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Brian Desmond

Brian Desmond is a Directory Services MVP and senior consultant for Moran Technology Consulting in Chicago. Brian is author of Active Directory, 4th edition (O’Reilly), and blogs at www.briandesmond.com.

Email: brian@briandesmond.com

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Active Directory Replication Topology

By Brian Desmond, 10/13/2011

A site topology consists of sites, site links, and site link bridges that generally map closely to the network topology. Understanding how to build a site topology is essential ...

Mastering Exchange Server 2010’s Exchange Control Panel

By Brian Desmond, 08/16/2011

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010’s Exchange Control Panel is a new web interface that provides a great deal of flexibility for end users, technicians, delegated administrators, and ...

Active Directory Replication In Depth

By Brian Desmond, 07/21/2011

Moving changes to objects and attributes between domain controllers (DCs) is a critical function of Active Directory (AD). Learn the details of how this mechanism works, to make ...

Recovering from Active Directory Disasters

By Brian Desmond, 04/21/2011

It’s important to be prepared for the various disasters that might strike an Active Directory (AD) forest. Here’s how to recover from the two most common calamities: a failed ...

Delegating Privileges in Active Directory

By Brian Desmond, 01/14/2011

Take a practical look at the more advanced AD security editor and the different fundamental constructs you’ll need to know to master AD delegation.

Kerberos Delegation and Troubleshooting

By Brian Desmond, 11/22/2010

If you need to set up an application that requires Kerberos constrained delegation, you need a solid understanding of how delegated authentication works. Numerous tools let you ...

Extending the Active Directory Schema

By Brian Desmond, 11/02/2010

Historically, both AD administrators and IT managers have been fearful of extending the AD schema. But Brian Desmond shows that with a bit of planning and due diligence, extending ...

Kerberos in Active Directory

By Brian Desmond, 09/20/2010

Kerberos uses a series of tickets to provide nearly invisible authentication in AD environments.



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