Hello from Microsoft Ignite (2016 edition)
We are kicking off another Microsoft Ignite conference, this time in Atlanta, Georgia. You are welcome to tune into the live stream for keynote presentations starting at 8:30 AM EDT. Action packed week...
View ArticleOn-Premises Architectural Requirements for the REST API
In the near future, hybrid customers will be able to take advantage of the REST APIs for both Office 365 and on-premises mailboxes. The REST APIs (Mail, Calendar, and Contact APIs), simplify...
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...
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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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Looking back at Microsoft Ignite 2016
We had a lot of fun last week, with hundreds of sessions that covered vast variety of Microsoft services and products. If you were there – we hope that it was time well spent for you! We had many...
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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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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Tip: a few useful PowerShell scripts for Exchange and Office 365 Admins
Recently there has been some helpful activity over on the Microsoft Script Center for Exchange and Office 365 administrators. Here are 3 scripts that we wanted to call out, as well as a bit of an...
View ArticleOh look, it’s a Public Folders survey!
Seeing that we have been busily working on various things related to Public Folder migration options recently, we wanted to ask you to help us get an updated view of what your migrations plans for...
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Migration to Modern Public Folders – Notes from the Field
In this blog post I wanted to go through the documented TechNet process for migrating legacy public folders to Exchange 2013/2016, expanded with real world guidance gained from field support. I have...
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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 ArticleManaging Focused Inbox in Office 365 and Outlook
Focused Inbox—focus on the emails that matter most For many, the inbox is the command center for their day. It’s the way to keep track of what is going on and what needs to get done. Outlook’s Focused...
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The Hybrid Mesh
During the recent Microsoft Ignite conference I heard questions related to hybrid and partner free/busy relationships quite often, so I wanted to write about it. This scenario applies to companies with...
View ArticleTop 10 Moments in 20 Years of Exchange Server
During the recent Microsoft Ignite conference, we had a party celebration of 20 years of Exchange Server. It was great fun and very dignified, of course. During the said celebration, there was a great...
View ArticleActive Directory Forest Functional Levels for Exchange Server 2016
Our September 2016 release blog included a statement that is causing some confusion with customers. The confusion relates to our support of Windows Server 2016 with Exchange Server 2016. The blog...
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Change in behavior for delicensed Exchange Online users
Several weeks ago, we enabled a new Office 365 feature to some tenants where the removal of the Exchange License didn’t immediately mail disable the user and disconnected the mailbox. The new behavior...
View ArticleConfigure rich document collaboration using Exchange Server 2016, Office...
This document explains the configuration steps needed to get rich document collaboration working between Exchange Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2016, and Office Online Server, in your On-Premises...
View ArticleUpdate on Windows Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2016
We wanted to raise your attention to an issue that some customers have reported running Exchange Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016. Crashes of the IIS (W3WP.exe) process have been reported causing...
View ArticleMulti-Factor Authentication in Exchange and Office 365
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), which includes Two-factor authentication (2FA), in Exchange Server and Office 365, is designed to protect against account and email compromise. Microsoft has...
View ArticleHelp us test Exchange public folder migrations to Office 365 Groups
If you are using Public Folders (legacy or Modern) and would like to migrate some of them to Office 365 Groups, we are working on a solution for that. We are starting with the migration of Calendar...
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