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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 2010 SP1 training in Anaheim

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Tony Redmond

Our Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar is now two days through in Anaheim, CA. We’re located in the Sheraton right beside Disneyland (its address is 900 South Disneyland Drive). The hotel is significantly better than the Doubletree that we used in … Continue reading →

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Changes to retention tags in Exchange 2010 SP1

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Tony Redmond

It’s always good to have your material checked by someone who is detail-focused. Over the weekend, Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I have been updating our presentations and other material for the Exchange 2010 Maestro Seminars. In particular, Brian is … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2010 Inside Out: Final chapter emerges from technical review

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Tony Redmond

After some 16 months of work, today I had the distinct pleasure of returning chapter 17 of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out, also available at Amazon.co.uk to Microsoft Press after receiving it late last night from the copy editors. … Continue reading →

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Day three of Exchange Maestro training in Boston

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Tony Redmond

We completed the first Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar in Boston today. Three days of intense training seems to have passed in the blink of an eye. Paul and I are completely shattered by the event and Brian has already left … Continue reading →

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Second day of Exchange Maestro training in Boston

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Tony Redmond

We began day 2 of the Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar with a review of the topics covered in day 1. A spirited discussion occurred about the notion of “backupless” Exchange. In other words, some commentators have advanced the thought that … Continue reading →

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First day of Exchange Maestro training in Boston

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Tony Redmond

Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I commenced our first Exchange 2010 Maestro seminar in Boston today. 41 attendees came along. This was a nice turnout that was helped by some “scholarships” funded by Microsoft and HP (Thanks to both companies!). … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2010 SP1 “maestro” seminars start!

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Tony Redmond

This is a big week for Paul Robichaux and myself because we start our first Exchange 2010 SP1 “maestro” seminar in Boston on Wednesday morning; we then follow things up with a similar event in Anaheim from Monday to Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Games in Paris and Toulon

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Tony Redmond

I’ve just returned from a swing through France where I was the TV Match Official (TMO) for games in Paris (Stade Francais v Crociati Rugby in the Amlin Challenge Cup) and Toulon (Toulon v Ospreys in the Heineken Cup). These were … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2010 problems due to insufficient access to Active Directory

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Tony Redmond

Like every version since Exchange 2000, Exchange 2010 has a huge dependency on Active Directory. Essentially, if you don’t deploy and manage Active Directory in the right way, you have little or no chance of being successful with an Exchange … Continue reading →

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On email conversations

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Tony Redmond

The email gods have spoken and Google has listened: Gmail now allows you to turn off conversation mode and display items in folders in the same way that clients have done since the year dot. The announcement was made on … Continue reading →

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