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Fixing Sign-On Name for Renamed Users in Office 365 21 Aug 2013 | 04:17 am
When using DirSync, the user's userPrincipalName attribute in Active Directory is used to construct the user name in Office 365. The Office 365 user will use this username to login to Office 365 for O...
File-level Defragmentation of Exchange 2013 Volumes 27 Jul 2013 | 02:33 am
By default, Windows Server 2012 automatically runs a weekly drive optimization (file-level defragmentation) on all drives. It also automatically optimizes new drives when they are added. Now that you...
New OWA for iPhone and OWA for iPad apps released 17 Jul 2013 | 12:25 am
The Exchange Team released two new apps in the Apple App Store today, the OWA for iPhone and OWA for iPad. These apps currently only work for Office 365 customers, but on-prem versions are in the wor...
Getting to Know IPv6 16 Jul 2013 | 09:15 pm
My good friend Mark Morowczynski, Microsoft PFE for Active Directory, wrote a three-part series on the Ask Premier Field Engineering (PFE) Platforms blog about IPv6 that is well worth reading. IPv6 f...
How to Configure Granular Permissions to End Users for Distribution Group Management 28 Jun 2013 | 07:25 am
Exchange Online in Office 36, Exchange 2013, and Exchange 2010 offer end users the ability to create, edit, and delete Exchange distribution groups in the Global Address List. This feature is a role ...
Cisco Offers Free Nexus 1000V Integrated Switch for Hyper-V 21 Jun 2013 | 02:23 am
Hyper-V 3.0 on Windows Server 2012 offers a new feature called an extensible virtual switch. This feature allows you to replace the Windows integrated virtual switch in Hyper-V with a third-party swi...
Inbox Rules Do Not Work on Unity Connections 8.5.1 Messages 31 May 2013 | 11:55 pm
I ran into this with a customer recently and wanted to document what I found. The customer is using Cisco Unity Connections 9.1 for voicemail with Single Inbox and Exchange 2010 SP3. Cisco's Single ...
Fix for Excessive Duplicate Contacts 24 May 2013 | 08:56 pm
If you're running Lync in your environment you may notice that you have multiple duplicate contacts in your contacts list. This issue also affects your ActiveSync mobile devices, such as the iPhone. ...
OWA 2013 CU1 Redirection is Broken for Legacy Mailboxes 24 May 2013 | 02:42 am
Exchange 2013 CU1 includes a new native module for HTTP to HTTPS redirection in OWA 2013. This means that users only need to enter the URL for the OWA 2013 server or load balancer to gain access to O...
Tips for Families at TechEd 2013 in New Orleans 23 May 2013 | 09:03 am
Are you bringing your family with you to TechEd in New Orleans this year? My wife, Amy, has some tips for you! We went to NOLA two years ago for Thanksgiving. We had a great time and I’m sorry to be...