Exchange Client Network Bandwidth Calculator BETA2
During the Beta phase of the Exchange Client Network Bandwidth Calculator (EXNBC) I hope to release an update every 4-6 weeks. These updates are to provide new features based on feedback and...
View ArticleFOPE: New updates for managing policy rules
Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) customers, we’re listening to your feedback and queries about FOPE — and we’ve got new documentation updates for you. Please check out the improved...
View ArticleCheck out Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell (pre-release)
Wanted to write a quick post about a tool that can help you find and catalogue various PowerShell scripts that are scattered on various online communities or – possibly – your internal company network...
View ArticleMicrosoft Exchange on Twitter: A new hash tag for Exchange
If you've been following the #Exchange hash tag on Twitter, you may have noticed the increasing spammyness of this tag - from tweets about stocks & stock exchanges to cultural exchanges and...
View ArticleExchange Server Deployment Assistant Update for Exchange 2010 SP2 and Office...
We're happy to announce that the Exchange Server Deployment Assistant (ExDeploy) has been enhanced to include support for configuring hybrid deployments using Exchange 2010 SP2 and the Hybrid...
View ArticleDemystifying the CAS Array Object - Part 1
Since its release in 2009, the interest in Exchange 2010 has been fantastic. While working with customers to educate them and prep them for moving to Exchange 2010, we've uncovered some common...
View ArticleDemystifying the CAS Array Object - Part 2
Welcome back! In Demystifying the CAS Array Object - Part 1 we covered these three items to begin demystifying the CAS array object in Exchange Server 2010. A CAS array object does not load balance...
View ArticleGeek Out with Perry on New Exchange Online Functionality
The Exchange team strives to improve our high availability functionality and improve redundancy, particularly in our Exchange Online datacenters. Check out a new episode of Geek Out with Perry where...
View ArticleStorage Validation in A Virtual World
Deploying Exchange can be a challenge. Particularly when you are all ready to validate your servers & storage with Jetstress and you realize that even though we suggest that you should always run...
View ArticleMEC 2012 registration is open!
I hope those of you who signed up for more information already saw the email about Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012 (MEC) registration. The lost conference is back, taking place September 24-26 in...
View ArticleGeek Out With Perry on Mailbox Replication Service (MRS)
Moving mailboxes is an important part of managing an email service. Check out the latest Geek Out with Perry blog and video to gain some deep insights on our approach to moving mailboxes with Mailbox...
View ArticleAD RMS Cryptographic Mode 2 and Exchange 2010 Information Rights Management
In Exchange 2010, we built the Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) integration functionality introduced in Exchange 2007 into a suite of information protection features known as...
View ArticleReleased: v18.9 of the Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator
We've made several bug fixes based on community feedback. Please go to our Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator updates tracking page to see what is in this new version! A blog post...
View ArticleReleased: Update Rollup 2 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2
Earlier today the Exchange CXP team released Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 SP2 to the Download Center. This update contains a number of customer-reported and internally found issues since...
View ArticleReleased: Update Rollup 7 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3
Earlier today the Exchange CXP team released Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 SP3 to the Download Center. This update contains a number of customer-reported and internally found issues since...
View ArticleUpdated Facebook Provider for Outlook Social Connector and Group Policy settings
This post describes an update to the Facebook provider for the Outlook Social Connector and the related policy settings that are available for Administrators. Outlook 2010 includes a feature called the...
View ArticleHow large is my Exchange Offline Address Book (OAB)?
When we perform network bandwidth planning for Exchange deployments we always ask “what is the size of your OAB?” This is important since if you have a large OAB file it can severely affect the amount...
View ArticleReleased: Processor Query Tool v1.1
Properly calculating the SPECint 2006 rate value of your planned mailbox role processors is a critical step in the overall planning and design of your Exchange 2010 architecture. The SPECint 2006 rate...
View ArticleExchange Server Deployment Assistant Update for Exchange 2007 and Office 365...
We're happy to announce that the Exchange Server Deployment Assistant (ExDeploy) now includes support for configuring hybrid deployments using Exchange 2010 SP2 and Exchange 2007 on-premises...
View ArticleIs ARIA ready to make Web 2.0 accessible? The OWA team says "YES!"
Recently, customers who use Outlook Web App (OWA) have been raising the topic of web app accessibility as a top priority. One reason for all the buzz about web application accessibility is due to a...
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