Windows 2016 has been out some time now. As as older operating systems continue to become outdated, and become closer to end of life Windows 2016 should be on your mind for your next Active Directory upgrade. IT professionals and security teams are also are very interested in the why and how of the latest […]
IT Tidbits: Demoting your Last Windows 2012 Domain Controller
Recently when working with my home lab environment I needed to demote the last Windows 2012 Domain Controller in my site. After all it is a lab environment, but in the future as new versions of Windows become available organizations may require the same option. After playing with powershell commands for awhile and receiving various […]
Simplify your work-life through Active Directory Automation
Active Directory (AD) is the heart of authentication within your organization. Without it, the varying levels of authentication required for your users to access that corporate resources would prevent them from doing their jobs. AD allows your users access to their computers, desktop, network, and other domain connected resources. So regardless of the size of […]
Updating your Active Directory 2008 Replication
Are you running Active Directory 2008 and planning to upgrade to Active Directory 2012 or are you running Active Directory 2008, but just learned that Microsoft is no longer developing their existing replication model? If you are running an Active Directory 2008 R2 domain with a Domain Functional Level also set at Windows 2008 R2, […]