Peter TsaiSpiceworks IT Content Dude
Group Policy Management
With Special Guest:
Jimmy TassinIT Manager – St. Louis, MO12 years in IT
“Currently managing a project to transition the company from a
2003 Active Directory/Exchange environment to a
2012 environment.”
With Special Guest:
Bill KindleNetwork/Systems Administrator - Dayton, OH10 years in IT
What is Group Policy?
Group Policy provides the centralized management and configuration of OSes, apps, and user settings in an Active Directory environment.
USED GROUP POLICY
SAVED A BUNCH OF TIME
Why should I care about Group Policy?
Simple… Group policy makes life for IT pros easier!
What are Group Policy objects?
GPOs = policy documents that apply their settings to the computers and users within their control
GPO = Giant Pacific OctopusGroup Policy Object
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Managing Users & Computers with GPOs and OUs
Installing Software via Group Policy Objects
Group Policy Tips + Best Practices
SAVING YOUR BACON
Continue the discussion:
Software Deployment in Active Directory using GPOs & MSIs
Active Directory & Group Policy Discussion Group
Continue the discussion:
Spotlight on IT: The inner workings of Group Policy
Mitigate Zero Day Exploits using Group Policy to Deny Access
Questions?