Secure Active Directory Design Microsoft has reported that, every day, 95 million Active Directory accounts and 10 million Azure AD accounts are the target of cyberattacks. The primary vector has now shifted from direct attack on a compute resource to theft of user credentials, often by means of a phishing attack. Once a user’s credentials… Continue reading Secure Active Directory Design
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Microsoft Security Technologies
Microsoft Security Technologies Microsoft Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Windows 10 (Built-into the OS) + Post Breach Investigation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxeGa3pxIwg Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protect https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/windows-atp Microsoft Event Tracing for Windows https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/office365security/hidden-treasure-intrusion-detection-with-etw-part-1/
Microsoft SureStep Program
Microsoft SureStep Program The Booming Cloud Opportunity SureStep Profitability Benchmark Assessment Tool.xlsm https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/Solutions/cloud-partner-profitability
Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider
Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider The 1-Tier partner is approved by Microsoft and orders seats on behalf of customers directly from Microsoft, rather than through another partner type. To get that relationship, a partner must have a series of capabilities. To qualify for 1-Tier, a partner must be able to bill, provide 24×7 support, do… Continue reading Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider
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Windows 8 Classic Shell
Windows 8 Classic Shell It always good to move forward, but sometimes it does’t make any sense why new technology changes completely for no apparent benefit. The Windows 8.x Metro Menu is very annoying for me and I found this simple tool to enable the old windows shell . This doesn’t seem to come up… Continue reading Windows 8 Classic Shell
SPLA for On-Premises Servers – Microsoft’s best kept secret?
SPLA for On-Premises Servers – Microsoft’s best kept secret? There is much talk about moving your IT into the cloud so you can enjoy the benefits of OPEX. But what if keeping your servers on-premises still makes sense. For example: The server has not yet been financially written off The server is still in great… Continue reading SPLA for On-Premises Servers – Microsoft’s best kept secret?
System Center Config Manager 2012 R2 – Windows 2012 R2 OSD Task Sequence
System Center Config Manager 2012 R2 – Windows 2012 R2 OSD Task Sequence Configure PXE boot PXE Boot menu Rescue Disk Dart – http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Research/tabid/62/EntryId/131/Adding-DaRT-8-1-from-MDOP-2013-R2-to-ConfigMgr-2012-R2.aspx Clone Password Crack http://sysmagazine.com/posts/175669/ https://asithadesilva.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/sccm-2012-r2-using-multiple-task-sequences-via-pxe/ DHCP PXE Settings DHCP IP Range Import Images Updates Customisation MDT Install VMware Tools http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682159.aspx http://www.scconfigmgr.com/2013/10/19/deploy-windows-8-1-with-configmgr-2012-r2/ http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1011710 http://www.cb-net.co.uk/microsoft-articles/34-configmgr/2037-configmgr-deploy-vmware-tools-during-osd https://deploymentramblings.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/osd-injecting-the-windows-7-kernel-mode-driver-framework-kmdf/ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/dn475741.aspx
Desktop Support Escalation Tests
Desktop Support Escalation Tests Level 1 HelpDesk Document the exact error message and process to replicate the issues with the end user or process Level 2 Desktop Support Can you replicate the problem Can you replicate the problem with another User Account Can you replicate the problem with another Computer Can you replicate the problem with… Continue reading Desktop Support Escalation Tests
Window Server Documenter
Window Server Documenter Registry Program Folders System Drive Services IIS Exchange SQL http://www.centrel-solutions.com/xiaconfiguration/default.aspx QAK http://sydiproject.com/ https://biztalk2010autodc.codeplex.com/ https://www.spectralcore.com/documenter