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Category: Active Directory

What Is an Active Directory Health Check?

Brian Desmond
| April 11, 2018

Our automated AD DS health check process looks at hundreds of configuration settings, including DNS, FSMO roles, replication, sites and subnets, Group Policy, performance indicators, backup procedures, security settings, patching, [...]

How To Get the MIM Synchronization Service Groups

Adam Zucker
| February 12, 2018

Learn how to find out what security groups grant access to the MIM Synchronization Service [...]

Reduce Help Desk Calls with Self-Service Password Reset

Brian Desmond
| August 29, 2017

Forgotten passwords are a key driver of Help desk calls for many organizations. They are also a major cost factor. Azure Active Directory (AD) Premium includes a Self-Service Password Reset [...]

Three Things to Plan for When You Add Single Sign-On

Brian Desmond
| August 29, 2017

Enabling single sign-on (SSO) for SaaS applications adds convenience for end users, as well as reduces security risks and enables you to better meet compliance requirements. Using Azure Active Directory [...]

Secure Anywhere Access to Business Applications without a VPN

Brian Desmond
| July 4, 2017

With the Azure AD Application Proxy, you can provide remote access to web applications and Remote Desktop Services (RDS) farms without opening any inbound holes in your firewall. You also [...]

Automated Office 365 License Assignment with Entra ID Premium

Brian Desmond
| June 13, 2017

Without a license, end users will not be able to use Office 365 services like Exchange Online or OneDrive for Business, so it’s critical that users have the right license(s) [...]