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Deciphering PowerShell Providers

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn what a PowerShell provider does and how it allows a common set of cmdlets to interact with differently-structured data stores.

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What Are Shared Virtual Hard Disk Sets on Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains what Shared Virtual Hard Disk Sets are and why to use them to create shared virtual storage on Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V.

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Deploying Software Using Desired State Configuration

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

While other commercial products may be more robust, there are a few different ways Desired State Configuration can be used for software deployment.

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What Is the Storage Resiliency of Windows Server 2016?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains how storage resiliency decreases downtime to virtual machines that are running on Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V.

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Microsoft’s Crusade to Convince Office 365 Tenants to Move Away from Distribution Groups

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is very keen that Office 365 tenants should move away from email distribution groups to embrace the world of Office 365 Groups. There is lots to like about Groups, but I have some doubts about the way Microsoft is cajoling people to move.

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New Azure Active Directory Admin Experience Is Generally Available

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft finally launched an updated interface for managing Azure Active Directory in the Azure Portal, which makes it available for administrators of all Microsoft enterprise cloud services.

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Expanding the Active Directory Searcher and PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn about using Active Directory Searcher in this series.

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Azure Active Directory Connect Makes Cloud Single Sign-On Easy

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Russell Smith outlines two new features of Azure Active Directory Connect, Seamless Single Sign-On and Pass-Through Authentication.

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Recent Outlook and OWA Enhancements Disappoint On-Premises Exchange Customers

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft is obviously putting a lot of effort into improving the functionality available in the OWA and Outlook clients, but only for Office 365 users. It’s now got to the point where on-premises customers must be wondering where their next update will arrive. The answer may be “Never”.

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Finding Groups with the Active Directory Searcher and PowerShell

Last Update: May 24, 2025

In this series, Jeff Hicks continues looking at ways to use the Active Directory Searcher with PowerShell.

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