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The tasks an IT organization is charged with constantly change, but the tasks themselves are often influenced by trends -- often just hype -- in the market. As trends come and go, organizations can either act upon them or let them pass by. One technology trend that...
My journey to a new home lab…
Almost two years ago now, I bought myself a new – what I thought was at that time – a “real” home lab. The components I bought back then were similar to what MVP Jeff Guillet had described on his blog:...
Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s devices & services business
A few hours ago, the news hit the world that Microsoft is about to acquire Nokia’s devices & services business and it’s going to license Nokia’s patents and mapping services. Honestly, I can’t say that I’m surprised. Microsoft and Nokia have been working closely...
Why I think you should attend IT Connections in Las Vegas
You might probably wonder why I’m writing this article; why on Earth would I try to convince you to attend this conference? Well, first let me start by telling you that it’s NOT because I’m one of the speakers ~ though if that were a reason to attend, I would be...
Book review: “Microsoft Exchange Server 2013: Design, Deploy and Deliver an Enterprise Messaging Solution”
When I went through my MCSM rotation, back in June, Neil Johnson (MSFT) – who was one of the instructors – mentioned he, along with Nathan Winters (MSFT) and Nicolas Blank (MCM, MVP), had a book coming up shortly. Knowing all three of them personally, I immediately...
Microsoft is retiring the MCSM/MCA Program…
After having written about my experience of going through the MCSM program, I couldn’t resist writing down about how I feel about Microsoft’s latest decision to kill the MCSM/MCA program. For those who aren’t fully up to date about what happened, let me enlighten you...
Microsoft rereleases MS13-061 Security Update for Exchange 2013
After last weeks debacle where the Security Update MS13-061 went (really) bad and had to be pulled, Microsoft rereleased the update today. This new version – let’s call it v2 for a change (notice the sarcasm here) – contains a minor change; albeit one that makes a...
Microsoft releases a bunch of Rollup- and Security updates for Exchange
Moments ago, Microsoft released a bunch of Rollup Updates and (critical) security updates for Exchange: Update Rollup 11 for Exchange Server 2007 SP3 Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 SP3 Exchange Server 2013 RTM CU1...
Exchange 2013 CU2 re-released
Yesterday, Microsoft released an updated version of its latest Cumulative Update for Exchange 2013; CU2. This decision follows the discovery of quite an important bug in the original release. The problem was that when Public Folder Mailboxes were moved between...