Recently, I had a chance to chat with Richard Campbell and Greg Hughes on the popular RunAS Radio Show. The topic was Information Rights Management and how it relates to Exchange Server. This was also a feature I demonstrated on stage at the Exchange Connections event in Orlando earlier this year. If you’re not sure what IRM is or does, or if you wish to learn more about it, be sure to tune in on May 4th to listen to show #210! ...
Exchange Connections is an event held twice a year for the purpose of learning about Exchange Server and meeting other professionals working with the technology. It is held alongside several other “Connections” events and has always been a lot of fun! For a list of sessions checkout this link: http://www.devconnections.com/conf/sessions.aspx?s=163 If you’re planning on attending, please come say hello. I will be delivering the following sessions: EXC13: Forefront TMG Client Access Publication and Edge Transport Integration ...
A while back, I complained about the difficulty in obtaining the necessary hotfixes for Exchange 2010’s Service Pack 1. Upon reviewing the “Hotfixes and Security Updates included in Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1” article, I verified that all necessary hotfixes are contained within that service pack. The recommendation is straightforward: if you’re planning on installing Exchange 2010 SP1, installing Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 first may save you considerable time.
Detailed installation guide for Forefront Protection Server Management Console 2010, covering restrictions, system requirements, and configuration steps.
A PowerShell script that converts mailboxes to mail-users without losing Exchange custom attributes by capturing and reapplying them during the conversion process.
Part 1 of a series on FPSMC 2010, a centralized management solution for organizations protecting multiple Exchange and SharePoint servers with Forefront.
The Exchange 2010 SP1 IPD guide from Microsoft’s Solution Accelerator team is now in open beta, covering scope, design, sizing, and fault tolerance.
Pointing readers to Steve Goodman’s analysis of Office 365’s impact on Exchange, from Live@EDU to Exchange admin job security.
Microsoft disabled RPC encryption by default in Exchange 2010 SP1 due to customer feedback about Outlook 2003 compatibility issues.
Diagnosing why PCNS stopped syncing passwords to Live@EDU: the root cause was Domain Users nested under Print Operators, triggering AdminSDHolder to stamp adminCount on all student accounts.