The Best of TEC 2022 – Now Virtual and Free
TEC is back -100% Virtual & Free - December 6-7! This article recaps the recent in-person TEC event and what to expect from virtual TEC.
October 26, 2022
Latest Articles
Heard at TEC: Secure that Active Directory (AD) Migration
This article is a recap of Bryan Patton's and Joe Sharmer's TEC session. This session focused on key challenges facing today’s Active Directory administrators during consolidation and divestiture projects.
October 19, 2022
Heard at TEC: Hacked and Afraid – dramatic tales from AD disaster recovery scenarios
Figuring Out Recovery Strategies This session was an open panel conversation between Brian Hymer, Brian Desmond, and Patrick Ancipink, three acknowledged experts with a core focus on Active Directory. The key goal of the session was to discuss Active Directory (AD) issues, especially how to recover from them. Feedback came from the panel leaders and […]
October 11, 2022
Explaining Azure AD External Identities
Guest access for your company should be planned and understood by all stakeholders, documented in the company’s Security Policy, and then implemented and reviewed to maintain a clean Azure AD environment.
September 19, 2022
Use Exchange Online Management to Update Active Directory Recipient Objects
In the Exchange Server 2019 “H1” updates, Microsoft finally supported removing the last Exchange Server. But what if you've already said goodbye to yours, and want to get into a supported state? Find out what you need to do..
September 7, 2022
You’ve Migrated… But What Did You Leave Behind?
Preparation, Preparation, and More Preparation Migrations in Microsoft 365 are a complex beast. It seems every time you feel like you have captured everything, more apps or functionalities appear. Every shiny new tool Microsoft releases is another consideration for migration teams and IT departments. Planning for migrations – tenant-to-tenant or otherwise – is a mammoth […]
September 6, 2022
Migrating On-Prem Active Directory Computer Accounts to Azure AD
In the very early Windows NT Days, we had computer accounts connected to domain controllers. This provided the early building blocks of securing data and computers in company networks. Since then, our entire digital landscape has transformed. With modern networking and cloud adoption across so much of our world, it makes sense for our computer accounts to make the move from on-prem Active Directory (AD) to Azure Active Directory (AAD).
September 1, 2022
Kerberos Constrained Delegations Crossing AD Security Boundaries
Kerberos Delegations can be confusing, but it is important to understand how delegations behave when configured across trust boundaries.
August 22, 2022
Azure AD Connect Group Writeback Deep Dive
After spending some time to better understand how Azure AD Connect Group Writeback v1.0 works with the attribute flow and some possible use cases, I’ve come up with some practical pointers for you to understand as you consider a deployment.
July 28, 2022
Azure AD Group Writeback Launched and Now Available
On July 6, Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure AD Group Writeback. As is usual with announcements of this nature, it created several questions. In this article, I want to explain some higher-level details about the new feature.
July 13, 2022
Microsoft 365 Admin Training at The Experts Conference 2022 in Atlanta, GA
Practical365.com is a proud sponsor of The Experts Conference 2022. TEC is all about providing practical Microsoft 365 and Hybrid Activity Directory security, administration, and migration training without the fluff. All content is sourced from the very best in these fields, including Practical365.com authors, Microsoft MVPs, and Microsoft engineers.
June 7, 2022
A New Tool to Manage Exchange-related Attributes Without Exchange Server
The Exchange Recipient Admin Center (ERAC) is a free local web UI to help you manage Exchange-related attributes after you remove the last Exchange Server and install Microsoft's supported Management Tools onto your administrator workstation.
May 17, 2022