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Office 365 Hybrid Configuration wizard for Exchange 2010
The Office 365 Hybrid Configuration wizard has been updated to support Exchange 2010. This new wizard comes with the following advantages: An updated user experience that simplifies the hybrid...
View ArticleImportant notice about certificate expiration for Exchange 2013 Hybrid customers
If you’re running Exchange 2013 and you’ve configured a hybrid deployment with Office 365, this post contains important information that might impact you. Please evaluate this information and take any...
View ArticleRemote PowerShell Proxying Behavior in Exchange 2013 CU12 and Exchange 2016
In Exchange 2013 CU11, we introduced a change to the way Remote PowerShell (RPS) functioned. Prior to CU11, Exchange 2013 routed Remote PowerShell requests by finding a random mailbox that is either...
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Lagged Database Copy Enhancements in Exchange Server 2016 CU1
The high availability capabilities of the lagged database copy are enhanced in the upcoming release of Exchange 2016 Cumulative Update 1. ReplayLagManager As you may recall, lagged copies can care for...
View Article20 years ago in a galaxy far away…
Did you know that today is 20 years since we declared RTM (Released to Manufacturing) of Exchange 4.0? Okay, so maybe this did not happen in the galaxy far away, but it sure feels like it! Here is a...
View ArticleReleased: March 2016 Quarterly Exchange Updates
The Exchange team is happy to announce our spring quarterly updates for Exchange Server are now available on the Microsoft Download Center. Exchange Server 2016 receives its first Cumulative Update,...
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Important notice for Office 365 email customers who have configured connectors
If you’re an Exchange Online or Exchange Online Protection (EOP) subscriber and you have configured connectors, this post contains important information that might impact your organization. To make...
View ArticleExchange Server 2007: T-1 year and counting
Today marks the start of the one-year countdown before Exchange Server 2007 reaches the end of extended support. If Exchange 2007 is still part of your messaging infrastructure, it’s not too early to...
View ArticleSome changes to the blog…
Wanted to let you all know that it is not your imagination, our blog does look quite different now. We have moved blogging platforms and are figuring out how it all fits and how we can customize the...
View ArticleExchange Server 2016 Online Training Courses Now Available!
If you plan to implement Exchange Server 2016 or Exchange Online, or if you want to make sure that your implementation was done right, these online training courses are for you! We are excited to...
View ArticleKB3161916 Published to address issue with migrating from legacy to modern...
Customers currently in the process of finalizing a migration from legacy Public Folders in Exchange 2010/2007 to Modern Public Folders in Exchange Online or Exchange 2016/2013, should read KB3161916....
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Checklist for troubleshooting Outlook connectivity in Exchange 2013 and 2016...
Some of relatively common and difficult issues we see in support are related to Outlook connectivity to Exchange. There are several variations that we classify as connectivity (related to server...
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Upgrade to Office Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT) version 2.2
Once again the OffCAT team has shipped a new version (v2.2) that includes some pretty cool features to those found in earlier versions. Hopefully, you will find these features useful and that you...
View ArticleMonitoring Exchange Server 2016 with System Center Operations Manager
As customers prepare to deploy Exchange Server 2016, we are receiving inquiries when the System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Pack for Exchange Server 2016 will be released. The short...
View ArticleDAG Activation Preference Behavior Change in Exchange Server 2016 CU2
Every copy of a mailbox database in a DAG is assigned an activation preference number. This number is used by the system as part of the passive database activation process, and by administrators when...
View ArticleReleased: June 2016 Quarterly Exchange Updates
Today we are announcing the latest set of Cumulative Updates for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2013. In addition to normal fixes to customer reported issues, these releases also include...
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HCW Improvement: The Minimal Hybrid Configuration option
Over the past several years, we have received feedback from all sorts of customers on how the Hybrid Configuration Wizard can be improved. One highly requested piece of feedback has been focused around...
View ArticleReleased: Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator v7.9
Today, we released an updated version of the Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator. This release doesn’t contain many enhancements, but does contain a number of bug fixes, especially in the...
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How to Enable Kerberos Authentication for Accessing Exchange in a Resource...
Consider a hypothetical scenario where Contoso merges with World Wide Importers, and the two combine each others resources. World Wide Importers has Exchange 2016 deployed, so it’s decided that users...
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Preview of Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) for Exchange Online
On-premises Exchange environments support the ability for certain mobile apps to utilize certificate-based authentication (CBA). Today, we are pleased to announce that CBA is available in preview for...
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