DirectAccess

A recent deployment of Direct Access on Server 2012 required a method of adding a large number of DNS domains to the DNS suffix list. Since manually adding them was a daunting task, I wrote a quick Powershell script to [...]

Managing DirectAccess computers with SCCM is a great way to keep your mobile workforce up to date and in compliance with the corporation. Because everything is done on a “pull” basis, meaning the client computer

Microsoft has done a great job of making DirectAccess really really easy to deploy on Windows Server 2012.  Using the “Getting Started Wizard” you can spend just a few clicks and have a working DirectAccess deployment for Windows 8 clients.  [...]

Ben Ari is back with another great book, this time on the Remote Access role in Windows Server 2012 and it covers Planning and Deployment for both DirectAccess and VPN scenarios.  The book is also aptly named: Windows Server 2012 [...]

I am the first to admit that Forefront UAG not only enhanced the capabilities of DirectAccess on Server 2008 R2 but it truly made for a workable solution by adding some key features that would allow you to deploy a better experience with DirectAccess, and it [...]

There is a lot to be excited about around Windows Server 2012. Microsoft has done a great job of addressing key feature requests across the entire platform. I thought I’d share the top things that I’m excited about, now that [...]