Quick Guide: Lab Setup For Active Directory, DNS And DHCP
Over the years I’ve tested many aspects of Microsoft’s Active Directory. Sometimes those tests resulted in unforeseen consequences on my production environment. When Hyper-V came…
How To Save 20% On Your AWS Cloud Storage
One of the major responsibilities for anyone who manages their company’s cloud workloads is keeping costs down. I’m constantly looking at alternative EC2 instance types…
AD Domain Controller Sync And How To Fix It
Ever have an instance when making changes to one Active Directory Domain Controller and it doesn’t propagate to other domain controllers? In this post I’ll…
How To Save Bitlocker Recovery Key To Active Directory
Most Network Administrators use Bitlocker to secure their laptops and PCs. It’s built into Windows and best of all it’s free. (NOTE: Bitlocker is not…
Using LetsEncrypt For Windows SSL Certificates
I looked at a free SSL Certificate Authority called Let’s Encrypt years ago, but the certificates only lasted 90 days and then you had to manually recreate…
Bare Metal Image Over Internet And Domain Join
For those of us who had to get users setup quickly during the pandemic you probably had to make many trips to the office to…