29Jun2017
22Jun2017
How to securely deploy Remote Desktop Services (RDS) with the Gateway Role
Remote Desktop can be deployed in any number of different ways, and not all of them are created equally when it comes to security. In the Enterprise, we'd most likely see RDS deployed using a "DMZ" or "Demilitarized Zone," which is a special type of network, that usually contains some...
15Jun2017
How to migrate from Office 365 Essentials Dashboard Integration to Azure AD Connect
As we've previously discussed on this blog, Windows Server Essentials comes with the ability to integrate with Azure AD & Office 365, using the Essentials Dashboard plugin. It is important to know that this technology is very different from the more widely adopted Azure AD Connect. While there is nothing...
08Jun2017
Soft (SMTP) vs. Hard (immutableID) matching with Azure AD Connect
If you are setting up Directory Synchronization from scratch (there are no users in the cloud yet), then Azure AD Connect will be pretty straightforward--the on-premises objects (and passwords if you choose that option) will be synchronized to the cloud, and you can assign services to the user accounts from...
01Jun2017