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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.

Exchange Oscars at MEC 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Tony Redmond

The Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) brings people together who are interested in Exchange and associated products. It’s a great gathering of talent and passion and it provided a suitable time to recognize people who have made contributions to the development … Continue reading →

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SQL 2014’s link to Exchange 4.0

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Tony Redmond

It was nice to read the memories of ex-Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Hal Berenson in a post about SQL 2014’s delayed durability feature. Like me, Hal used to work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), where he specialized on database engineering. He tells … Continue reading →

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Tony Redmond’s Guide to MEC 2014 – Slicing and dicing the data

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Tony Redmond

One of the worse things that can happen at a technology conference is to turn up for a session that you really want to attend only to find that the room is packed out and you can’t even get inside … Continue reading →

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What caused the crippling of Exchange 2013 modern public folders?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Now that the initial fuss about the limitations that recently emerged for Exchange 2013’s modern public folders has subsided (but just a little), cooler minds turn to thinking about why these limitations exist. After all, there doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading →

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User interfaces are no way to assess Google vs Office 365

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Tony Redmond

I’m always interested when companies put their technologists forward as the public face of the company’s expertise in different areas. The idea is that the technologist will wow the readership with deep insights into technology that causes the readers to … Continue reading →

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Tony Redmond’s Guide to MEC 2014 – MVP Sessions

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Tony Redmond

I have already shared my recommendations for sessions to attend at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC). Many of these sessions will be given by Microsoft employees, including members of different product development groups. There’s no doubt that great value can be … Continue reading →

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When experts disagree, Exchange deployments stumble

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Tony Redmond

I seldom leap in to criticize people who write about Exchange because a) everyone is perfectly entitled to their own opinion about technology (good or bad as that might be) and b) it’s up to the reader of any article … Continue reading →

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OneNote suddenly got a lot more useful

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Tony Redmond

The March 17 launch of OneNote for Mac received a lot of publicity, if only a fraction of what you can expect if Microsoft makes the expected announcement about the availability of Office for the iPad on March 27 (the same … Continue reading →

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Talking Exchange 2013 on RunAs Radio

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Last week I chatted with Richard Campbell, the genial host of RunAs Radio, about the release of Exchange 2013 SP1, why companies wait for the first service pack to appear before they consider deploying a Microsoft server application, the best … Continue reading →

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Tony Redmond’s Guide to MEC 2014 sessions

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Happy St. Patrick’s Day… Some of you have been kind enough to ask what sessions I will be attending at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC). I assume this is because you don’t want to bump into me, which is totally … Continue reading →

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