Category Archives: Cloud

November posts on WindowsITPro.com

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I know that many of the readers of this fine blog don’t have the chance or the time to keep up to date with the “Exchange Unwashed” blog that I contribute to on WindowsITPro.com (of course, you could subscribe to … Continue reading →

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Fall Exchange Connections wrap-up

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I’m home from the Fall 2011 Exchange Connections conference and have successfully transitioned from the Las Vegas sunshine to the drab wonders of an Irish winter. I’m wondering whether I will be able to readjust back to both the weather … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2010 compliance at Exchange Connections

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I’ve already published an article about the news about Microsoft’s PST capture tool that Ankur Kothari shared at the Fall 2011 Exchange Connections in Las Vegas. Here I’d like to record some of the interesting observations and Q&A interchanges that … Continue reading →

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Exchange General Manager speaks at DevConnections

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Good technology conferences allow attendees to meet movers and shakers in the industry, specifically people who are relevant to the technical interests of the attendees. I think that the Exchange Connections conference has a good record in this respect and … Continue reading →

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Greenwich, Sybari, and debates about PC versus Mac

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Tony Redmond

This past week we (Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I) finished the last in the current series of Exchange 2010 Maestro events. We were in the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich CT, which proved to be a perfectly acceptable location. Attendees … Continue reading →

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Office 365 plans for small companies – unnatural limits?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Microsoft has unwittingly (or not) created a long term problem for me. Right now, I expend the grand sum of EUR6.35 monthly for a single Office 365 Plan P1 subscription. I think that this is terrific value but then again, … Continue reading →

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Office 365 dedicated subscriptions: service descriptions available now, service in 2012

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Microsoft released the service definition documents for the dedicated versions of Office 365 on October 4, 2011. The dedicated subscription plans add to the existing range of “P” (professional and small business) and “E” (enterprise) plans that are available now. … Continue reading →

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Gmail shows Office 365 how to meet a 99.9%+ SLA

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Tony Redmond

The really bad thing about the Office 365 outages in August and September is that the accumulated 330 minutes of downtime means that Microsoft cannot meet its published Service Level Agreement (SLA) of 99.9%. To their credit, Microsoft has already … Continue reading →

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September 2011 wrap-up

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Lots has happened during September, much of which I have covered in other posts. This post serves as a wrap-up for other bits and pieces that I haven’t managed to get to over the month. First, a recommendation for rugby … Continue reading →

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Why Exchange Online Administrators need to understand PowerShell

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Tony Redmond

In my recent review of the free Microsoft Press ebook “Microsoft Office 365: Connect and collaborate virtually anywhere, anytime”, I concluded that the book was a curate’s egg for Exchange administrators. I’m not sure if the analogy worked for readers outside … Continue reading →

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