EXO Manageability Survey
The Exchange online engineering team would like your feedback on the user interface within O365: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR49eFzv9DqVGqZMZy6mK_45UQVUzS1JGSU9YSU9OMTQxT1VNT0U2Wk5JSy4u
Can you skip CU’s?
The question isn’t can you but should you. What’s a CU? Starting with Exchange Server 2013, the Exchange Product Group (PG) went to a quarterly updating process titled Cumulative Updates. These CU’s literally uninstall and reinstall Exchange when they are applied to a server. This is one reason a CU install process can take several hours. You’ll want to
Is there a free way to setup a test Exchange Server?
Yes. You can leverage Azure for a test period. See this page on how to setup the environment, including a DC and a single Exchange Server. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt733070(v=exchg.160).aspx
Exchange Hybrid Duplicate Mailboxes
Some customers have seen where they can end up with a duplicate mailbox within their hybrid environment. This can cause problems when a user, either on premises or in the cloud, has two mailboxes, one on premises and another one in Exchange Online (EXO). The good news is, there is now a work around. A
Schema administrator has a mailbox
Q: Why does the Schema Admin have a mailbox? A: It’s by design! What? Yes, this is normal behavior for Exchange Server 2013 & 2016. If the account you are using for the install does not have a mailbox, one will be created for that account. Typically, engineers will use an Active Directory (AD) account with a mailbox when
Can’t hold shift and type space with Fall 2018 Win10 update
Some people may have run into an annoyance when typing out shorthand pipes to Select-Object or Where-Object. With the Windows 10 Fall 2018 update, people have noticed an odd issue with PowerShell. It doesn’t happen with the cmd.exe though, while holding down the left-shift key and typing out a command, spaces are not written. In
EXO is safe
With the recent security updates released for all versions of Exchange: Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 1 (KB4471391), VLSC Download Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 12 (KB4471392), Download, UM Lang Packs Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 22 (KB4345836), Download, UM Lang Packs Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 26 (KB4487052), Download, also available on Microsoft Update The question comes
Exchange Server 2019 shorter lifecycle
If you haven’t looked lately, and I know most of us don’t, but of possible interest to many is the Exchange Sever 2019 version only has a 7-year lifecycle. The stated end date of extended support is the same as the 2016 version. Product released Lifecycle start date Mainstream support end date Extended support end
Free Azure student accounts
Q: I’m a student and don’t have access to a credit card, but I want to learn about cloud computing and Azure, is that possible? A: YES! Students can start building your cloud future with Azure. Leverage the power of Azure, with over 25 apps to start to work with and study how the cloud can help you and
Exchange server quarter updates posted early
While the Exchange product group does try and release every 3rd month (March, June, September, December) and 3rd week of that month for quarterly updates, with the chatter about a possible security vulnerability, the Exchange PG is releasing these security fixes for all currently supported Exchange versions as noted on the eHelo blog page. There