Knowledgebase: In-place Upgrading Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2019...
In a domain that is configured to use the File Replication Service, the SYSVOL folder is not shared after you in-place upgrade a Windows Server 2019-based Domain Controller from an earlier version of...
View ArticleI’m presenting my Active Directory 101 course with Netwrix again
Whether you are an Active Directory novice or an experienced IT professional, enroll in my upcoming free online course for step-by-step instructions and industry best practices for Active Directory...
View ArticlePictures of WinDays 19
In the first week of April, I traveled to Šibenik to deliver a session at WinDays 19 Technology. My trip started with a flight from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Zagreb’s new Franjo Tuđman Airport. I...
View ArticleI’m speaking at the 2019 Heliview IAM Congress
On May 9, 2019, Heliview Congresses and Training organizes an Identity and Access Management Congress. I’m delivering a 25-minute session on distributed identities, using Microsoft technologies....
View ArticleAzure AD Connect v1.3.20.0 offers the next level of identity synchronization
Last week, Microsoft released the long impending release of Azure AD Connect version 1.3.20.0 on the Azure AD Connect Version Release History page. Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Azure Active Directory for April 2019
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
View ArticleGet your copy of the Active Directory Administration Cookbook today
The new Active Directory Administration Cookbook is now available. [ Packt ] [ Amazon ] [ Tomlinsons ] [ Fnac ] [ Lehmanns ] For the last seven months, I worked with Packt Publishing to write the...
View ArticleI’m speaking at NT Konferenca 2019
I’m proud to announce that I’ll be presenting two sessions at this year’s NT Konferenca in Slovenia. About NT Konferenca NT Konferenca is the biggest Slovenian technological conference. Last year...
View ArticleI’m speaking at Techorama Belgium 2019
I’m proud to share that I’ll be presenting at Techorama Belgium for my third year in a row as an accepted speaker for Techorama Belgium 2019. About Techorama Techorama Belgium is a yearly...
View ArticlePictures of the 2019 Heliview IAM Congress
Last week, Heliview organized its annual Identity and Access Management (IAM) congress at the Nieuwegein Business Center. To set up our booth, Carlo and I arrived early. We swiftly set it up and then...
View ArticleHOWTO: Install Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Server 8.0.1.1
This blogpost details how to setup and configure Microsoft’s on-premises Azure Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) Server product in an existing environment. It details how to install and configure the...
View ArticleExperiences with Being Published, Part 1: Accusations of Plagiarism
As a published technical writer, I’ve had my share of experiences working with a publisher and its editors for a period of seven months. For my own sanity, I’ll post some of my experiences in this...
View ArticleAzure AD Connect version 1.3.21.0 fixes an elevation of privilege...
Hot on the heels of Azure AD Connect version 1.3.20.0, Microsoft released version 1.3.21.0 earlier this week to address an elevation of privilege vulnerability. Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s free...
View ArticlePictures of Techorama Belgium 2019
Lat week, on Wednesday May 22, I delivered a 60-minute presentation at Techorama Belgium 2019. After a day of travel and, luckily, lunch at home, I arrived at the Antwerpen Kinepolis at 3PM. As the...
View ArticleKnowledgeBase: Azure AD Connect upgrade is not reflected in the Office 365...
Microsoft’s Azure AD Connect version 1.3.20 was quickly superseded by version 1.3.21.0 to fix an elevation of privilege vulnerability, but it appears to exhibit unexpected behavior for some...
View ArticleExperiences with Being Published, Part 2: Tools, Tools, Tools
As a published technical writer, I’ve had my share of experiences working with a publisher and its editors for a period of seven months. For my own sanity, I’ll post some of my experiences in this...
View ArticleI’m speaking at Experts Live Netherlands 2019
Advertised as the biggest Microsoft IT Pro event in the Netherlands, Experts Live Netherlands will take place Tuesday June 6th, 2018 at Conference Center 1931 in Den Bosch. It’s a privilege to share...
View ArticlePictures of NT Konferenca 2019
Two weeks ago, I travelled to Portorož in Slovenia to deliver two 60-minute sessions at NT Konferenca. I started early at one of my regular customers at 06:45 on Monday morning. After eight hours of...
View ArticleCreating the ‘Microsoft Office 365 Identity Platform’ Relying Party Trust...
There are several methods to create the Relying Party Trust (RPT) between Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Azure Active Directory automatically: Using Azure AD Connect with the Use an...
View ArticleJoin the Active Directory Administration Cookbook Launch Party at SCCT
Last month, my Active Directory Administration Cookbook was released by Packt. To celebrate, my employer is hosting a Launch Party at our office in Leidschendam, near The Hague in the...
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