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.

Selecting mailbox migration software

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Tony Redmond

I am asked on a fairly regular basis to recommend software to migrate data from different systems to Exchange (either on-premises or cloud). I don’t want to endorse any software in any way, but I think it worthwhile to set down … Continue reading →

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The end of Exchange? I don’t think so…

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Tony Redmond

“Be afraid”, be very afraid”… is the opening of a blog post by Scott Cameron, an account strategist for Microsoft, titled “Office 365: The End of Exchange?” It’s an odd post that combines a fair element of truth with some … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Windows Phone 8.1 update

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Tony Redmond

It’s been two weeks since I took Paul Thurrott’s advice to upgrade my Nokia Lumia 1020 to Windows Phone 8.1 (the developer pre-release). In that time I have roamed from Ireland to France and Italy and the phone has functioned … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest – April 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Tony Redmond

If only because it started with the last two days of the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC), April 2014 was quite a month for the Exchange community. Here’s what I discussed during the month in my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsITPro.com. … Continue reading →

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Whoops – there goes my domain controller during an Exchange update

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Tony Redmond

What to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon? Ah, let’s go and update some Exchange 2013 servers with a new build. Just the thing to do so as to be able to avoid the plaintive cries of “the grass needs … Continue reading →

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How not to request a product review

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Like many of my fellow Microsoft MVPs, I regularly receive messages from software vendors requesting me to review their products. This is not unexpected as it’s perfectly reasonable for vendors to seek reaction and feedback about their work from people … Continue reading →

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Noise-cancelling headphones and laptop woes

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Reading the Forbes.com review of the Bose QuietComfort 20 in-ear headphones, I am reminded quite how good these headphones are.  The review goes into a level of technical detail that audiophiles will enjoy. All I can say is that I … Continue reading →

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What Microsoft needs to do to fix modern public folders

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Tony Redmond

The amiable Kanika Ramji, program manager for Exchange public folders, might have gulped a little when she saw the packed crowd at the “Experts Unplugged” session covering Exchange’s longest-lasting and most-persistent collaboration technology at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) on … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest: March 2014

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Tony Redmond

March 2014 saw a lot of preparatory effort for the Microsoft Exchange Conference in Austin, which took place at the end of the month. However, before we got to MEC, we had to cope with a late breaking bug for … Continue reading →

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The colorful side of MEC 2014: All the stuff that makes a conference

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Tony Redmond

What can I say about the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) that recently finished in Austin? Lots of blogs and other comments have already been posted, including my assessment of the messages contained in the day 1 keynote, the splendor of … Continue reading →

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