If managing Windows permissions is like driving a car, would you rather have a stick shift or an automatic transmission?

A stick shift is cool, and it makes you feel like a teenager again. Kind of like the Microsoft security tools you get inside Windows…

Thank you to everyone who joined the June 22 webcast, GDPR Compliance Planning for Microsoft Environments.  Microsoft MVP Greg Schulz and Quest principal technology strategist Colin Truran led a great, interactive session where they discussed:

• Why GD…

Think of all the places in your environment where Windows permissions are located: Windows file servers, Exchange mailboxes, SharePoint sites, SQL Server databases, NAS/SAN filers . . . the list goes on.

Now think about the security scenarios that boil…

Este é melhor momento para mudar para o Windows 10?

A descontinuação do Windows 7 está agendada para 2020, que chegará antes mesmo que você perceba. Com todos os recentes ataques de ransomware nos noticiários, ninguém quer ter…

We are proud to unveil Quest On Demand, our first Microsoft Platform Management SaaS solution -- to better serve our customers who are rapidly adopting Azure AD and Office 365.

Yes, you heard that right, it’s Software-as-a-Service!  Our expandable…

Noch ein knappes Jahr bis zum 25. Mai 2018 - spätestens dann sollten Sie Ihre Planungen bzgl. der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) Compliance für Ihre Microsoft-Umgebungen abgeschlossen haben.

Die neue DSGVO ist Europas Weg, den Datenschutz…

Listen: Nothing’s more dangerous than a severely empty stomach on a work trip. You’re gonna be drinking. You’re off your time zone. You’ve got the nerves from dealing with strangers all up in your biz – it’s too m...

Last weekend I went to an all you can eat Chinese food buffet.  Every time I go to one of these places I usually end up going through the buffet a total of three times(first time to sample different foods, second to get more of the foods that I like, and…

Active Directory management is usually straightforward, but on the days when it isn’t, you may need to restore a deleted AD user.

Did you see my previous post, about removing all access, groups and permissions of former employees from servers, groups…

  My feet hurt. I’m tired of wandering the floor. Who’s got the best giveaways and Microsoft expertise at Inspire? We don’t want to toot our own horn, but…toot, toot! Our giveaways are on point! We’re talking absu...

Purpose

This blog is designed to show you how to apply rules to users or groups and how to confirm the policies were actually applied to the users.

 

Pre-requisites

There are some pre-requisites that will be required for part of this testing. Listed below…

If your Active Directory objects aren’t constantly changing, then something is probably wrong with your company.

There’s a continuous process of creating, modifying and deleting almost everything in a normal organization, like users, shares, group…