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Brian Desmond

Brian is a principal at Ravenswood Technology Group where he leads a team of professionals focused on delivering best-in-breed consulting services for the Microsoft security and identity management ecosystem. Brian has been recognized annually as a Microsoft MVP since 2003 and is the author of the fourth and fifth editions of Active Directory from O'Reilly.

Use Privileged Access Workstations to Mitigate Security Threats in Your Active Directory

The workstation an administrator uses to perform privileged tasks such as managing Active Directory (AD) is a high-value target for a potential adversary. By providing administrators with a clean keyboard, [...]

Securing Privileged Access On-Premises and in the Cloud

[PRESENTATION] Securing Privileged Access On-Premises and in the Cloud Privileged identities are foundational to how your organization runs, and even more importantly, they secure your infrastructure. If your privileged identities [...]

Mastering Exchange Server 2010’s Exchange Control Panel

[ARTICLE] Mastering Exchange Server 2010’s Exchange Control Panel In this article for ITPro Today, Brian Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group discusses the Exchange Control Panel (ECP) in Microsoft Exchange Server [...]

TEC Talk: Hardening Privileged AD Access

[WEBINAR] TEC Talk: Hardening Privileged Access In this webinar, Brian Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group discusses the steps you can take to secure privileged Active Directory access. WATCH NOW [WEBINAR] [...]

10 Quick Hybrid Identity Wins

[WEBINAR] 10 Quick Identity Wins with Entra ID Whether you currently use Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) Premium or you’re thinking about it, having a foundational understanding is a [...]

Active Directory Replication In Depth

[ARTICLE] Active Directory Replication In Depth In this article for ITProToday, Brain Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group  helps you gain a deeper understanding of exactly how AD replication works. Learn [...]

Active Directory: Designing, Deploying, and Running Active Directory, 5th Edition

[BOOK] Active Directory, 5th Edition Organize your network resources by learning how to design, manage, and maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012, the fifth edition of this [...]

10 Quick Hybrid Identity Wins

[WEBINAR] 10 Quick Hybrid Identity Wins In this recorded session for TEC (The Experts Conference by Quest), Brian Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group discusses the benefits and advantages of Hybrid [...]

Delegating Privileges in Active Directory

[ARTICLE] Delegating Privileges in Active Directory One of the key benefits of Active Directory (AD) is the ability to delegate privileges on an extremely granular level to other users in [...]

Protecting Active Directory from Attacks: Identity Processes, Trust Settings, and More

[PODCAST] Protecting Active Directory from Attacks: Identity Processes, Trust Settings, and More What should you tackle first in locking down Active Directory from cyberattacks? In this podcast, Sean Deuby from [...]