Exchange Best Practices: Deploying Multi-Role Servers
When deploying new Exchange servers it is a best practice to deploy multi-role servers. The term multi-role may cause confusion for some people, so to be clear: For Exchange Server 2016, multi-role is...
View ArticlePreparing for Hybrid Deployment with Exchange and Office 365
I’ve previously discussed the different migration methods for Office 365, and the benefits of a Hybrid deployment. In this article, I’ll prepare my Exchange organization for Hybrid deployment. The...
View ArticleCreating a Hybrid Configuration with Exchange and Office 365
In the last part of this series we looked at preparing for Hybrid deployment with Office 365. In this article we’re going to create the Hybrid configuration between the on-premises Exchange...
View ArticleExchange Best Practices: Mailbox Storage Quotas
Applying storage quotas to Exchange Server mailboxes is a best practice. The trend for Exchange Server in recent years is towards larger mailboxes. Email is a heavily used application, users are...
View ArticleAdding New Email Addresses for Multiple Mailbox Users
Email addresses are an ever changing requirement for many organizations, particularly when mergers, acquisitions, or re-branding exercises are under way. Naturally this is something that falls on the...
View Article.NET Framework 4.6.1 and Exchange Compatibility
The Microsoft Exchange team has issued a warning to customers to not install .NET Framework 4.6.1 on Exchange servers. We wanted to post a quick note to call out that since yesterday, the .NET...
View ArticleConfiguring the TLS Certificate Name for Exchange Server Receive Connectors
How to correctly configure the TlsCertificateName on Exchange Server receive connectors to allow SMTP clients to securely authenticate without errors.
View ArticleUsing Exchange Transport Rules to Add Email Signatures to Messages
Why using transport rules for email signatures and disclaimers may not give you the results you're hoping for.
View ArticleExchange Analyzer V0.1.2-Beta.3 Released
We're pleased to release v0.1.2-Beta.3 of Exchange Analyzer, containing mostly bug fixes and report format improvements.
View ArticlePodcast Episode 14: Skype for Business with Justin Morris
In this episode of the Exchange Server Pro Podcast I'm joined by Justin Morris of Modality Systems to talk about Skype for Business.
View ArticleMonitoring Exchange Server Health with Amazon Web Services Route 53
How to set up health checks and alarms for Exchange Server services using Amazon Web Services Route 53.
View ArticleTesting a New Exchange Hybrid Configuration with Office 365
How to test Hybrid functionality between an on-premises Exchange Server organization and Exchange Online in Office 365.
View ArticleAre You Interested in More PowerShell Q&A?
Announcing a new PowerShell Q&A section for Exchange Server Pro, answering your PowerShell-related questions.
View ArticleSwitching Hybrid Mail Flow to Use Exchange Online Protection for Inbound Email
How to cut over inbound mail flow for a Hybrid configuration to use Exchange Online Protection for anti-spam and anti-virus protection.
View ArticleExchange Best Practices: SPF Records
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) allows email administrators to reduce email spoofing of their domain by implementing special DNS records.
View ArticleExchange Best Practices: Non-Provisionable Mobile Devices
In Exchange Server and Exchange Online the default mobile device mailbox policy allows non-provisionable ActiveSync devices to connect, which is not recommended for security reasons.
View ArticleRedirect Outbound Emails to a New Email Address
How to use an Exchange Server transport rule to redirect emails that are being sent to the wrong address.
View ArticleSlow Installation of Exchange Server Updates on Windows Server 2012 R2
Customers who are installing Exchange updates on Windows Server 2012 R2 may notice an increased install time of 50% or more.
View ArticleFebruary 2016 Updates for Exchange Server 2016/2013/2010/2007
Microsoft has released new cumulative updates and update rollups in February 2016 for all supported versions of Exchange Server.
View ArticleInstalling Cumulative Updates on Exchange Server 2016
This tutorial will guide you through the step by step process for installing cumulative updates for Exchange Server 2016.
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