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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.