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November 2010 - Posts

“Active Directory” SPECIAL EDITION of the IT-Administrator published
ITA-Sonderheft

MVP Florian Frommherz and I wrote a Special Edition of the IT-Administrator: almost 180 pages which provide in-depth information about Active Directory. We are discussing the Evolution of AD, Domain and Forest Strategies, Understanding the Domain/Forest Levels, LDAP Backgrounds and Application Performance testing, AD and DNS, AD Backup and Recovery, Background Information about the AD Recycle Bin, Virtualization of DCs, Replication Across Firewalls, RODCs, Delegation and MSAs, Fine Grained Password Policies and many more.
We are very happy with the result: a huge amount of in-depth information for any AD Admin or Consultant.

Sorry – just in German for now. But an interesting read.

If you got it, feel free to provide feedback!

 

Ulf

Posted Thu, Nov 4 2010 22:24 by Ulf B. Simon-Weidner | 3 comment(s)

Preparing for TechEd Europe

 

TEE

TechEd Europe will be in Berlin next week, and I’m looking forward delivering three sessions there:

  • SIA301-IS - Under the Hood: What Really Happens During Critical Active Directory Operations
    Wednesday Nov 10, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
    Thursday Nov 11, 4:30 – 5:30 PM

    Come and discuss critical Active Directory-Operations.
    Are you fully aware what “critical” operations in AD really do? In this interactive session we will talk about those operations, understanding what they are doing and how to distinguish whether operations are critical to your environment or not. Ulf has been working in the field for more than 13 years, and has a lot of notes and examples to share. We will talk about how to approach challenges, and study scenarios that show how other companies managed the associated risks and prepared for rollbacks. We have some common scenarios for everyone but please bring your own questions as well, as we want this talk to be as interactive as possible.

    Since this is an interactive session don’t forget that they “live” from discussing opinions in the audience, so the repeat will be different.
     
  • SIA306 - A Dozen Years AD - Discuss Previous and Future Design Decisions
    Thursday Nov 11, 2:30 – 3:30 PM

    Active Directory has evolved over the years, along with security recommendations and best practices. But has our corporate design changed that much? Is it required? What should we change, and what should we retain? Ulf B. Simon-Weidner is a long standing, internationally recognized expert in Active Directory, and in this session he will discuss Active Directory Designs of the past, present and future.

Posted Thu, Nov 4 2010 17:40 by Ulf B. Simon-Weidner | with no comments