On Oct. 14, Microsoft announced the preview release of Azure Active Directory Domain Services or, as I like to call it, a domain in a cloud. What is really interesting about this preview is that ...

Microsoft's Azure Active Directory (AD) Domain Services preview is getting some new tools and features this week. Azure AD Domain Services was launched as a preview service back in October. It ...

The Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, which is included with Windows Server 2008 R2, can be used to perform password and account search operations against Active Directory Domain ...

Windows Server 2008 introduced the most significant changes to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) since its inaugural release in Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft has continued along this path with ...

Setting up a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows server is crucial in managing a secure and centralized network. A Domain Controller handles authentication, enforces security policies, and enables ...

Microsoft this week rolled out new previews for organizations using its Azure Active Directory services. The previews are notable for organizations trying to leverage Microsoft's Azure Active ...

Of the many remediation efforts IT organizations must undergo when migrating off Windows Server 2003, the decommissioning of antiquated Active Directory domain controllers to implement the more robust ...

Active Directory, a directory service provided by Microsoft Windows, plays a pivotal role in configuring permissions and network access for administrators. Comprising components such as Active ...

Back in the day, we would be using ADSI to connect to our Active Directory forest/domain to gather information about a variety of things. Today I will completely ignore ADSI and focus solely on the ...