In this post, we’ll cover a whopping 77 Helpful Technet Articles For Advanced Microsoft System Administrators! We have neatly arranged articles into categories such as Active Directory, Configuring Network Services, File and Storage Solutions, Configuring High Availability, Identity and Access Solutions, as well as Continuity and Disaster Recovery.

• Active Directory Articles
• Network Services Articles
• File and Storage Articles
• High Availability Articles
• Identity and Access Solution Articles
• Continuity and Disaster Recovery Articles

Active Directory Articles

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When Administering Windows Server 2012 you will often need to use Powershell commands as well as command line tools to complete important tasks. These commands and tools operate on very verbose IT jargon. This article aims to simplify the terms, commands, and tools required to make administering windows server an easier task.

The Terms

Domain controllers are the key piece of active directory network infrastructure since they are responsible to authenticate all users and computers in the domain. DNS or domain name service is a critical piece of supporting the logon and authentication process. Two types of domain controllers are read only, and read write. The read only version contains a copy of the ADDS database that is read only.…

Active Directory Domain Services are the core piece of software that power enterprise networks running the Windows operating system. An Active Directory Domain Services database is the means by which all domain objects, user accounts, computer accounts, and groups are stored. This provides a searchable directory, while providing a method to apply configuration and security settings for any object in the network. Other components of Active Directory Domain Services include, forest, domain, and organizational units (OUs).…

Welcome to Powershell

Windows PowerShell is an amazingly powerful tool to help you with common windows administrative tasks. If you are comfortable with one of the myriad of scripting languages available today, Powershell will be easy for you to learn while also providing the benefits of command line administration. Microsoft is pushing Powershell to the forefront of its management products. You’ll witness this in any new Microsoft product shipping today.…