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  • Virtual academies, odd questions, and MCSE recertification

    The nice people at Microsoft Learning, previously famous for their decision to cancel the well-respected (but probably in need of reform) Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) program, have scored another triumph with the MCSE recertification program. The recertification program allows MCSEs to watch a number of Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) modules…

  • New law might make Delve Analytics popular in France

    The news that France plans to ban work email out of hours creates a natural question whether other countries will invoke similar measures to help protect employees from the always-on environment that increasing access to capable mobile devices and ubiquitous network connectivity has created. The answer is probably “No”, on…

  • The end of Exchange Unwashed

    As many of you know, I have written the Exchange Unwashed blog for WindowsITPro.com for about five years. Recently, as a result of a disagreement with Penton Media over the direction that the site is taking, I decided to cease writing the blog. I enjoyed writing the 574 posts covering…

  • Third edition now in review

    The third edition of “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals” has entered an important phase where we have released the text of the book to fellow MVPs and to Microsoft subject matter experts for their review and comment. A good bunch of MVPs who specialize in Exchange, Office 365,  SharePoint, and…

  • Episode #2 of Office 365 Exposed Podcast

    As some of you know, Paul Robichaux and I get together to record an occasional podcast. Originally the podcast was called “Exchange Exposed” but our material has evolved to cover more of Office 365, so it’s now called “Office 365 Exposed”. In any case, last week we were together in…

  • Exchange Unwashed Digest – February 2016

    February is the shortest month of the year so fewer posts usually appear. Here’s what happened last month in the Exchange Unwashed Blog on WindowsITPro.com. Dynamic Office 365 Groups might come with a big cost (Feb 25): I was very happy when Microsoft announced the preview of dynamic Office 365…

  • Second edition of “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals” updated

    We have now released the last update that we plan to make to the 2nd edition of the “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals” eBook. This is not because we intend to leave the material to age gracefully (or not). Instead, we are starting work on the 3rd edition of the…

  • Exchange Unwashed Digest – January 2016

    The New Year brought the normal mix of events that needed to be covered in my Exchange Unwashed Blog on WindowsITPro.com. Here’s what happened during the month. Microsoft fails to communicate over Exchange Online IMAP4 outage (Jan 28): I wonder has any Microsoft executive ever read the text used to…

  • Exchange Unwashed Digest – November 2015

    Here is a digest of the posts that appeared on my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsITPro.com during November 2015. The Thanksgiving holidays distracted some in the U.S., but we kept on trucking along… Building efficient keyword queries for eDiscovery searches in Exchange and SharePoint (Nov 26): These days it’s somewhat strange…

  • Microsoft Cloud Roadshows use “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals”

    I’m pleased to let you know that Microsoft has selected the “Office 365 for Professionals (2nd edition)” eBook for distribution to select attendees who attend the Exchange sessions at the Microsoft Cloud Roadshows that begun in Dallas on November 2 and will terminate in Hong Kong on March 10-11. Microsoft…