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Author Archives: Tony Redmond
Controlling problematic iOS6.1 devices
Reflecting the large number of iPhones and iPads that are connected to Exchange mailboxes via ActiveSync, I received a lot of email after I posted a note on February 7 reporting the problems with excessive transaction log generation that Exchange … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Exchange 2010
Tagged ActiveSync, Get-ActiveSyncDevice, Get-ActiveSyncDeviceStatistics, iOS 6.1, iPad, iPod, Remove-ActiveSyncDevice
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Google flogging a dead horse with Motorola pager patent
For those who follow patent matters, the spat between Google and Microsoft revolving around whether Exchange ActiveSync infringes a Motorola pager patent dating from August 1995 has moved on to Germany, where an associated case is being heard in Mannheim. … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Technology
Tagged EAS, Exchange ActiveSync, Gmail, Google, Motorola Mobility, Patent
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Thoughts on Exchange’s new cumulative update model
Today’s announcement by Microsoft of a new approach to updates for Exchange is welcome in many respects. A new system of cumulative updates issued on a quarterly basis and applied to servers via Exchange’s B2B (build to build) installation program … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Exchange 2013
Tagged CU, Cumulative Update, Exchange 2013, Roll-up Update, RU
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Selecting a companion device for my PC
It’s time to find a more portable device than my current laptop, an HP Envy 17 that I like very much for its design, appearance, large screen and expandability. I replaced the two 500 GB 5,400 rpm drives that came … Continue reading
Posted in Outlook, Technology
Tagged computer, HP ElitePad 900, HP Envy X2, Microsoft Surface Pro, technology, Windows Surface RT
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Exchange Unwashed Digest for January 2013
January seemed to go on forever, or maybe this was just because it was mostly cold, wet, and grey in Ireland (a distressingly usual state of affairs at this time of year). Nevertheless, “Exchange Unwashed” needed to be written, so … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013
Tagged Active Directory, ActiveSync, Exchange 2010 SP1, Exchange 2010 SP3, Exchange 2013, IamMEC, IMAP4, Office 365, Outlook 2013
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Exchange 2013 simplifies DAG management
As I work through the process of understanding Exchange 2013 so that I can write about it for “Microsoft Exchange 2013 Inside Out”, various odd thoughts come into my mind. One of those that recently arrived was that Microsoft has … Continue reading
Bricked Nokia forces reconsideration of available options
Infuriatingly, my Nokia Lumia 800 decided to turn itself into an expensive brick this afternoon whilst playing a podcast. No number of curses, sacred chants, or combination of button pressing could persuade the Lumia to come back to life, so … Continue reading
Exchange, Voicemail, and retention
Have you ever wondered why Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013 support the creation of an explicit default retention tag just for voicemail? Perhaps not, and certainly not if you are not interested in Unified Messaging and voicemail will never darken … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013
Tagged Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, retention policies, Retention tag, Unified Messaging, Voicemail
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Symantec ships Enterprise Vault 10.0.3
When I wrote about some of the problems surrounding Exchange 2013 in “Exchange Unwashed” on January 17, I noted that “The signs are that the Exchange ecosystem is incomplete or not prepared for prime time.” Well, one of the important pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Exchange 2013
Tagged Archiving, Compliance, Exchange 2013, Outlook 2013, SharePoint 2013, Symantec, Symantec Enterprise Vault
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New Store, new memory tuning techniques required
One of the more interesting observations that we will soon be able to make is how well the thoroughly overhauled and rewritten Exchange 2013 Information Store functions in production environments. Of course, there’s the small matter of the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Exchange 2013
Tagged ESE, Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, Information Store, msExchESEParamCacheSizeMax
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