Differences Between Active Directory and Azure Active Directory

  One thing to note is, Azure Active Directory (AAD) and traditional/on-premises Active Directory (AD) are similar yet two very different things. One thing to note is, Azure Active Directory (AAD) and traditional/on-premises Active Directory (AD) are similar yet two very different things. When you’re focusing

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Which ports are used by a RDS 2012 deployment

To configure Remote Desktop Services correctly for internet access or any time where firewalls are used, it is useful to know what ports are required.   The information / taxonomy is broken down by role service/component, and lists all inbound/outbound ports used. From

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Add a computer to an Active Directory domain with PowerShell

Active Directory domain join This PowerShell snippet above connects remotely to the computer NAMEHERE, attempts to join it to the domain domain.here and then afterward restarts it. No more logging on computers and clicking around. This method not only speeds up joining

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Install Nano Server with Microsoft’s Nano Server Image Builder

n a nutshell, Nano Server is a new installation option for Windows Server 2016 that is designed and fully optimized for cloud-born applications, containers, or specific services you want to run on a small footprint. You can use it as a host

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Top 5 Websites to Master Hacking With Kali Linux : For Beginners

Despite writing so many tutorials on hacking with Kali Linux, I often get stuck and have to consult other resources. My blog has a lot of things but since I myself don’t know everything, there’s no way I can provide all the

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The Dark Web And How To Access It

Contents What’s the dark web How to access the dark web Installation of TOR browser – Windows and Kali Finding onion websites Dark Web What is the dark web In short, dark web is part of the web which requires special software

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Adding ESX/vCenter to SCVMM

Adding a Hyper-V host to SCVMM is pretty straight forward, I would only hope so, since they are both Microsoft products. Well, as quick as it is to add a Hyper-V host, adding an ESX/vCenter is just as quick. Here are the steps I

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Azure Site Recovery (ASR) – Windows 2016 (TP4)

In the event you are running a lab/demo for Azure ASR (Azure Site Recovery) and want to use the latest and greatest Windows 2016… STOP! Turns out Windows Server 2016 – Technical Preview 4 (TP4) is not supported at this time. So,

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Monitoring VMware (ESX/ESXi) with OMS

The following post is to help you monitor your ESX/ESXi environment with OMS. First, you will need to enable the ESXi Shell, or SSH on your ESXi host, see HERE how Next, you will need to configure the syslog(s) on your ESXi host,

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Step-by-Step – Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2016

For this installation, I will be installing SCVMM 2016 on Windows Server 2016 (with UI) and on a virtualized machine within a Hyper-V (2016) environment. There is no fancy storage here, so I will omit that for this configuration/blog post. Prerequisites, you

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