Active Directory

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.

Successful, effective auditing is essential for the compliance and security of your network, but the complexity of Active Directory (AD) can present a roadblock. Find out what you need to ask when evaluating AD monitoring tools.

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as an identity management solution, inactive objects are not only an inconvenience, cluttering the directory with outdated and unused objects, but also pose a security risk.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.

Manually setting up users in Active Directory is not only tedious, but also error prone. PowerShell alone doesn’t provide an easy way to create new AD user accounts. Learn about another option that saves time and money by reducing downtime for users and the workload for HR and IT.

Get insight into the generally available Azure Active Directory (AAD) Domain Services and the changes that have been made to the managed service since it previewed.

Learn how to change which users can have their account credentials cached on read-only domain controllers (RODC).

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to deploy a Windows Server 2012 R2 Read Only Domain Controller (RODC).

Learn how to resolve the “Namespace is already defined” Group Policy error in Windows 10.

There has always been a challenge to effectively manage domain consolidation efforts within the enterprise. Throughout the years, the way that we could choose to tackle remote machines has evolved, but the net result is that remote machines still pose a unique challenge and threat for domain consolidation projects.

What is Azure Active Directory, and why is it convenient for the enterprise? In this post, we take a closer look at the feature.