After search for days and days for a good “core” source for customizing the Lync / Skype for Business client (since I’m working with a client using Office 365 and we cannot use Client...
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When all is broken… It’s not as bad as you think.
It’s a bizarre blog title I know, but I was in the process of trying to spin up Exchange 2013 in a test environment with Exchange 2010 already existing and found that none of...
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Using Office 365 & Exchange Online for SMTP Relay
My current client is getting ready to migrate off of FOPE smarthosts to EOP and there were some questions around how this process goes. And thankfully I can say it’s pretty easy – just...
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Exchange Online message limits – not that cut and dry!
Update 4/15/15 – Office 365 has increased the allowed maximum message size to 150 MB, giving Office 365 administrators the ability to set the maximum message size of their choosing from 1 MB up to 150...
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Highlight: Exchange 2013 Installation Troubleshooting
I’ve had quite a bit of traction on my Exchange 2013 Liftoff! Part 1.5, Installation Troubleshooting post and have even been able to personally help a few people dig in on repairing an install. I’m happy to...
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Office 365 “Wave 15” Certifications – Part 2: 70-347
I received my results for the beta 70-346 last week and was very happy to see the passing results, so the heat was on to finish my MCSA: Office 365. After some unforeseen circumstances...
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Office 365 “Wave 15” Certifications – Part 1: 70-346
Since July 2013 I’ve been getting more and more engaged in the Cloud and Microsoft’s vision of it though Office 365 deployments. And I’ve learned a lot along the way, even had to deal...
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Exchange Move requests and “Fatal error MapiExceptionShutoffQuotaExceeded has occurred”
I’ve been doing some archive database moves for a client and started running into an issue where a few of the moves would fail, while a majority of the rest would run OK. Looking...
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It’s Official!
After spending most of the Memorial Day weekend studying, I knocked out my 70-417 (Upgrading MCSA to 2013) and my 70-342 (Advanced Solutions on Exchange 2013), getting over a 900 on both, and earning...
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IIS alone as a TMG replacement for Reverse Proxy?
After an arduous few weeks building my Lync 2013 lab, I finished a typical deployment plan of getting the internal workings complete (load balancing using the Citrix Netscaler Standard free licenses, redoing certificates after...
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