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Three Reasons to Use Azure Automation to Run Your Scripts 

Azure Automation is a cloud-based service that can help you run scripts; configure, update, and manage operating systems; and manage your IT asset inventory. This blog post highlights three key [...]

An Introduction to Protected Actions in Conditional Access

The Microsoft Azure portal includes a subset of permissions called protected actions, which can be used to manage Conditional Access (CA) policies and cross-tenant access settings. Protected actions are associated [...]

Windows 365 Boot and Switch: Building a Solid Foundation

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital workspace solutions, Windows 365 emerges as a cloud-based PC deployment solution tailored for organizations seeking enhanced security and centralized control. With the advent of [...]

6 Tips to Harden Your Windows LAPS Deployment

In a previous blog post, we covered how to migrate to Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). With Windows LAPS deployments gaining traction, it’s important to review configuration items and [...]

Active Directory: The End of the Road? Not Quite Yet!

Microsoft announced several enhancements to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) that are included in the preview for the next version of [...]

Migrating to Windows LAPS

Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), now integrated into the OS, is the replacement for Microsoft LAPS, which was a separate installation. Windows LAPS is a native, built-in solution with [...]

Virtual Machine Generation ID with Active Directory Domain Controllers

Active Directory (AD) domain controllers (DCs) have been around since Windows 2000. At that time, virtualization was in its infancy and almost every server was physical. And many of those [...]

Deploying the eduPerson Schema to Active Directory

If you work in a higher education environment, there exists a set of standards that must be implemented to allow students and faculty to collaborate on projects at other schools [...]

Improving Entra ID B2B User Management with Cross-Tenant Synchronization

B2B user management is a challenge for many organizations that utilize it for collaboration. In this blog, we discuss how to address this challenge using cross-tenant synchronization. Cross-tenant synchronization connects [...]

Flattening Group Memberships to a Single Group

In previous blog posts (Part 1, Part 2), we discussed a powerful feature in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) known as dynamic membership rules. In short, Entra ID’s dynamic [...]

Securing On-Premises Access Is Easier Than You Think: Utilizing the Entra Application Proxy

In a previous blog post , we discussed taking advantage of Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory) Application Proxies to allow access to on-premises applications without a dependency on traditional tools [...]

Win32 App Deployment with Intune Supersedence Rules

There are several ways to deploy applications to users or devices that are managed by Microsoft Intune. In addition to application types, you must also take into consideration the method [...]