Every once in a while I find myself describing a dynamic Active Directory group as “query based.”  This always begs the question, how does this dynamic group differ from Microsoft Exchange’s Query Based Distribution List (QBDL)? It is actually a pretty simple answer, when GroupID Automate creates a dynamic group, it actually creates the group…

I follow Twitter pretty closely.  I use it to keep up with what the intelligentsia are saying about Active Directory, what new products are coming out, and generally the scuttlebutt on the industry.  I follow analysts, customers, writers and most importantly directory services MVPs. So I was a little surprised to see this comment recently:…

When a Microsoft customer buys group management for Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), they are using Imanami’s self service web portal.  But they are using an older version of GroupID Self Service called WebDir that lacks some of the advanced group management features that we have innovated. There are good reasons for this, Microsoft…

A search on the term “Active Directory” in Twitter brought up this item this morning: I have written about an Active Directory bad word filter before and just find it funny that within a week there is the perfect example of why you need a filter for Active Directory groups.  Of course, this twitterer is…

Recently, a member of my team complained about not being able to VPN into our network.  My first thought was “user error” even though VPNing is one of the easiest things in the world to do (I can even do it on my iPhone).  Then I suggested sending a note to the help desk before…

So you have decided to delegate Active Directory management to your end users, resolving that they know who should be in their AD groups better than the help desk ever will.  The thing is, users keep lists: department lists, lists of people who help plan office parties, lists of department assistants, et cetera. When giving the…