Andreas Hartig is an IT architect sharing hands-on insights on Windows Server, Azure, security baselines, and hybrid cloud architecture. His blog focuses on automation, governance, and real-world infrastructure engineering.
33 articles from this blog
Guide to using GPO Policy Analyzer for detecting conflicts, drift, and missing settings in Active Directory Group Policy Objects.
Guide to scheduling Winget Auto Updates for production, covering GPO configuration, package verification, and centralized management.
Technical guide to deploying Winget Auto Updates (WAU) via Active Directory GPO for centralized third-party software patch management.
A technical guide on configuring the GPO Central Store in Active Directory to manage Group Policy templates and fix missing PolicyDefinitions folder.
Compares Legacy LAPS, Windows LAPS, and LAPS for Azure Arc for local admin password management.
Technical overview of SMAD-X, an open-source Active Directory planning tool for visualizing structures, GPO links, and delegations.
Announcement of a new YouTube channel featuring short 30-60 second tech guides from the blog, with plans for regular video content.
Guide to using Microsoft's free AD Account Lockout tool to troubleshoot and resolve Active Directory account lockout issues.
Summary of Windows Server Summit 2026 Day 3, covering core infrastructure, identity, networking, storage, and virtualization updates for hybrid cloud architects.
Summary of Windows Server Summit 2026 Day 2, covering Azure Arc, hybrid management, and local AI workload integration.
Summary of Windows Server Summit 2026 Day 1, covering Windows Server 2025 updates, sessions, and future roadmap.
Explores free tools like MockAD and md2ADUC for visualizing and designing Active Directory structures, moving beyond static diagrams.
Guide to fixing Azure Arc Agent 1.54 stuck on updates, moving to 1.6x, and configuring WSUS for Azure Connected Machine Agent 3.
Guide to enabling Azure Arc auto updates using WSUS and Group Policy Objects for on-premises server management.
Guide to setting up WSUS on Windows Server 2025, covering architecture, deprecation, and lifecycle for on-premises update management.
Guide to enabling automatic Azure Arc agent updates via Azure Portal and Azure Policy for hybrid cloud management.
Microsoft's AGPM tool reaches End of Life on April 14, 2026, with no direct replacement, prompting a need for migration to modern alternatives.
A Debt-Aware ADR Model to manage technical debt and speed up architectural decision-making by treating choices as financial transactions.
Guide to personalizing Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh for a more functional and informative command-line interface.
Argues that Windows patching is an organizational governance and risk management issue, not a technical one, and defines clear operational roles.
