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In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith uses a PowerShell script to populate Active Directory with test user accounts.

Microsoft posted an odd blog on September 9 to announce improvements in the relationship between Exchange Online and Azure Active Directory. Many Office 365 tenants might have ignored the post, but it’s actually about a piece of important work to help the service run better. Many updates happen to Exchange Online objects that need to be replicated to Azure Active Directory and onward to other Office 365 app directories. This work means that changes show up faster, which is good, but there’s a small downside to note.

MC274516 – Note: If you do not have the Azure Active Directory (AAD) Premium P1 or the Azure Active Directory (AAD) Premium P2 license, you can safely ignore this message. Ability to assign roles to Azure Active Directory groups is now generally available. Assigning roles to groups can simplify the management of role assignments in Azure…

This Week in IT, I look at the best four new features in Windows Server 2025, including on-premises server hotpatching with Azure Arc, next generation Active Directory and SMB, improved storage performance, and robust in-place upgrades. Links and resources Transcript This Week in IT, I look at the best four new features in Windows Server…

You’ve probably heard about Windows Server – Microsoft’s enterprise server counterpart to its end-user client Windows 10 and 11 operating systems. But what is Windows Server exactly and how much do you know about it? Why would you want to install it and use it in your environment? What are the current supported versions and…

This Week in IT, there’s a critical Alert for MS 365 Admins: Your Emails Might Be at Risk with Google’s New Anti-Spam Rules – Discover Vital Steps to Ensure Seamless Communication Now! Plus, what you can do to protect your Windows Server 2012/R2 workloads as it reaches end of support, Active Directory is getting some…

In this article, we’ll be comparing Microsoft’s Azure Directory Premium P1 and P2 plans to help you choose the best suite of identity products for your organization. We’ll help you understand the different features between the Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) Premium P1 and P2 plans, as well as the pricing tiers…

Learn about Azure AD Domain Services and how does it differs from Azure Active Directory.

MC258228 – Updated June 22, 2021: Microsoft has extended the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you have already transitioned to TLS 1.2, you can safely disregard this message. As previously announced Microsoft will soon begin to retire support for following protocols and ciphers, in Azure Active Directory: TLS 1.1, TLS 1.0 ,…

In this guide, I’ll provide information on where to download Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) Connect V2 and walk you through the installation and configuration of it. Microsoft states that the most common topology is a single on-premises forest, with one or multiple domains, and a single Azure AD tenant. My guide will…