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.

Exchange 2013 training in Malaysia


This past week I was in Kuala Lumpur, helping to teach an Exchange 2013 course for HP. It’s been quite a while since I was last in KL when I spoke at Microsoft’s APJ launch of Exchange 5.0 in 1997. … Continue reading

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Exchange Unwashed blog digest October 2013


October began with the Exchange Connections conference in Las Vegas and ended with some thoughts on whether to go to TechEd or MEC next year. In between, I contemplated some of the questions raised by attendees at Exchange Connections as … Continue reading

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Initial experiences with the Nokia Lumia 1020


As many of the gentle readers of this blog might know, I took the plunge into Windows Phone about two years ago when I changed over from my iPhone to use a Nokia Lumia 800. During that time not all … Continue reading

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Exchange 2013 Training


I always find training people about the technical details of Exchange to be an interesting but time-consuming (and draining) activity. Right now I’m in the middle of a set of Exchange 2013 training events where fellow MVP Brian Desmond (more … Continue reading

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Exchange Unwashed Blog Digest September 2013


September was quite an active month because some bad things happened (like the Microsoft Learning decision to cancel some accreditation programs) and preparations were in full swing for the Exchange Connections conference in Las Vegas (from where I write this … Continue reading

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Hello from 38,000 feet


Welcome to a blog post facilitated by Aer Lingus Wi-Fi at 38,000 feet en route from Dublin to Boston, a service provided by T-Mobile. Apparently the connections didn’t work at all two weeks ago so it’s good to have progress. … Continue reading

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Mailbox and High Availability – printed copies now available


I am very happy to announce that printed copies of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Mailbox and High Availability are now available. A Kindle version is also available. I know this because Microsoft Press has just told me that … Continue reading

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Windows 8.1 – an easy upgrade – except for VMware


I’ve just upgraded my HP Envy 17 from Windows 8 Pro to Windows 8.1 Pro RTM and the early signs were that it was the easiest and fastest Windows upgrade that I can remember. Everything went extremely smoothly and nothing … Continue reading

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Would a boycott influence Microsoft Learning?


Microsoft Learning’s (MSL) recent decision to cancel the Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) and Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) programs has spawned a fair amount of commentary and debate. Regretfully, in some cases the discussion barely scratches the surface, probably due to the unfamiliarity of … Continue reading

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Exchange Unwashed Digest: August 2013


August proved to be quite an entertaining month in terms of the topics that were available to be covered in Exchange Unwashed. Here’s my take on the posts: The sad, curious, and brain-dead demise of TechNet subscriptions (August 1): While … Continue reading

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