MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server IPsec Connection Security Rules to Mathematically Encrypt Internal Traffic

The Vulnerability of the Internal LAN Most enterprises operate on a “hard crunchy outside, soft...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Credential Guard to Defeat Pass-the-Hash Attacks

The Vulnerability of the LSA In a standard Active Directory environment, when a Domain Administrator...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) for BGP Dynamic Routing

The Limitation of Static Routing In a large enterprise spanning multiple geographic datacenters, or an...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) for KMS Fleet Licensing

The Licensing Nightmare In a small business, activating Windows is simple: an employee types a...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Network Load Balancing (NLB) for High Availability Web Clusters

The Single Point of Failure If you deploy a highly critical internal application-such as a...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Storage Migration Service (SMS) for Automated File Server Cutover

The Cutover Nightmare Migrating a 10-Terabyte Windows Server 2012 R2 File Server to a modern...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server iSCSI Target Server for Hyper-V Shared Storage

The Cost of Shared Storage If you deploy a cluster of Windows Server Hyper-V nodes...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Web Application Proxy (WAP) for AD FS Pre-Authentication

The Perimeter Vulnerability When an enterprise hosts an internal web application (such as an HR...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server IPAM to Automate DNS and DHCP Infrastructure

The Spreadsheet Chaos In mid-sized to massive enterprise environments, managing IP addresses is traditionally handled...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Storage QoS for Hyper-V Workload Throttling

The “Noisy Neighbor” Problem When hosting multiple Virtual Machines (VMs) on a single Windows Server...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Storage Spaces Tiering for Automated SSD Caching

The Storage Performance Dilemma When provisioning storage for a massive enterprise database, architects are faced...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server DNS Policies for Geo-Location Traffic Routing

The Global Traffic Dilemma In a globally distributed enterprise, DNS routing is critical for performance....

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server IPsec Policies for Host-to-Host Encryption

The Internal Threat Vector In traditional network security, administrators focus almost entirely on the perimeter...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server Data Deduplication for Massive File Server Optimization

The Redundant Data Problem Enterprise file servers are notoriously inefficient. If the HR department emails...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server BitLocker Network Unlock for Headless Servers

The Headless Encryption Dilemma Encrypting the physical hard drives of enterprise servers using BitLocker is...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server ReFS (Resilient File System) for Block Cloning and Data Integrity

The Limitations of NTFS For over two decades, the New Technology File System (NTFS) has...

MicrosoftHow to Configure Windows Server DirectAccess for Seamless Remote Connectivity

The VPN Friction Problem Traditional Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) create massive friction for remote employees....

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