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A summary of Exchange 2013 RTM Cumulative Update 1
A few hours ago, Microsoft (finally) released Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) for Exchange 2013 RTM. Many of us have been waiting for this update as it was the last prerequisite standing in the way of upgrading to Exchange 2013 when you already had Exchange running prior....
Create a function to connect to and disconnect from Exchange Online
[Update 26/03/2013] I wanted to share a quick update to the script with you. Over the past few weeks, I have hitting an issue at some customers that used an outbound authenticating proxy which prevented me from connecting to Exchange Online using the functions from my...
TechDays Belgium Recordings available
Microsoft just released the session recordings from the Belgian TechDays earlier this month in Antwerp, including the session I gave along with Jethro Seghers (Office 365 MVP) : Office 365 Identity Management options | TechNet Video Session abstract: Office 365 offers...
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 has been released!
Microsoft just released the long-anticipated release of Service Pack 3 for Exchange 2010. Many of you have been waiting impatiently for this Service Pack as it brings you one step closer to deploying Exchange 2013! Yes, you read it well: one step closer. As a matter...
New Exchange 2007/2010 Rollup Updates released!
Today, Microsoft released the following updates for Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010: Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Update Rollup 6 (KB2746164) Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 10 (KB2788321) Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Update Rollup 6 This updates contains...
Updating the FriendlyName property of a certificate using PowerShell
Update: you actually *can* update the property (even if it's not there). Seems I was just too blind to notice it earlier. Thanks to Michel De Rooij for pointing this out. In one of my earlier articles, I wrote about how to integrate Office Web Apps with Exchange...
How to check what the version of your tenant is in the cloud (Office 365)
I sometimes get the question how one can verify what the version of Exchange they’re running in the cloud. Although it should be pretty obvious based on the GUI (Exchange 2010 vs. Exchange 2013) and the fact that the latter isn’t generally available yet, it could come...
Join me on January 15th for two Exchange 2013 webcasts!
On January 15th, I will be hosting two webcasts for Microsoft TechNet. Don’t forget to register if you’re looking for more info on Exchange 2013 but haven’t had time catching up yet. 10:00 (GMT+1) - What’s new in Exchange 2013? It's impossible summarize everything...
You get an error: “The <name> connector cycle has stopped. Object with DN <GUID> failed…”
As part of setting up a hybrid configuration between Exchange on-premise and Exchange online (or when configuring Exchange Online Archiving), you also need to setup DirSync. In these scenarios DirSync fulfills an important role as it will also configure the write-back...