Microsoft Lync Resources on Twitter Twitter is a great resource for finding Lync experts and information, so we've put together a handy list of some of the best Lync resources in the Twitterverse. How To Use The Active Directory Topology Diagrammer If you've ever needed to quickly create diagrams of your Active Directory structure and wanted to automate the process, this article will help. In this post, IT veteran Michael Simmons shows you a utility that is going to do it.

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