BES 5.0.2 and Exchange 2010 SP1

BES 5.0.2 adds Exchange 2010 SP1 support, but a KB article warns of issues when public folders are not enabled.

October 5, 2010 · 1 min · Mike Crowley

MVP Award

Announcing my Microsoft MVP award, thanking the community for their visits and support.

October 1, 2010 · 1 min · Mike Crowley

Exchange 2010 Certifications

Commenting on Exchange 2010 certifications at SearchExchange.TechTarget.com and inviting community feedback.

September 22, 2010 · 1 min · Mike Crowley

Exchange 2010 SP1 Edge Transport & TMG 2010 SP1 Issue: Fixed

A software update resolves the known incompatibility between Exchange 2010 SP1 Edge Transport and Forefront TMG 2010 SP1.

September 20, 2010 · 1 min · Mike Crowley

Gartner: Exchange 2010 Takes 1st Place

Gartner’s 2010 MarketScope gives Exchange 2010 its only ‘Strong Positive’ rating, citing storage efficiency, HA, and dual deployment options.

August 31, 2010 · 2 min · Mike Crowley

Exchange 2010 SP1 Hotfix Prerequisites

The Exchange 2010 SP1 installer requires several prerequisite hotfixes that are not bundled with the service pack. Here’s how to find them and a ZIP with all required updates.

August 27, 2010 · 2 min · Mike Crowley

Exchange 2010 SP1 VHD Download

Microsoft releases a pre-configured VHD for Exchange 2010 SP1, allowing quick testing without manual installation. Requires Hyper-V.

August 26, 2010 · 1 min · Mike Crowley

Exchange 2010 SP1 RTM

Announcing the release of Exchange 2010 SP1 RTM on TechNet.

August 25, 2010 · 1 min · Mike Crowley

Delayed SMTP Acknowledgement

A deep dive into Exchange 2010’s Delayed SMTP Acknowledgement feature, a subset of Shadow Redundancy that protects messages from non-Exchange servers.

July 24, 2010 · 2 min · Mike Crowley

Respect the DAG!

Four commonly overlooked best practices when setting up Exchange 2010 DAGs: managing cluster accounts, static IPs, and renaming networks.

July 2, 2010 · 3 min · Mike Crowley