Organizational networks are more than just building the physical network and adding servers. Networks contain many different components. Let’s take a look at some of these components and how you can use the cloud to use and support them. Infrastructure- as- a- Service (IaaS) Infrastructure- as- a- service (IaaS) is a cloud computing service that …
Azure AD Connect- Understanding Azure Active Directory
Azure AD Connect (see Figure 10.6) lets you integrate your Azure AD with your Windows Server AD or another directory on your network. One of the nice advantages of Azure AD Connect is that you can download and install Azure AD Connect by using the Azure Active Directory Connect Download link. As you can see …
Understanding Different Cloud Concepts- Introduction to Microsoft Azure
Many IT people don’t know that, when we are talking about the cloud, there are different types of cloud options. You need to become familiar with the various types of cloud environments so that you can choose the best option for your organization. Public Cloud Microsoft describes the public cloud as . . . computing …
Understanding Cloud Concepts- Introduction to Microsoft Azure
The cloud is one of the fastest growing areas of IT over the past few years. I want to make sure that you first understand what the cloud actually is. Simply put, it means that you are loading your data or network on someone else’s network. That doesn’t mean that the cloud is not a …
Migration Tables- Understanding Group Policies
One issue that we run into when copying or moving a GPO from one system to another is that when some GPOs are built, they are domain specific. Doing so can be a problem when the GPOs are moved to a system in another domain. This is where migration tables can help you out. Migration …
Managing GPOs with Windows PowerShell Group
Policy Cmdlets As stated earlier in this book, Windows PowerShell is a Windows command- line shell and scripting language. Windows PowerShell can also help you automate many of the same tasks that you perform using the Group Policy Management Console. Windows Server 2022 helps you perform many of the Group Policy tasks by providing dozens …
Automatically Enrolling User and Computer Certificatesin Group Policy- Understanding Group Policies
You can also use Group Policy to enroll user and computer certificates automatically, making the entire certificate process transparent to your end users. Before proceeding, you should understand what certificates are and why they are an important part of network security. Think of a digital certificate as a carrying case for a public key. A …
Assigning Script Policies- Understanding Group Policies
You might want to make several changes and implement certain settings that would apply while the computer is starting up or the user is logging on. Perhaps the most common operation that logon scripts perform is mapping network drives. Although users can manually map network drives, providing this functionality within login scripts ensures that mappings …