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Andy Schneider

Andy Schneider helps design and build identity solutions for customers. He provides businesses with expert guidance that enables them to harness the potential of technology to meet their goals and maximize their investments. Andy is a Microsoft platform specialist with specific expertise in design, writing and maintaining code, and systems engineering.

Active Directory (AD) is a hierarchical directory service that enables you to manage users, groups, access control, and policy administration. AD is used to secure network resources, user accounts, and [...]

Microsoft Azure Automation is a service that is designed to automate operational tasks across Azure and on-premises environments. It provides a way to create, test, and manage runbooks, which are [...]

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 [...]

[VIDEO] [VIDEO] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddzKbxIQCqE It is essential to keep your Active Directory (AD) configuration up-to-date and secure. The Ravenswood℠ AD Health Check (ADHC) Tool is a comprehensive solution rooted in decades [...]

[ARTICLE] Using GitHub Copilot to Upgrade PowerShell Scripts to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK​ In Andy Schneider’s Practical365.com article, he outlines how you can use GitHub Copilot to convert Powershell [...]

[ARTICLE] This is the third and final article in a series covering Git-based Source Control for Microsoft 365 Tenant Admins by Andy Schneider from Ravenswood Technology Group. The first article [...]

[WEBINAR] Configure Entra User Authentication for Cloud-Native Apps Ready to enhance your skills with the latest cloud-native app authentication techniques? In this webinar, Andy Schneider will teach you how to [...]

[ARTICLE] Source Control for Microsoft 365 Tenant Admins: Part II This is the second in a series of articles on Source Control for Microsoft 365 Tenant Admins by Andy Schneider [...]

[ARTICLE] Five Ways to Keep Active Directory Secure When it comes to securing your company’s IT infrastructure, staying up to date on best practices and security options for Active Directory [...]

Web application owners need to generate and submit certificate requests to secure traffic to their websites. Application owners often use IIS to generate or renew these requests. Occasionally, the original [...]