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Sizing Exchange 2013 Deployments

By Chris On May 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Exchange Server

The Exchange Team recently released some great guidance on how to size Exchange 2013 deployments. I think this is a really comprehensive post and as expected, the guidance is in favour of multi-role deployments. There is no “calculator” spread sheet out yet, however we should see one released soon. Read the

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Exchange 2013 CU1 Released!

By Chris On April 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Exchange Server

Following the release of Exchange 2010 SP3 in February, the Exchange Team have announced the release of Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 1 (CU1). CU1 does include some new features, including *some* access Public Folder content through Outlook Web App but I think it is fair to say that legacy coexistence [...]

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Exchange Server and the Reverse Proxy

By Chris On March 27, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Exchange Server, Forefront TMG, ISA Server

Ever since Microsoft announced that Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 will be discontinued, I have had many customers ask me “What should we use as a reverse proxy for Exchange?”. This question has sparked many heated debates among colleagues and customers alike. To be fair, this announcement may have come as a [...]

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iOS 6.1.2 Software Update – Fixes Exchange calendar bug

By Chris On February 20, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Exchange Server

Looks like Apple finally released an update to fit the exchange calendar bug

 

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Apple iOS 6.1 devices causing increased resource consumption in Exchange Server 2010

By Chris On February 14, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Exchange Server

Update: iOS 6.1.2 resolves this problem

I have see a lot of reports lately about the Apple iOS 6.1 bug effecting organisations using Exchange 2010. The problem appears to occur when a user using a Apple device (iPad, iPhone, etc) with iOS 6.1 responds to [...]

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Exchange 2010 SP3 Released!

By Chris On February 13, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Exchange Server

A few moments ago the Microsoft Exchange Team announced the availability of Exchange 2010 SP3. I can’t remember any other service pack that has been as eagerly anticipated as this one, mostly because SP3 will allow coexistence with Exchange 2013 which was released late last year. Unfortunately, it appears that customers [...]

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Exchange 2013 Server Role Architecture

By Chris On January 24, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Exchange Server

In case you missed it, the evolution of hardware has caused an architectural change in Exchange 2013.. gone are the 5 Exchange server roles that we have all come to know and love since Exchange 2007. In Exchange 2013 things are a lot more simple with only two server roles, namely, the Client Access server [...]

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Lync Online 2013 Remote PowerShell

By Chris On January 22, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Cloud, Lync, Office 365

As we are all aware, the next wave of Office 365 is currently in preview and will be available soon. One of the expected (and long awaited) new features is the ability to administer Lync Online via PowerShell, this is something that is lacking in the current release. I was recently working with [...]

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How to check your Office 365 tenant version?

By Chris On January 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Cloud, Office 365

Ever wondered what version of Exchange your tenant is provisioned on? Michael Van Horenbeeck has written quick post on how to determine this. I think this will be really handy in the near future so I wanted to share it.

You can check the version by issuing the following cmd via powershell:

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Exchange 2007 & 2010 problems after installing KB2506146 or KB2506143

By Chris On December 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Exchange Server

Microsoft recently released KB2506146 and KB2506143 as optional updates depending on your which server version you are running (2008 SP2 or 2008 R2 SP1)

The update includes Windows Management Framework 3.0 and more specifically PowerShell 3.0 which is not supported on either Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010. There have been reports of it causing [...]

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