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Category Archives: Exchange 2013
Why even bulletproofed Exchange ActiveSync is no guarantee of future iOS client happiness
A comment posted to my post wondering whether Apple’s release of iOS 6.1.2 would provide a long-term fix for the problem that causes excessive transaction log growth on Exchange servers (without introducing any new problems) asked a pertinent question: “Maybe … Continue reading
iOS problems continue, good tip about VM deduplication, and the MVP Summit
Apple’s continuing struggle to make iOS work properly with Exchange was a prominent topic of discussion last night when some Exchange MVPs assembled for dinner. We’re in Redmond for the annual MVP Summit run by Microsoft and I was delighted … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, Office 365
Tagged Exchange 2013 Inside Out, iOS 6, iOS book, Jeff Guillet, Microsoft Press, MVP, Paul Robichaux, Steve Goodman
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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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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
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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Exchange 2013 Alerts
I’ve been critical about the features that have been dropped from the new browser-based Exchange Administration Center (EAC) console in Exchange 2013 when compared to its Exchange Management Console (EMC) predecessor as used by Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010. I’ve … Continue reading
Exchange Unwashed Digest for December 2012
I’m a tad remiss in posting the December 2012 digest for my “Exchange Unwashed” blog that appears on WindowsITPro.com. My only excuse is that I’ve been busy working on chapters for Exchange 2013 Inside Out (Volume 1 – Volume 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Exchange, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, Office 365, Outlook
Tagged ActiveSync, Exchange 2010 SP2 RU5, Exchange 2013, Exchange Unwashed, Office 365, Outlook 2010, WindowsITPro
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