Category Archives: Office 365

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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What Microsoft needs to do to fix modern public folders

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Tony Redmond

The amiable Kanika Ramji, program manager for Exchange public folders, might have gulped a little when she saw the packed crowd at the “Experts Unplugged” session covering Exchange’s longest-lasting and most-persistent collaboration technology at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) on … Continue reading →

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The colorful side of MEC 2014: All the stuff that makes a conference

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Tony Redmond

What can I say about the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) that recently finished in Austin? Lots of blogs and other comments have already been posted, including my assessment of the messages contained in the day 1 keynote, the splendor of … Continue reading →

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Tony Redmond’s Guide to MEC 2014 – Slicing and dicing the data

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Tony Redmond

One of the worse things that can happen at a technology conference is to turn up for a session that you really want to attend only to find that the room is packed out and you can’t even get inside … Continue reading →

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