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

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

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

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

The O365 has updated the clutter service stance on when it will be disabled. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Outlook-Blog/Update-on-Focused-Inbox-and-our-plans-for-Clutter/ba-p/136448 This is good news for people that like using the clutter feature.

I created this PowerShell module awhile ago to help O365 Administrators sign into the their online tenant services using simple verb-noun single command lets (cmdlets). While the general O365 PowerShell (PS) sign-in process is straight forward by itself, there are several lines of PS code that need to be combined and executed each and every

Ran into a customer having this issue: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140747/only-a-subset-of-items-are-synchronized-in-shared-mailboxes-or-public Thus, wanted people to know, that there are work arounds, if you are having uses in Outlook, that are not seeing all sync’d items. The good news, there are some registry values you can adjust. And never forget, any registry values, can be controlled via Group Policy

Microsoft Certification tests are a good way for people to demonstrate their knowledge to others. I just completed my Messaging Administration certificate, which currently is two tests: MS-200 and MS-201. Yes, there are many different accreditation paths available to people and many choices in the IT field. It’s not always best to just have lots

I'd recommend you setup an RSS feed process with your favorite web site(s). This allows you to simply get a message in your e-mail inbox whenever a site you follow updates their content. I recently added an RSS feed option to this blog site. For WordPress hosted sties, like this one, all you need to

Mark Nivens created this HealthChecker.ps1 file for Exchange servers for your on premises environment. This script checks various configuration items on the Exchange server to make sure they match the recommendations published in the "Exchange 2013 Sizing and Configuration Recommendations" guidance on TechNet. It also reports on Operating System and hardware information. You can run it remotely against a single