Active Directory Blog

MaxConcurrentApi Detection in Updated SCOM Management Pack

Tim Springston [MS] — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:00 GMT

The past year and a half have been active for us in support in terms of dealing with MaxConcurrentApi issues. We’ve created a great deal of new documentation , updated existing documentation , successfully advocated some changes in product to help reduce...(read more)

Certificate Trust List Size Problem Check (PKI)

Tim Springston [MS] — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:17:00 GMT

Howdy folks! I've posted another PowerShell script which may come in handy for IT admins no matter what services you administer. You can read more about it below, and you can download it from this TechNet Script Center link . Public Key Infrastructure...(read more)

Windows Azure Active Directory Tenant Details Script

Tim Springston [MS] — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:06:12 GMT

Hi folks! I’ve posted a handy little script up to the TechNet Script Center. Here’s a direct link Technorati Tags: WAAD , Windows Azure AD , O365 , Office 365 , PowerShell This script is used to quickly retrieve all of the basic details about your Office...(read more)

Easy Checking for MaxConcurrentApi Problems

Tim Springston [MS] — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:25:00 GMT

Hi folks! I’m due for my (now) semi annual blog post, and I have a pretty good one. Short and sweet. Remember my blog posts about MaxConcurrentApi problems? Well, of course not but they are here and here so you can read them now. I’m...(read more)

What Would Microsoft Support Do on Kerberos Delegation?

Tim Springston [MS] — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:06:34 GMT

Hi folks! If you have to set up or administer any Kerberos authentication in your environment then I have an article that is a must read for you. It's in the May editiion of Windows IT Pro magazine, in their "What Would Microsoft Support Do?" column....(read more)

Watershed Moment: Windows 8 Beta Announcement

Tim Springston [MS] — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT

A watershed is where things come together into a single point. Think of a collection of streams coming down off mountains, coming together at a single body of water, like a river. Bill Laing is Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of the Shared...(read more)

What Would Microsoft Support Do?

Tim Springston [MS] — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:31:37 GMT

To start the new year off right I have an article that is a must read if you IT administrator and using Microsoft products. It’s in the January edition of Windows IT Pro magazine, in their “What Would Microsoft Support Do?” column. You can...(read more)

Leadership in IT Roles

Tim Springston [MS] — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:19:24 GMT

A while back my colleague Ned Pyle wrote a really great blog post about what to do in your IT career if you want to excel. You can read it here, and if you read just that today (and take it to heart) you’ve done something good for yourself...(read more)

What Has Tim Been Up to?

Tim Springston [MS] — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:43:41 GMT

It’s been months since I last did a blog post, so that may have led three or four people to wonder “what happened?”. Since October I’ve been working on a project to add functionality to our customer’s support experience. Many of you out there have...(read more)

So Good We Should Charge For it (But We Don’t)

Tim Springston [MS] — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:16:00 GMT

If you are like every other IT person I know you are doing a lot of technical support for family and friends over the holiday season. I thought of that last week and decided to write a short blog post detailing one of the least hyped and most useful items...(read more)