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We're starting to see this show up more in the press after the PDC....
Date: 09/22/2005
The Microsoft Identity and Access Management Solution Series is a set of prescriptive guidance, code...
Date: 09/14/2005
Link to News.com article Though this seems like a great idea, it has scary implications. Peoplen are...
Date: 07/21/2005
Seriously, this stuff is really hard. I work in the Identity Management space and most of my time...
Date: 07/19/2005
Clint Boulton's interesting article talks about Identity Management delivering Idm solutions as web...
Date: 07/12/2005
Below is a trip report from my big ride last Friday (7/8). Overall, the trip was great. Certainly...
Date: 07/11/2005
This was an announcement at Tech-Ed Europe today....
Date: 07/07/2005
This book has some great details on Active Directory Group Policies. I can't wait to get a copy...
Date: 07/06/2005
This is somewhat old news by now, but I wanted to remind folks about the announcements in this press...
Date: 07/05/2005
Yup, that is the title of this most critical KB article. https://support.microsoft.com/?id=838962
Date: 02/09/2005
I recently found a tool that can help do performance analysis on servers in your environment. This...
Date: 02/04/2005
In general, MIIS solutions have one connected data source that is authoritative for deletes and...
Date: 11/02/2004
The eWeek article below talks about Microsoft and the Liberty Alliance. I guess IBM recently decided...
Date: 10/28/2004
I have posted on this Blog recently about life in MCS. This probably holds true for consulting...
Date: 10/26/2004
My current project is using MIIS to assist with an Exchange Resource Forest. The company has decided...
Date: 10/22/2004
Normally, I travel back and forth each week from my home to my client and back. Drive or fly, it can...
Date: 10/22/2004
This could be obvious to many, but this recently slowed me down one time when I did not realize it....
Date: 10/19/2004
I got a question asking what it is like to work for Microsoft Consulting Services. This may very...
Date: 10/16/2004
https://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/solar_finetex_shell.shtml There comes a point when you have solar...
Date: 10/13/2004
For the non-LDAP people, this cause quite a bit of confusion. First name is "givenName" and Last...
Date: 10/13/2004
What ends up happening is that I start a new project and get horribly busy and have no time to post....
Date: 10/13/2004
This is a good set of step by step guides for Active Directory on managing, securing, configuring,...
Date: 09/20/2004
The previous post (https://weblogs.asp.net/btrst4/archive/2004/08/30/222629.aspx) on this topic...
Date: 09/07/2004
One of the big advantages of an Active Directory implementation is to store all of someone's...
Date: 08/30/2004
I was working on a project recently and the Exchange 2003 Recipient Update Service (RUS) was adding...
Date: 08/26/2004
I guess I can write WMI scripts if I have to, but it sure is nice to find samples to do the work. I...
Date: 08/17/2004
In many cases, you might just be looking to setup an ADAM instance that is pretty much a replica of...
Date: 08/17/2004
I guess I find it valuable to post painful experiences here. Maybe it will help someone else and it...
Date: 08/06/2004
I'd also like to take the time today and post my privacy policy... Any information on this site is...
Date: 08/02/2004
I got feedback from Brian Senecal that mentioned ADAM also relates to Coleco ADAM, which is a...
Date: 08/02/2004
Check this out! Finally a portable media viewer that I can afford!...
Date: 07/27/2004
ADAM stands for Active Directory Application Mode and is a new application released with Windows...
Date: 07/27/2004
It seems that I have not been able to find time to post for a while. I am still here. I was starting...
Date: 07/26/2004
If you change the OU membership of your Exchange 2000 servers, you may run into a common issue. This...
Date: 06/28/2004
Link here. GPMC with Service Pack 1 contains the following updates: Various bug fixes. GPMC with SP1...
Date: 06/17/2004
New licensing rules from Microsoft to Software Assurance customers allow for cold stand-by MIIS...
Date: 06/17/2004
The File Replication Service, or FRS, is a critical component of an Active Directory deployment....
Date: 06/15/2004
Somehow, I have “Oops I did it again” stuck in my head. If anyone knows how to remove...
Date: 06/10/2004
These aren't really that new, but they were newly added when Windows Server 2003 was released....
Date: 06/10/2004
First off, does everyone know there is a really good users' group for MIIS/MMS? Good community out...
Date: 06/08/2004
Grrr.... I spent a bunch of time recently troubleshooting one of these, so I thought I'd share in...
Date: 06/08/2004
Good paper on the compliance of Windows 2000/2003 and LDAPv3 standards....
Date: 06/07/2004
I have had people email me looking for information on how to get started. There is a TON of great...
Date: 06/06/2004
The Microsoft Solutions for Security team is proud to announce the release and availability of the...
Date: 05/18/2004
SPAM, SPAM, SPAM. This is always a hot topic for Email Administrators. For all of the good work you...
Date: 05/18/2004
Obviously, backing up your Exchange server is quite critical. Unfortunately, there is no magic...
Date: 05/14/2004