"Azure Files" is a managed, cloud-based file share that can access via SMB protocol. Once you create Azure File share it can be accessed from any ware using Windows, Linux or macOS. It can also map as a shared drive to a system. This can be used as a unified, reliable, simple solution to replace traditional file servers.
In the on-premises Active Directory environment, we use NTFS…
As most of you were aware, I published my book "Mastering Active Directory" back in, 2017. When I released it, I had my doubts! It was my first book even though I was writing to blogs for many years. But over the last 2 years, I had many positive feedbacks. Thousands of people all around the global read this book. Lots of them requested another book. So Yes! I heard it loud and…
When it comes to hybrid AD setup, we have to work with whole different types of issues than on-premises AD environments. Azure AD is a managed service by Microsoft, so there is nothing we can do to manage its health. Therefore, most of the hybrid AD issues are related to connectivity, Directory sync or authentication methods (password hash, pass-through authentication, federated). The main…
There are 3 different methods which we can use to integrate on-premises Active Directory with Azure AD.
• Pass Password hash synchronization
• Federation using Microsoft AD FS or PingFederate
• Pass-through Authentication
All above methods allow on-premises users to use their existing domain user names and passwords in order to authenticate in to Azure AD integrated…
