A guide to implementing 'Quality of Life' Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to streamline Windows administration in lab and development environments.
A guide explaining why and how to disable the Seamless SSO feature in Microsoft Entra Connect to reduce complexity and improve security.
A technical guide to diagnosing and fixing the 'LogoncertTemplateReady: NO (StateNoTemplate)' error in Windows Hello for Business hybrid deployments.
A technical guide on setting up and analyzing DNS within Azure IaaS, including creating a lab with VMs and using Wireshark to inspect DNS traffic.
A technical guide comparing agent options (Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, Defender for Identity) for monitoring Active Directory logs in Microsoft Sentinel.
Explains using an LDAP Proxy with AD LDS to authenticate legacy applications during Active Directory migrations without rewriting them.
Explains how to migrate Active Directory groups between forests using ADMT and Azure AD Connect while maintaining Azure AD links via specific GUID attributes.
Explains how to use DNS Anycast with BGP to simplify Active Directory DNS client configuration across multiple sites and domain controllers.
Guide to connecting a .NET 5 application on Linux EC2 to an RDS SQL Server instance using AWS Managed Microsoft AD for authentication.
How IntSights' Active Directory Integration helps organizations detect and remediate compromised employee credentials from data breaches.
A guide on using PowerShell and a matrix/spreadsheet approach to visualize and audit Active Directory group memberships for IT administration.
A developer shares their journey learning Regex by applying it to normalize phone numbers in Active Directory, moving from copy-pasting to understanding patterns.
A tech professional explores the reasons behind the common sentiment of 'hating Microsoft' and reflects on the evolution of tech industry rivalries.
A guide to creating custom Windows 10 toast notifications using PowerShell to warn users about expiring Active Directory passwords.
A PowerShell script snippet for converting a domain name (e.g., corp.example.com) into an LDAP distinguished name format (DC=corp,DC=example,DC=com).
A personal guide and study tips for passing the Microsoft 70-410 exam on installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 R2.
A guide on using ADSI Edit to accurately construct LDAP Distinguished Names for Active Directory integration with SaaS applications.
A guide to fixing Windows domain trust relationship issues using PowerShell without requiring a system reboot.
A guide to checking the Domain Functional Level and trust relationships in an Active Directory domain using administrative tools.
A VB.NET code snippet for retrieving a logged-in user's full display name from Active Directory in an ASP.NET application using Windows Authentication.
