Directory Services


Survey: IT Stuck in Manual Mode Despite Active Directory's Promises

According to a recent study, administrators in Windows environments are still doing much of their administrative legwork the old-fashioned way: by hand.

Microsoft Releases Exchange 2007 SP3

Microsoft this week released Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3, which lets IT pros run the mail server on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Active Directory Use Profiled in Study

IT pros mostly manage their Active Directory groups manually, according to an industry-sponsored study published late last month.

RODCs: Understanding and Implementing the New Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers

Read-only domain controllers (RODCs), a new feature of Active Directory Domain Services, represent a fundamental change in how you'll use DCs -- for security and otherwise. Here's what you need to know to implement them in your enterprise.

Back Up Active Directory and GPOs

Active Directory is obviously a critical part of your infrastructure -- so what are you doing to protect it?

Microsoft Set To Release ADFS 2.0

Upcoming federated ID management technology promises to improve authentication across both server and cloud.

Avoiding Active Directory Disasters

Active Directory can crash your whole computing environment if it goes down, but following some tips and performing a few best practices will keep it running smoothly.

Taming Service Accounts

Managing service accounts can tedious, but Windows Server 2008 R2 and Window 7 take some of the load off.

6 Tips for Troubleshooting Active Directory

A few hints you might not be familiar with can help you spot and fix problems in AD.

Exam 70-113 Pilot Extended to Dec. 17

Microsoft is providing three free vouchers toward any MCP exam for first 3,000 test takers as an incentive to take this pilot exam.

Performance-Based Testing Flies Into Pilot Phase

Microsoft offers up version of exam that tests new performance-based questions covering Active Directory implementation with Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft's DNS Fix Leads to More Problems

The blogosphere is awash with talk about the possible overall weakness of the Domain Name System (DNS) architecture.

DNS Flaw Unfixed as Experts Argue Protocol

Speculation continues as to what the ultimate systemic Domain Name System (DNS) flaw could be.

At Your Self-Service

Directory Update puts users in charge of their own Active Directory administration.

Microsoft Releases 7 Patches, 3 Critical

Microsoft released seven patches for its June rollout of security fixes. As expected, three are labeled "critical," three "important" and one "moderate."

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