Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework.

You know I'm in the "dedicate DCs as DCs only" camp, so I would prefer to consider a virtual SQL Express server running under the DC as the host. With Windows licenses now allowing you to run 1 or ...

SQL server location; SharePoint server location; WAN link, authentication, ... In a single domain Windows Server 2012 R2 forest each domain controller should be configured as a global catalog server.

One of the most helpful native tools for troubleshooting problems with domain controllers is DCDiag. In this article, I will show you the basics of using this helpful tool.

If your organization wants to fully take advantage of the read-only domain controller, there are plenty of considerations that go with setting up this new feature of Windows Server 2008.

Log on to a standard Server 2008 domain controller in your central site as a domain administrator. Open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) from Administrative Tools on the Start menu. Expand ...