As most newly minted technology pros gravitate toward the latest and coolest programming languages and projects, serious questions arise about who will maintain those legacy IT systems (including Active Directory implementations) that are still in use by many institutions worldwide. In this session, Sean Deuby talks with Orin Thomas, Microsoft Principal Cloud Advocate, about this phenomenon (which he calls the "COBOL challenge"), how IT pros can beef up their Active Directory skills, and a preview of the forthcoming Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.