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  • Analyzing the Office Servers and Services MVP community 2017

    The MVP program (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) is designed to recognize “technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community.” People are always curious about the make-up of the MVP group (including MVPs themselves), so I decided to take a closer look at the section to which I belong.…

  • Fun and Games (and $2220 to be won) at Microsoft Ignite

    Who doesn’t want to win $2220. Well, if you’re attending the Microsoft Ignite conference in Atlanta next week, you can by playing the QTmon game, courtesy of QUADROtech.

  • All about the second Exchange Oscars award ceremony

    The first “Exchange Oscars” happened at MEC 2014 as a way for the Microsoft Exchange product group to come together with the Exchange MVPs and gently roast each other while enjoying some food and drink. Of course, in 2015 MEC succumbed to the Ignite conference and no Oscars were awarded…

  • Announcing “Office 365 for Exchange Professionals”

    The world of technical book publishing is going through a transformation. More information is available than ever before online; software and hardware products evolve faster; people demand up to date knowledge that is also insightful and in-depth. These factors create enormous difficulties for the way that technical books were written,…

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

    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 the sessions delivered on day 2, and some closing thoughts…

  • Exchange Oscars at MEC 2014

    The Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) brings people together who are interested in Exchange and associated products. It’s a great gathering of talent and passion and it provided a suitable time to recognize people who have made contributions to the development of Exchange over the near and long term. The Exchange…

  • Tony Redmond’s Guide to MEC 2014 – MVP Sessions

    I have already shared my recommendations for sessions to attend at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC). Many of these sessions will be given by Microsoft employees, including members of different product development groups. There’s no doubt that great value can be gained from listening to technical information provided by Microsoft (especially…

  • 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 to meet a number of people in person for the…

  • Seat 25G to Seattle

    I’m just back from spending the week in Bellevue and Redmond, where I attended Microsoft’s annual MVP Summit. MVP stands for “Most Valuable Professional” and essentially it’s a group of advocates for Microsoft technology organized by interest. I’m an Exchange MVP and have been since 2003 or thereabouts, but this…