Category Archives: Exchange

Exchange Unwashed Digest – May 2014

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Tony Redmond

May 2014 brought a TechEd North America event and produced some interesting news from that conference. But there was lots of other stuff to discuss during the month. Here’s what I published on my Exchange Unwashed blog on WindowsITPro.com. Learning about … Continue reading →

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The odd case of Chrome and the disappearing Office 365 mailboxes

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Tony Redmond

As some of you know, I use Office 365 for my production email service. I also use SharePoint and Lync, but email is often the reason why people move to a paid-for cloud service. You might be surprised that I … Continue reading →

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Some factors that make it much easier to introduce new features in the cloud

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Tony Redmond

As you’re probably aware, Microsoft uses the same code base to deliver both Exchange 2013 on-premises and Exchange Online. New builds are generated from the base and first appear in Exchange Online and later in a quarterly cumulative update. It … Continue reading →

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New technology changes comparison between on-premises and cloud software

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Tony Redmond

When cloud services first became available, it was said that the most dangerous weapon in IT was the article in an airline magazine that attracted the attention of a CIO to a cheap monthly payment per user. Enthused by the … Continue reading →

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Enterprise-grade cloud services are the new battleground between Microsoft and Google

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Tony Redmond

The first day of any large vendor-centric technology conference is invariably accompanied by a great deal of hype as the vendor takes full opportunity to strut their stuff and spread the good news. Keynotes full of bold new announcements are … Continue reading →

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Selecting mailbox migration software

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Tony Redmond

I am asked on a fairly regular basis to recommend software to migrate data from different systems to Exchange (either on-premises or cloud). I don’t want to endorse any software in any way, but I think it worthwhile to set down … Continue reading →

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The end of Exchange? I don’t think so…

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Tony Redmond

“Be afraid”, be very afraid”… is the opening of a blog post by Scott Cameron, an account strategist for Microsoft, titled “Office 365: The End of Exchange?” It’s an odd post that combines a fair element of truth with some … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest – April 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Tony Redmond

If only because it started with the last two days of the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC), April 2014 was quite a month for the Exchange community. Here’s what I discussed during the month in my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsITPro.com. … Continue reading →

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Whoops – there goes my domain controller during an Exchange update

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Tony Redmond

What to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon? Ah, let’s go and update some Exchange 2013 servers with a new build. Just the thing to do so as to be able to avoid the plaintive cries of “the grass needs … Continue reading →

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How not to request a product review

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Like many of my fellow Microsoft MVPs, I regularly receive messages from software vendors requesting me to review their products. This is not unexpected as it’s perfectly reasonable for vendors to seek reaction and feedback about their work from people … Continue reading →

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