Yes, there is a new version of the Mailbox Server Role Requirements calculator (v12.3) that supports the Active/Active DAG model. Enhancements in this version: Incorporated Megacycle adjustment formula changes as documented in Guidance Change- Calculating...

In this post I’ll list to you 30 fact and info about Lync which is totally new and different than OCS: You can virtualize all topologies and we support all workloads, including Enterprise Voice to be virtualized When you virtualize, Scalability is roughly...

So now with all services started we are ready in this final part to create and enable our first Lync users but let me show you first the Lync Control Panel. 1. From the start menu open the ‘Lync Server Control Panel’ 2. You will be prompted for the admin...

In this part we need to deploy a local configuration store with the published configuration in the central management store on our Lync server, we will do that by using the deployment wizard again and selecting the ‘Install or update Lync Server System...

In part 1 of this series we went through the deployment prerequisites, prepared the servers and prepared the environment for the deployment. In this part we will go through the planning tool, topology building and the server deployment. 1. First we need...

Do you want to build your own Lync lab and you need guideline, I’ll post a series of four parts for a walkthrough for my lab setup and configuration over the next period… So let’s start by part 1: The Lab environment: Windows 2008 R2 as the OS for Lync...

I am thrilled to share with you this announcement from our UC team about the next release of OCS (Microsoft Lync)… Yes, Lync is the new name for the next generation of our real-time communications products, known until today as Communications Server...

Although it’s documented on our TechNet however I always receive a question for how to install a RU on DAG members, so to make it easier here is the simple steps to do so: Use the StartDagServerMaintenance.ps1 script to put the DAG member in maintenance...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Starts Migration of Microsoft.com to Windows Azure Platform , which discusses how MSIT quickly built and deployed the Social eXperience Platform (SXP) on Windows Azure to enable...

Microsoft IT implemented System Center Service Manager to improve their IT service management which provides built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control, and asset lifecycle management. Service Manager automatically connects...

Very interesting article about managing virtual switches and centrally configuring them across all hosts on DavidZ blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/davidzi/archive/2010/09/09/managing-virtual-switches-and-networks-across-hyper-v-hosts.aspx From his article...

Take care… There is currently a new mass mailing worm that sends out thousands of messages from infected machines. This message has a link to a file on the internet. The file in the link displays a .pdf but the Hyperlink is to a “_pdf.scr” file. If you...

After applying the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 July 2010 cumulative updates to the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition servers the Response Group Service will have to be restarted when: New Response Group...

I was building a TMG 2010 architecture for one of my customers and during this period I consolidated some of the limitations and considerations in specific scenarios. This article is a one place summary for them: Single network adapter functionality:...

Today is the day that the Windows Phone team has been driving towards, and we’re very excited to say that we’ve reached the biggest milestone for our internal team – the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Phone 7!  While the final integration...

Exchange 2010 SP1 FAQ and Known Issues http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2010/09/01/456094.aspx I advise that you read this article before deploying Exchange 2010 SP1…

Tech∙Ed Middle East returns to Dubai in 2011, March 8 – 10, for 3 full days of deep technical education, hands-on-learning and opportunities to connect with Microsoft and Community experts one-on-one.  Join the Tech∙Ed Middle East email list and...

I’m happy to announce Microsoft’s strong position in Gartner’s 2010 MarketScope for E-Mail Systems report, in which Microsoft is the only vendor given the top rating of “Strong Positive”. Microsoft is uniquely positioned to deliver e-mail and calendaring...

Finally we released our long awaited Exchange 2010 SP1… You can download a copy from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=50b32685-4356-49cc-8b37-d9c9d4ea3f5b&displaylang=en

You're an administrator, and you've installed a few servers running Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. You know that mailboxes are stored in mailbox databases, and, based on previous versions of Exchange, you know that you need to specify a mailbox database...

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Design and Architecture is released to web. Very interesting reading for Exchange geeks:) Download the document from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=accec9cd-9c09-4f7e-91c6-41f0e201b680&displayLang...

Based on customer feedback, early this month we launched a new DNS Namespace Planning Solution Center for all customers using Microsoft products – primarily Microsoft server-based products – in an uncommon namespace topology. http://support.microsoft...

This is a cool download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4603c621-6de7-4ccb-9f51-d53dc7e48047 “RDCMan manages multiple remote desktop connections. It is useful for managing server labs where you need regular...

Exchange team released an important monitoring script called CheckDatabaseRedundancy.ps1 to the Exchange Team blog.  The script monitors the redundancy of replicated mailbox databases in a DAG by validating that there is at least two configured and...

Critical update from Dave regarding Exchange 2010 Address List segregation and our current support statement. Read the details at http://blogs.msdn.com/dgoldman/archive/2010/05/10/critical-update-exchange-2010-address-list-segregation-and-current-support...