Early information on Tech·Ed Europe 2010

Tech·Ed is the annual Microsoft event, where IT Pros and developers meet with Microsoft representatives and Microsoft MVPs to learn and exchange information. Tech·Ed events are organized all over the world and Tech·Ed Europe is the event for IT Pros and developers from the European continent and the UK. As a Tech·Ed veteran of sorts, … Continue reading "Early information on Tech·Ed Europe 2010"

Active Directory Domain Services Command Fu, Part 6

With Windows PowerShell Scripting being one of the requirements in the current Common Engineering Criteria (CEC), all Microsoft server products need to comply with having Windows PowerShell scripting support. While some Active Directory technologies have not yet adopted PowerShell (Active Directory Certificate Services, for example), Active Directory Domain Services has adopted this criteria wholeheartedly in … Continue reading "Active Directory Domain Services Command Fu, Part 6"

Office 2010: Ready, Set, Go?

Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 are Microsoft’s latest and greatest Information Worker flagship products. Since it’s available and downloadable for Microsoft Partners (and everyone else with a MSDN or TechNet subscription), one of my first thoughts was to begin asking questions. While trying to answer the question “Are we ready for Office 2010?” … Continue reading "Office 2010: Ready, Set, Go?"

Active Directory Domain Services Command Fu, Part 5

As some systems administrators have already found out, on Microsoft Windows Servers some tasks cannot be performed using the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Although multiple vendors have released graphical tools to make these tasks even more tedious easier for the typical click-on-through Windows Admin, these tasks can easily be performed using the built-in command tools.

AD Clients Not Authenticating to its Local Site

Ever have a Branch Office or Site that has clients that doesn't authenticate to the local dc?  Adminstrators get confused and start looking at the client to try and figure out what is wrong, when it is most likely and incorrectly configured Sites and Services subnet situation.  When a workstation first logs on (Machines log onto … Continue reading "AD Clients Not Authenticating to its Local Site"

Active Directory Domain Services Command Fu, Part 4

As some systems administrators have already found out, on Microsoft Windows Servers some tasks cannot be performed using the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Although multiple vendors have released graphical tools to make these tasks even more tedious easier for the typical click-on-through Windows Admin, these tasks can easily be performed using the built-in command tools. … Continue reading "Active Directory Domain Services Command Fu, Part 4"

Active Directory Domain Services Command Fu, Part 3

As some systems administrators have already found out, on Microsoft Windows Servers some tasks cannot be performed using the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Although multiple vendors have released graphical tools to make these tasks even more tedious easier for the typical click-on-through Windows Admin, these tasks can easily be performed using the built-in command tools. … Continue reading "Active Directory Domain Services Command Fu, Part 3"