Rules to Better System Administrators

• Do you have a disaster recovery plan?
• Outage - Do you have a planned outage process?
• Outage - Do you have an unplanned outage process?
• PC - Do you know the right notification for backups?
• Security - Do you have a strict password security policy?
• Security - Do you have MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) enabled?
• Security - Do you have Password Writeback enabled?
• Security - Do you use Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management?
• Do you use gMSAs (Group Managed Service Accounts)?
• Do you have a Remote Desktop Manager?
• Do you use Windows Admin Center?
• Do you use Windows Hello?
• Do you always install latest updates when you fix someone else's PC?
• Servers - Do you monitor the uptimes of all your servers daily?
• Domain - Do you know the pros and cons of joining the domain?
• Domain - Do you use the Distributed File System for your file shares?
• Certificate - Do you know how to manage certificates?
• Certificate - Do you use free or paid SSL certificates?
• Do you keep track of expiring app registration secrets and certificates?
• Wireless - Do you secure wireless connections?
• Wireless - Do you provide guests with easy Wi-Fi Access?
• Storage - Do you keep your file servers clean?
• Logon - Do you have a company-wide Word template?
• Hardware - Do you track and label your assets?
• Do you know how to add a print server?
• Do you automate update and patch management?
• Do you know how to educate your developers?
• Hardware - Do you have your UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) send an email when it kicks in?
• Do you clean up your groups with Entra Access Reviews?
• Do you know how to run RSAT from a non-domain computer?
• Do you know what DNS is and how it works?
• Do you know how to deal with tasks with a ticking clock ⏰?