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  • Office 365 Migration Issues

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Please find a list of migration issues and resolutions that I captured during my last customers migration:- Flood mitigation on Threat Management Gateway (TMG) - http://community.office365.com/en-us/w/exchange/office-365-move-mailbox-fails-with...

  • AD FS Publishing and Policy Rules

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    I’ve been working with a customer who wanted to lock down access to O365 so users can access all the services from anywhere apart from browser based access, which can only be accessed from their corporate managed devices. Here’s a quick rundown...

  • E14 is coming!!

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Take a look at the video from our lead Program Manager (Exchange product team) about the next release of Exchange called code name E14. This is the 1 st version of Exchange that been written for Software as a Service SaS . At Microsoft we run we...

  • Outlook 2003 consolidated information

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Running Outlook in Online mode · Running Outlook in Online Mode moves the IO burden from the client to the server and doesn't address the disconnected laptop scenario. Network impact and ability to optimize the client · Cached Exchange Mode provides...

  • Planning Mailbox Quotas – Part I

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    When planning for storage it’s a good idea to categorise users into quota limits so you can plan your storage requirements. This calculation should be done in the High Level Design phase to allow your customer to purchase the hardware. An example of how...

  • Exchange 2007 security

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    I get asked the question ‘ how can we secure our Exchange 2007 servers ’ so I’ve compiled a list from the Exchange 2007 Security Guide. As you know Exchange 2007 is by design secure, but here are the services that start automatically and the ones that...

  • Windows 7 and IE 8 browsing session

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Having just started to use windows 7, which comes with IE 8 pre-installed, I like to use the tab feature.  With windows 7 you need to select IE 8 will then open the tabs you had in your last session   Written Daniel Kenyon-Smith

  • Outlook Click to Call

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    This cool little tool is an Internet Explorer add-on that allows for clickable links for OCS Outlook Click to Call Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith

  • Time is running out!

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Quick time is running out before we close the customer preview program for new registrations, so if you want to try windows 7 Beta you better get going Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith

  • Up and coming Live Webcasts (Technet) - Office Communication Server 2007 (OCS) and Exchange 2007

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Unified Communication Solutions: Critical to Success – Monday 02 June 2008 TechNet Webcast: Disaster Recovery in Communications Server 2007 (Level 200) – Monday 02 June 2008 Unified Communication Solutions: Critical to Success – Wednesday...

  • To Hyper-V or not to Hyper-V?

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    It’s here! Hyper-V. Is Exchange 2007 a good candidate for virtualisation? Well only in certain situations and for certain roles and we’ll discuss this later. Some applications can have major advantages from increased utilization of hardware...

  • Session 3: Messaging – 3rd September 2008

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    MCS Talks This session will build upon the core infrastructure services discussed in Session 2 but will focus on the decisions commonly faced by enterprises when deploying Exchange Server 2007. Some of the topics we'll cover will include how to...

  • TechNet: Recipient management, policies and permissions in Exchange 2007

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Why not come along to my TechNet presentation ‘ Recipient management, policies and permissions in Exchange 2007’ at our Microsoft offices in London Abstract In this session we will discuss the recipient management model, which has changed since...

  • TechNet Events

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    TechNet Events Live: TechNet Event : Managing Windows Servers with PowerShell V2 Location: London Date: 10 February 2009 TechNet Event: Microsoft Systems Management and understanding the role of System Center Location: Birmingham...

  • Log replay for corrupt files (CCR)

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    In Exchange 2007 if a log file on the active node is corrupted an attempt to re copy that log file will occur. Log files are inspected via LogInspector and moved to the passive log directory. LastLogInspected is updated when a log is successfully...

  • Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) Exchange 2003 SP2

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    When using Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) with Exchange 2003 SP2 it is possible to download filters manually and then upload them to the Exchange server. Why would you want to do this I hear you ask, well if you have an Exchange server that is part...

  • Antigen Manual Download

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    If you want to install Antigen on an Exchange server that doesn't have access to the internet to install updates there is a work around, see the steps below:- Create the UNC Update Folder structure. · Create a directory that is named "Forefront...

  • Exchange 2007 SP1 and Windows 2008

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Now Windows 2008 has been released to manufacturing (RTM), all new implementations of Exchange 2007 SP1 can be designed using Windows 2008 Server (SP1 is a minimum requirement for Windows 2008, a full list of prerequisites can found at http://technet...

  • Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    We all know Exchange 2007 SP1 released a little while ago adding some cool new features to the product, Standby cluster replication (SCR) to name one, for more details on exactly what features are provided with SP1 see MSExchangeteam Blog and TechNet...

  • Windows 7 Shortcut Keys...tell all your friends

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Here is a list of some shortcut keys in Windows 7:- Shortcut Key Action Win+Left Arrow and Win+Right Arrow Dock / Undock Win+Up Arrow and Win+Down Arrow Maximizes and restores / minimizes...

  • 7 demos in 7 minutes on Windows 7

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    If you're evaluating Windows 7 and need show off some of it's great new features to management, here is a short and sweet set of WOW factors you can demo in 7 minutes so you get the biggest impact in a short space of time:- Pin your apps to start menu...

  • Planning Tool for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Take a look at the new planning tool for R2 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fdf32585-c131-4832-8e27-67e70636c1e8&DisplayLang=en Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith

  • Single Label Domain (SLD)

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    I have recently spoken with customers who have a single label domain and have asked the question whether the next version of Exchange will be supported. It's still a recommendation to move from a SLD, but we do support it, see for more details - http...

  • Mini Series - Improve User Experience

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Whilst hard at work I've been finding a few little tips and tricks using word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 to help improve my user experience! So I thought why not create a mini series and blog about the features that are helping me on a daily basis. I...

  • Mini Series - Improve User Experience II

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by Dan Kenyon-smith}
    Initiate a Chat Session from Within Groove by Using Office Communicator When you are running Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 or 2005, you can view the awareness states (such as online, busy, or away) of your Communicator...