Rick Claus 🦋 @RegularITguy.com@RegularITguy

A cannuck, a geek, a family man & a self-professed server hugging infrastructure guy who has moved to Azure. I lead a team of awesome worldwide Cloud Advocates.

 Redmond, WA
itOpsTalk.com
Joined April 2007
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"Metrics rule, but Authenticity trumps. Do the right thing." - @RicksterCDN (5/1/14)
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Grabbed some footage using the phone while traveling through Utah and Death Valley on days 6 & 7 of the #advcannonball All wrapped up, flew home, many hours of footage to go through. 5000+ miles, 8 days, 14 states. #WhatARide
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This. 👇👇👇
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@techspence
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Anyone who says you CAN’T defend Active Directory has either: A) not ever administered an Active Directory environment before Or B) has not tried hard enough
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Incognito mode at the office today.... Working on Content plans around Azure Local / Sovereign Cloud and practical AI stuff for infrastructure folks. #itpro #azure
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AD has been part of my career since Windows 2000. @orinthomas updated 24 Microsoft Learn modules – beginner to advanced. AMAZING. Have you checked out his blog talkin' about them? Link in reply... #ActiveDirectory
Enterprise identity architecture diagram showing a corporate AD forest with HQ and regional datacenters, branch RODCs, a secure resource forest and an Azure/Entra identity region, with labeled links illustrating sync, forest trust, SSO and network controls.

ALT Enterprise identity architecture diagram showing a corporate AD forest with HQ and regional datacenters, branch RODCs, a secure resource forest and an Azure/Entra identity region, with labeled links illustrating sync, forest trust, SSO and network controls.

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link to blog: aka.ms/AA138aju

Active Directory Domain Services modules on Microsoft Learn | Microsoft Community Hub

The following is a list of Active Directory Domain Services modules on Microsoft Learn sorted from introductory to advanced. Is there an Active Directory...

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I got a job offer today!
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“Morning. Nothing to see here. Move along, I’ll just keep on the lookout. “
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Tell me you are in a Canadian Hotel without out saying you are staying in a Canadian hotel….
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@nick_cloudops
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What you think everyone agenticazureinsights.com @_CloudFamily
Made with AI
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Same Copilot. Same task. Totally different results. The difference? Your PROMPT. Sonia Cuff and I break down better prompting for IT pros - real examples, real Microsoft 365 Copilot - on the latest Update & Restart. Link to full episode in the reply #ITPro #Copilot ---
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Full epsisode: piped.video/watch?v=k4geocw0…

Better prompts = better AI (real examples for IT pros) | Update & Restart

AI is only as good as the prompts you give it.In this episode of ...

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AI isn't free - it runs on tokens, and tokens are the meter on your Azure bill. Sonia Cuff and I explain what a token is, why AI costs spike, and how to keep them in check - on the latest Update & Restart. Full episode link in the reply... #Azure #AI ---
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AI isn't free - it runs on tokens, and tokens are the meter on your Azure bill. Sonia Cuff and I explain what a token is, why AI costs spike, and how to keep them in check - on the latest Update & Restart. Full episode link in the reply... #Azure #AI ---
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Full epsisode: piped.video/watch?v=NmkR7V_w…

Why your AI costs spike (tokens explained) | Update & Restart

AI doesn't just run—it consumes.In this episode of Update & Resta...

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The demo that sells it: a SQL-injection GET. Cilium waves it through. WAF kills it at the edge - 403. That's why AKS needs BOTH layers. Read Pierre's summary, then watch the embeded session for the walkthrough techcommunity.microsoft.com/… #AKS

Lock Down AKS End to End with Application Gateway for Containers and Managed Cilium L7 | Microsoft...

Hello Folks! If your AKS cluster looks like most production clusters I have walked through, one of two things is true. Either nobody writes any network...

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Your AI agents are multiplying - but who actually CONTROLS them? Sonia Cuff and I get into AI agent governance for IT teams on the latest Update & Restart. 9 min, no hype. link to full episode in the reply... #ITPro #AIAgents ---
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Who controls your AI agents? Governance for IT teams | Update & Restart

What happens when AI agents spread across your organization?In th...

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Bookmarking this one for later. seriously good tool!
SwiftOnSecurity
@SwiftOnSecurity
Jul 3
Oh my god. @CyberCakeX has progressed their Harden Windows Security app into something phenomenal. It's even on the App Store! hotcakex.github.io/ I've mentioned it before but this is $250k cyber consultant security advice and tooling for home user machines essentially.
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Happy Canada day folks! Reminder to go touch grass and have a shot of maple syrup. Was off riding this weekend and still represent wherever I go.
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Wow! Philip knows his stuff in the AD world. Managing / working with AD - you need to check this out.
Philip Elder
@MPECSInc
Jun 29
YUGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY I've been curating my Experts Exchange article on Active Directory and Group Policy for over 10 years now. It's very thorough though I catch some things I may have missed over the years and add them such as the "Rebuild the _msdcs.Domain.Com Forward Lookup Zone and _msdcs stub zone" section. experts-exchange.com/article… Active Directory Recycle Bin Group Policy Central Store Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and Organizational Units (OUs) Domain Time Authority Setup Adding Computers and Users Setting up Basic Security Settings Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) Deploying Printers Recovering from a Failed DC Check FSMO Role Holder Seize the FSMO Roles Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) Reinitialize FRS/DFS-R Replication via BurFlags Migrate AD Replication from FRS to DFS-R Re-establish Replication If a DC has been Tombstoned Rebuild the _msdcs.Domain.Com and _msdcs stub zone folders FSMO Role Guidance Active Directory Domain Services and USN Rollback Recover a User's Local Profile Active Directory Trusts DFS-N Ghost Folders Fix PING .@ExpertsExchange
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