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Guido Grillenmeier

Guido Grillenmeier a chief engineer within the Enterprise Services Group at HP. He is a Microsoft Directory Services MVP, a Microsoft Certified Architect, and the coauthor of Microsoft Windows Security Fundamentals (Digital Press).
Email: guido.grillenmeier@hp.com

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Hiding Data in Active Directory

By Guido Grillenmeier, 03/22/2012

This first article in a series discusses the challenge of efficiently restricting who can view specific data.

Windows Server Backup for Active Directory

By Guido Grillenmeier, 09/26/2008

Windows Server 2008 offers new tools for backup and recovery of AD. The most noteworthy addition is Windows Server Backup, which replaces the familiar ntbackup.exe.

Storing a DC System-State Backup on the Source Volume

By Guido Grillenmeier, 09/26/2008

If your AD domain has multiple DCs that replicate with each other (as it should), then you have a replacement for every DC and its backup. In that event, you might decide to do a ...

Active Directory Enhancements in Windows Server 2008

By Guido Grillenmeier, 02/27/2008

Take a tour through some changes in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (AD) and use handy tables for an overview of additions. In particular, examine the new read-only domain ...

Names for AD Services Change in Windows Server 2008

By Guido Grillenmeier, 02/27/2008

Windows Server 2008 introduces some name changes. Active Directory is now Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). AD Application Mode (ADAM) is now AD Lightweight Directory ...

Windows Server 2008 Editions Supporting RODCs

By Guido Grillenmeier, 02/27/2008

The x86 (32-bit) and x64 editions of Server 2008 feature the RODC mode in all editions (Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter). The Itanium Edition doesn't.You can deploy RODCs on ...

Avoid Active Directory Pain

By Guido Grillenmeier, 12/26/2007

Learn how to solve AD problems such as time synchronization after hardware replacement, cross-forest authentication, usability of the least privilege model, and 64-bit Windows ...

Leverage LVR to Simplify AD Object Recovery

By Guido Grillenmeier, 07/25/2007

Recovering AD data is difficult because it typically replicates across multiple DCs. LVR improves replication of AD linked values and eases object recovery during an authoritative ...

Determining Linked-Value Pairs in the Active Directory Schema

By Guido Grillenmeier, 07/25/2007

Linked values are defined in the AD schema by linkID property. You can use an LDAP editor to determine all AD schema linked values.



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