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Sean Deuby

Sean Deuby

Sean Deuby, technical director for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine, has over 25 years' experience in enterprise IT. He began his IT career running Texas Instruments' IBM VM systems, then helped design, deploy, and support TI's first Windows NT 3.5 worldwide infrastructure. He spent 10 years with Intel Corporation, where he was one of the architects of Intel's corporate Active Directory forest and the design engineer of the directory services team. A longtime contributing editor before joining the magazine, Sean has written many articles and a book on Windows Server and Active Directory, and speaks on these topics at conferences around the world. Microsoft has awarded Sean the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) distinction for directory services every year since 2004.
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Orchestrate Software Distribution with Windows Intune 2

 

Orchestrate Software Distribution with Windows Intune 2

A mere seven months after introducing its cloud-based PC-management service, Microsoft delivers a worthy update.


SEAN DEUBY ON ENTERPRISE IDENTITY

Identity Predictions

By Sean Deuby, 02/20/2012

Two sessions related to Active Directory at the recent Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit provide rich food for thought in the identity realm.

SCIM Simplifies Cloud Service Identity Provisioning

By Sean Deuby, 12/09/2011

You’ve probably never heard of the Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM) specification, but within a year it will affect some of the key areas you work on as an identity ...

Is Your Identity and Access Infrastructure Ready for the Cloud?

By Sean Deuby, 10/21/2011

The Office 365 Deployment Readiness Tool is a free, easy-to-use utility that gives you a quick assessment of your Active Directory, Exchange Server, and SharePoint environment.

NSTIC Lays Out a Compelling Identity Ecosystem Vision

By Sean Deuby, 10/13/2011

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace has a vision for the future: an Identity Ecosystem in which everyone enjoys greater trust and security as they conduct ...

Federation at Microsoft

By Sean Deuby, 09/24/2011

To find out how Microsoft runs its federation service, Sean sat down with Laura Hunter, identity and access management architect for Microsoft IT, at the Cloud Identity Summit.


All of Sean's Ramblings

Windows IT Pro Insider: Microsoft System Center 2012 and the Private Cloud

By Jeff James, 02/22/2012

Microsoft hosted a hands-on workshop on System Center 2012 and the Private Cloud in mid-January. Windows IT Pro staffers Jeff James, Michael Otey, and Sean Deuby attended. They ...

Identity Predictions

By Sean Deuby, 02/20/2012

Two sessions related to Active Directory at the recent Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit provide rich food for thought in the identity realm.

System Center 2012: Private Cloud for the Masses?

By Sean Deuby, 01/19/2012

Microsoft's recent System Center 2012 announcements are designed to make it easier for an IT shop to set up a private cloud.

The Evolution of Microsoft's System Center Suite

By Sean Deuby, 12/20/2011

Microsoft is updating all the major System Center components for 2012, with a focus on private cloud management.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

By Sean Deuby, 12/15/2011

Windows IT Pro technical directors Sean Deuby and Michael Otey talk with Jeffrey Snover, lead architect for the Windows Server Division at Microsoft, about some of the latest ...


Featured Blogs

Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks Blog

Microsoft TechNet Gallery: TechNet’s New IT Pro Scripting Center (Plus A Little More)

Sean Deuby

The Microsoft TechNet Gallery is a big improvement over previous incarnations of a scripting center

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It’s MVP Summit Time Again!

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I’m attending my eighth annual Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Summit up in Bellevue and

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Speeding up AD Replication Across Your Forest

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In my last blog post, I talked about using a REPADMIN command to quickly stop the replication of

Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks Blog

Welcome to AD Troubleshooting!

SEAN DEUBY

Hi everyone, My name is Sean Deuby and I’m a Directory Services MVP (and contributing editor

Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks Blog

Flowcharting your AD Recovery Process

SEAN DEUBY

Version 1.0 of my Active Directory Recovery Flowchart is now available. It's a flowchart that

Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks Blog

A Flowchart To Help Your AD Troubleshooting

SEAN DEUBY

The 1.0 version of the Active Directory troubleshooting flowchart is available. It may not cover

Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks Blog

Microsoft TechNet Gallery: TechNet’s New IT Pro Scripting Center (Plus A Little More)

Sean Deuby

The Microsoft TechNet Gallery is a big improvement over previous incarnations of a scripting center

Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks Blog

Speeding up AD Replication Across Your Forest

SEAN DEUBY

In my last blog post, I talked about using a REPADMIN command to quickly stop the replication of

Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks Blog

Using AD Sites & Services To Find a DC’s DSA Object GUID, and Tech Ed

SEAN DEUBY

Last time I mentioned several ways to find a DC’s DSA object GUID, part of the CNAME (alias) the DC

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