Gil Kirkpatrick

Gil Kirkpatrick is chief technology officer for NetPro and a Directory Services MVP. He is also the founder of the popular Directory Experts Conference and the author of Active Directory Programming (Macmillan).

Email: gilk@netpro.com

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Keep an Eye on Server Performance

By Gil Kirkpatrick, 12/26/2006

Manage server performance with Microsoft's SPA utility—it collects data from multiple servers, generates reports and email notifications, and helps you establish a performance ...

Diagnose AD Performance Problems

By Gil Kirkpatrick, 11/28/2006

Microsoft's little-known Server Performance Advisor 2003 (SPA) utility automates the collection of server data, crunches that data, and produces reports that help you get to the ...

Authentication Topology

By Gil Kirkpatrick, 02/25/2003

Configuring your network's AD DNS SRV records can shave time off AD authentication.

DNS SRV Records

By Gil Kirkpatrick, 02/25/2003

Clients can use SRV records to locate network services. Examine these records' format.

White Papers

Get your Windows 7 deployment off to the right start by implementing PC lockdown. A locked-down environment is easier and cheaper to support since users are less likely to make unnecessary changes to the core system configuration - read more here!

Essential Guides

Is your iSCSI "lossy"? The reality is that most off-the-shelf Ethernet hardware deployed for iSCSI can lose packets, resulting in slow performance or application downtime. Learn how to assess your current iSCSI infrastructure and engineer an advanced iSCSI SAN infrastructure.

Web Seminars

What's the best way to keep your network safe from malware? In this web seminar, security expert Greg Shields suggests an alternative method to the traditional blacklisting approach that is common with anti-virus and anti-malware solutions.

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