Russell Smith

Customize Windows 10 deployment in MDT using a task sequence, and configure Windows Deployment Services.

Learn why containers are more efficient than virtual machines, and the benefits of using Docker images with containers.

Learn how to deploy the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) and import a Windows 10 image ready for distribution over the network using Windows Deployment Services (WDS).

If you need to ensure that users have the correct Office 365 licenses assigned, and that licenses are automatically revoked as users are deprovisioned, then look to a third-party solution, such as Softerra Adaxes, to automating licensing.

Russell explains what Windows Hello for Business is and how it differs from Windows Hello for consumers.

Find out why Microsoft has discontinued EMET and how Windows 10 mitigates many of the threats that EMET was designed to counter.

Delegating access to Active Directory (AD) usually involves deciding which permissions to assign users so that they can perform a restricted set of tasks. However, providing access to AD also requires you to think about the appropriate management tool and user interface.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to set up two-factor authentication for Microsoft Accounts which is an excellent way to secure your account.

Due to the nature of the tasks Active Directory (AD) performs as an identity management solution, inactive objects are not only an inconvenience, cluttering the directory with outdated and unused objects, but also pose a security risk. Third-party AD management solutions, such as Softerra Adaxes, can take much of the risk out of the process.

Microsoft distributes Office 2016 to consumers and Office 365 users using Click-To-Run, a streaming and virtualization technology that’s based on App-V. There are several advantages to distributing Office with Click-to-Run, as opposed to a traditional Windows Installer package.

Secure your Skype account by merging it with a Microsoft Account.

Azure DNS does give you is the ability to use Microsoft’s infrastructure for resolving name queries for your domain’s zones. Learn more about this new feature.