would be the first tool to look you … Continue reading "Cross-forest Migrating Dynamic Access Control"

Pictures of ITPRO/DEV Connections Greece

Earlier this month, I visited Greece with my buddy Microspecialist to both speak at ITPRO/DEV Connections in Athens, Greece. We flew to Greece from Amsterdam on Friday afternoon on the 6th of December and returned on Sunday evening, December 8, 2013. We stayed two nights at the Holiday Inn in Spata and spend two full … Continue reading "Pictures of ITPRO/DEV Connections Greece"

KnowledgeBase: An update is available to fix several issues after you install security update 2843638 or 2843639 on Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers

In August, Microsoft released MS13-066 Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (Important). Its accompanying hotfixes, were labeled KnowledgeBase article 2843638 and KnowledgeBase article 2843639. Last month, Microsoft released a KnowledgeBase article describing an update to these patches to fix five specific issues. It is labeled KnowledgeBase article 2896713.

KnowledgeBase: A Windows 8-based client computer or Windows Server 2012-based member server does not use the BitLocker Network Unlock feature

Last month, Microsoft released a KnowledgeBase article regarding BitLocker Network Unlock. Basically, Windows 8-based and Windows Server 2012-based client computers sometimes may not receive or use the Network Unlock Protector feature, depending on whether the client receives unrelated BOOTP replies from a DHCP server or WDS server.

KnowledgeBase: Lost secure channel takes a long time to be reestablished when RPC Endpoint Mapper is secured on Windows Server 2012 Domain Controllers

Microsoft has released a KnowledgeBase article, in which they describe an issue you might encounter in a multi-domain environment, resulting in a loss of the secure channel between the domains and a long time for the secure channel to become reestablished.

Is your organization ready for Windows 8.1? Part 14, Logon Script Delay

As Gartner advices to upgrade to Windows 8.1 when you’ve deployed Windows 8 throughout your organization, it’s useful to look at the way Windows 8.1 impacts your current networking infrastructure, your deployment methods and your management philosophies. Although, I’ve already covered a big Group Policy change earlier in this series. (Part 10: Group Policy Caching), … Continue reading "Is your organization ready for Windows 8.1? Part 14, Logon Script Delay"

Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 8

In my previous post in this series, I explained how to convince your boss to attend the tech conferences, that help you to make the most out of your job. Of course, not every tech conference helps you to be 25% more efficient. So, here’s a list of Microsoft tech conferences you should aim at … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 8"

I was interviewed for ICT Expert Talks at Experts Live 2013 on Bring-Your-Own Cloud Identity and the Web App Proxy (Dutch)

Yesterday, speakers from the  Hyper-V.nu, System Center User Group, Windows Azure User Group, Dutch PowerShell User Group, PASS (SQL) and the Windows Management User Group delivered the Experts Live 2013 event with over 30 sessions in 6 tracks. The closing keynote featured André Kuipers, the famous Dutchman who has flown two space missions and has … Continue reading "I was interviewed for ICT Expert Talks at Experts Live 2013 on Bring-Your-Own Cloud Identity and the Web App Proxy (Dutch)"

Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 7

Travelling to tech conferences can be exhausting, but also very rewarding in terms of gaining knowledge, networking with peers, team building and the overall sense of adventure. In the last six parts of this series, I’ve given you tips on booking, packing and coping with Jetlag. Now, it’s time to take a step back and … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 7"