Author Archives: Tony Redmond

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About Tony Redmond

Lead author for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook and writer about all aspects of the Office 365 ecosystem.

Formatting the “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals” eBook

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Tony Redmond

The last stage in our preparations to launch “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals” on May 4 at the Microsoft Ignite conference has centered on formatting the eBook. Those who buy a copy will be able to download PDF and EPUB versions. … Continue reading →

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Fixing a “FailedAndSuspended” content index for an Exchange 2013 database

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Tony Redmond

For space reasons, this text is another bit that was cut out of my Exchange 2013 Inside Out: Mailbox and High Availability book. FWIW, here it is… Imagine my annoyance when I ran the Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus cmdlet on a test Exchange 2013 server … Continue reading →

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Preparing to launch “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals”

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Tony Redmond

As you might know, we closed off the formal writing phase for “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals” on April 15 to be sure that we would have books available for the first day of the Microsoft Ignite conference in Chicago … Continue reading →

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The cloud means the demise of the traditional file server

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Tony Redmond

One of the most obvious aspects of the adoption of cloud technology over the last few years is the growing amount of storage available at little or no cost to end users. A good example is the way that Office … Continue reading →

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Office 365 for Exchange Professionals: The book is built!

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Tony Redmond

I’ve been asked what exactly is in Office 365 for Exchange Professionals, the eBook designed to help Exchange on-premises administrators understand how to transition workload to the cloud. Well, as the eBook has been built to be ready for distribution … Continue reading →

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Exchange/Office 365 MVP sessions at Ignite

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Tony Redmond

Many people have asked me to recommend some sessions to go to at Microsoft Ignite (a good planning tool to build your own schedule is available online). With nearly 800 sessions to select from over five days, there’s enough going … Continue reading →

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Ignite sessions and after-hours events

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Tony Redmond

Microsoft’s Ignite conference takes place in Chicago from May 4-8. I will be presenting twice. During the first session, I’ll examine the path taken to move workload from Exchange on-premises deployments to Office 365, including a discussion about the bumps … Continue reading →

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Slipping standards in how Office 365 is reported and analyzed in the technology press

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Tony Redmond

Those who observe the way that news is reported about developments in the Office 365 space might be uncomfortably aware that standards are slipping. The basic problem is that once Microsoft posts some information about a product announcement or other … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest March 2015

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Tony Redmond

March 2015 was a busy month, if only because I was heads-down writing content for the “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals” eBook that is scheduled for launch at Microsoft Ignite in Chicago next month. At this point it’s a matter … Continue reading →

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Cloud services: losing control over the small things

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Tony Redmond

A number of interesting UI changes occurred inside Office 365 in the recent past that caused discomfort to some people who don’t really like change. Cue a torrent of protest in places like the Office 365 IT Network, much to the … Continue reading →

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