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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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Outlook for Mac and public folder access
Exchange Server 2013 introduced modern public folders and also shift in the way clients access the public folders. Ever since, the Outlook for Mac client had limited or no support for public folders....
View ArticleExchange On-Premises TAP Program accepting nominations
We are excited to re-announce that the Exchange On-Premises TAP Program is accepting nominations! The purpose of this post is to provide you with the opportunity to nominate your company for the...
View ArticleVSSTester script updated – troubleshoot Exchange 2013, 2010 and 2016 database...
Just wanted to let you know that the VSSTester script has now been updated to version 1.2. The main feature in this version is that the script now supports Exchange 2016 servers. To read more about...
View ArticleHelp us test Exchange 2013/2016 to Exchange Online public folder migration
Right on the heels of our recent TAP program announcement, we wanted to see if there are customers who would like to help us validate migration of modern public folders from Exchange 2013/2016 to...
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Migrate traditional Distribution Groups to Office 365 Groups
Over the past few months, customers are increasing both the number of Office 365 Groups created and average monthly usage. It’s great to see customers getting value out of the service. If you are using...
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Important notice for Office 365 email customers who have configured connectors
Note: This post, originally published in March, got accidentally re-published on 8/23/16 when updating step 5 below. We are leaving it published as a reminder to our customers as the time for this...
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Deprecating support for SmartScreen in Outlook and Exchange
What are we announcing? On November 1, 2016, Microsoft will stop generating updates for the SmartScreen spam filters in Exchange Server 2016 and earlier (2013, 2010, 2007), Outlook 2016 for Windows and...
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Introducing the Mailbox Recovery Troubleshooter
Troubleshooter There are times when the deletion of a user account or a mailbox needs to be undone. It could be that you accidentally deleted the wrong user or maybe you are not really sure what...
View ArticleReleased: September 2016 Quarterly Exchange Updates
Today we are announcing the latest set of Cumulative Updates for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2013. These releases include fixes to customer reported issues and updated functionality....
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Released: Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator 8.3
Today, we released an updated version of the Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator. This release focuses around two specific enhancements. Exchange 2016 designs now take into account the CU3...
View ArticleHelp us test large scale Exchange public folder migrations to Exchange Online
We are on a roll! Following our recent migration program announcement, we wanted to see if there are customers who would like to help us validate migration of larger scale public folders from Exchange...
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Introducing the Mailbox Recovery Troubleshooter
Troubleshooter There are times when the deletion of a user account or a mailbox needs to be undone. It could be that you accidentally deleted the wrong user or maybe you are not really sure what...
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