Author: Mike O'Neill

Azure | Exchange

Does Exchange Server 2016 or 2013 allow the use of the Windows Server 2016 cluster CLOUD WITNESS feature?
ByMike O'Neill June 4, 2019June 22, 2019

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/deploy-cloud-witness No, neither version supports the cloud witness option. However, Exchange Server does fully support an Exchange File Share Witness server in Azure. If you choose this option, you’ll need a writable Domain Controller and a Windows Server to host up the File Share Witness directory. The reason for a Windows Server for the FSW,…

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Tips and Tricks

RunAs Radio: Tips and Tricks
ByMike O'Neill May 27, 2019June 22, 2019

I was interviewed on ‘RunAs Radio’ which was posted on March 4th, 2015 with a 30 minute discussion about free tools for the IT professional. RunAs Radio is a weekly Internet Audio Talk Show for IT Professionals working with Microsoft products. RunAs Radio was launched on April 11, 2007 with a node from its sister show, .NET Rocks!, which…

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Exchange | Tips and Tricks

Q: Can you reduce the amount of memory Exchange is allowed to use on a physical server?
ByMike O'Neill May 20, 2019June 22, 2019

A: Yes Sometimes customers wish to use certain hardware for installing the Exchange Server application that already has a specific amount of RAM in place, and that RAM is not within the current recommended range for Exchange. Can you make this change at the hardware level and not have to take out the RAM? Yes,…

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O365 | Outlook

Spam notification message
ByMike O'Neill May 13, 2019June 22, 2019

I’ve run into this a couple of times now with customers, consequently thought I’d finally get around to writing a blog post. The question is, can spam notifications be sent less than once a day? What are we talking about. In Exchange online, there is a notification message that is sent to users’ mailboxes periodically,…

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Notes from the Field

FieldNote: Backhoe = cable breaker
ByMike O'Neill May 6, 2019June 22, 2019

Any time I’m heading out to lunch and see a back hoe digging, I think ‘cable breaker’. Sure enough, ran into a customer, they had 200’ of fiber torn up as the street was being worked on during construction. I think it’s a rule/law to note wherever a gas line is buried in the ground….

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Outlook

One stop page for Outlook updates
ByMike O'Neill April 29, 2019June 22, 2019

It’s getting harder and harder to stay up with all the changes in technology, but once in a while, a single landing place appears, which leads to the ever-updating Outlook product page: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Fixes-or-workarounds-for-recent-issues-in-Outlook-for-Windows-ecf61305-f84f-4e13-bb73-95a214ac1230 The is page is maintained by the Microsoft Outlook support engineers. While there are lots of internet pages to monitor and watch, this…

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Documentation | Exchange | Tips and Tricks

Exchange online preservation policy summary
ByMike O'Neill April 22, 2019June 22, 2019

I love the cloud, yet sometimes it is not easy to keep up with the ever-changing topology. With the quickness and agility of O365 and the amazing new tools and processes, it’s an exciting time but one you must keep up with on all the changes. This article is written to help clear up some…

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Exchange | Tips and Tricks

RunAs Radio: Exchange team blog site
ByMike O'Neill April 15, 2019June 22, 2019

I was Interviewed on RunAs Radio on May 7th, 2014 with a 30 minute discussion about the Exchange Team Blog site and Exchange technology in general. RunAs Radio is a weekly Internet Audio Talk Show for IT Professionals working with Microsoft products. The full range of IT topics is covered from a Microsoft-centric viewpoint. RunAs Radio was launched on April…

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Notes from the Field

FieldNote: Palm pilot double side taped to server
ByMike O'Neill April 8, 2019June 22, 2019

An IT staff member found a Palm Pilot stuck to the underside of a server. It was held there with double sided tape and had a cord running out of the device. The engineer followed the cord, found out it was plugged into the core network switch in the data center. It was packet sniffing network traffic that was…

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Uncategorized

Grammarman to the rescue
ByMike O'Neill April 1, 2019June 22, 2019

I thought I would share this cartoon to help lighten the conversation when people incorrectly use the term ‘on premise’ when they mean ‘on premises’. I know English is not everyone’s first language, but I believe we can empower everyone to be better at not only technology but also at human communications. And don’t forget…

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