Month: January 2020

How to control O365 licensed products

I’ve had this conversation at least once a week for the past several months. Customers ask, how can they use PowerShell scripts to assign/control O365 licensing workloads assigned to end users? Don’t use a script, use Azure group-based licensing. The problem with a script is, you must assign all workloads, then remove the ones you

Can an Exchange DAG (2010 or higher) run on two different virtual platforms?

Yes, it would be supported. Any supported virtualization product on this list is supported: https://www.windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx From an Exchange perspective, it wouldn’t care what it rides on. You can mix and match all day long, as long as the Exchange versions are consistent. In fact, the Exchange role requirements calculator doesn’t even care about virtualization, the

Exchange Server important dates

Just a reminder, Exchange Server versions have some important dates coming up: Exchange Server 2010 support will end on January 14, 2020 October 14, 2020 is the new date: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/enterprise/exchange-2010-end-of-support Exchange Server 2013 has now entered extended support and that will end April 11, 2023 Exchange Server 2016 extended support ends October 14, 2025 Exchange

To virtualize the PDCe or not to virtualize the PDCe…

The question isn’t can you, but should you virtualize the Primary Domain Controller emulator (PDCe) FMSO role holder. And of course, the answer is, ‘It depends’. Of course it does, why wouldn’t it be black or white? Because there are too many options to consider. Finding the PDCe: There are a few different ways to