Understanding Active Directory Sites and Services Active Directory Sites and Services is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in and a core component of Active Directory that controls how directory replication occurs across a distributed network. An AD site is a logical representation of a physical network location — typically corresponding to a geographical location, a […]
Understanding IPsec Transport Mode vs Tunnel Mode IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of protocols that authenticates and encrypts IP packets to provide secure communication over IP networks. Windows Server 2022 supports IPsec natively through Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security, and understanding the difference between transport mode and tunnel mode is foundational before […]
Overview of WinRM and Its Role in Ansible Management Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is Microsoft’s implementation of the WS-Management protocol, a DMTF standard for remote management of hardware and software. WinRM enables remote PowerShell sessions, remote command execution, and is the primary transport mechanism that Ansible uses when managing Windows hosts. Unlike Linux targets where […]
Zero Trust Principles Applied to Windows Server Zero Trust is a security model built on three core principles: verify explicitly (always authenticate and authorize based on all available data points), use least privilege access (limit user rights to the minimum required for the task), and assume breach (design as if an attacker is already inside […]
Why Flat Administration Models Fail In many organizations, Active Directory administration evolved organically — every IT staff member who ever needed to manage a server received Domain Admin rights, and those rights were never revoked. Over time, dozens of accounts hold Domain Admin membership, and those credentials are used on every type of machine: workstations […]
Introduction to Azure Active Directory and Hybrid Identity Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), now rebranded as Microsoft Entra ID, is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service. Unlike traditional on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), which relies on Kerberos and LDAP within your network perimeter, Azure AD is built for the modern web — […]
Introduction to Software-Defined Networking on Windows Server 2022 Software-Defined Networking (SDN) on Windows Server 2022 is a Microsoft implementation of a full-stack network virtualisation solution that decouples the network control plane from the data plane, allowing centralised programmatic management of the entire network fabric. Rather than configuring individual switches, routers, and firewalls device by device, […]
Always On VPN vs DirectAccess: Why the Upgrade Matters Always On VPN (AOVPN) is Microsoft’s modern replacement for DirectAccess, introduced with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. While DirectAccess provided transparent remote access using IPv6-over-IPv4 tunneling and IPsec, it was tightly coupled to Active Directory group policy, required IPv6 infrastructure, only supported domain-joined Windows Enterprise […]
How to Set Up Network File System (NFS) Server on Windows Server 2022 Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol that allows Linux, Unix, and other POSIX-compatible clients to mount remote file shares over TCP/IP and access them as if they were local filesystems. Windows Server 2022 includes a built-in NFS Server […]
Introduction to SolarWinds Monitoring on Windows Server 2022 SolarWinds is one of the most widely deployed network and systems monitoring platforms in enterprise environments. Two primary SolarWinds products apply to Windows Server 2022 monitoring: SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM), which is part of the SolarWinds Orion platform and focuses on server and application performance, […]
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