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Authentication allows entry into a system, and authorization allows access to specific features within the same system. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an open standard that attempts to bridge the divide...

Network Policy Server (NPS) is Microsoft’s implementation of a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server. NPS provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) capabilities to your network. Under...

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) converts virtual machines (VMs) and disks in VMware hosts to VMs that can run on Microsoft Hyper-V hosts or Microsoft Azure. The utility is also used for converting server...

A remote access policy is a written document containing the guidelines for connecting to an organization’s network from outside the office. It is one way to help secure corporate data and...

You can license Windows in a virtual environment by using Windows Virtualization Rights, Windows 10 Multitenant Hosting Rights or Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure. Either way, Microsoft virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) licensing...

An Azure subscription is a base container that comprises a group of related business or technical resources. The group of resources are used and billed together. An Azure subscription also acts as an administrative boundary, meaning that it allows...

Windows Server 2019 is the latest version of the Windows Server OS. Released in late 2018, Windows Server 2019 features various innovations in application platform and security, and improved support for hybrid cloud and...

Hyper-V is Microsoft’s native, or bare-metal, hypervisor for creating and managing virtual machine (VM) environments. It has multiple operating systems running on a single physical server. Hyper-V isolates each VM within the same...

A Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) is a company that provides businesses with cloud-based infrastructure, networks, and software applications. Microsoft has designed a program to allow CSPs to offer Microsoft’s popular products directly, along...

A virtualization platform called VDI technology can be utilized to take the place of a physical desktop or PC. Ever since virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) became a viable alternative to physical PCs in organizations, a...