I just got back from delivering Exchange 2010 presentations at TechEd Australia 2010 in Gold Coast, and TechEd New Zealand 2010 in Auckland.  I delivered several presentations, such as Exchange Server 2010 High Availability Deep Dive , Exchange Server...

It's only Wednesday, and it's been quite a week for Exchange tool releases. Seems like only yesterday we released Remote Desktop Connection Manager ( RDCMan ). But, alas, that was Friday. Since then, we've had three major updates to some Exchange "must...

This morning, we released a Beta of Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2010 to the Microsoft Download Center. You can download the beta from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=193120 . Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta includes archiving and discovery enhancements...

We just updated the Exchange 2007 Mailbox Server Role Storage Requirements Calculator to coincide with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange 2007 Performance Benchmarking Guide whitepaper update. The main blog post has been updated,...

Ever wondered how we deployed Exchange 2010 on premise internally at Microsoft? You can find out on Tuesday, May 11th (9:30 AM Pacific Time), when Microsoft IT Service Manager Luisa Garcia Zapata presents a 60-minute Webcast that discusses the Exchange...

As you may read by now, we've started to release the first details on Exchange 2010 SP1. In addition to the features mentioned in the Exchange Team blog post , there's a lot of other goodness in there, too. In this post, I describe the new high availability...

We've published a post on the Exchange Team Blog that provides the first public details about Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1). SP1 will of course include fixes and enhancements in the areas customers have helped us identify (including code from...

My friend and colleague, Tim McMichael, recently blogged about a behvaior change that was made in Windows Server 2008 R2 that was back-ported to Windows Server 2008. The basics of the behavior change are as follows: When the server hosting the File Share...

We just released an updated version of the Exchange Server 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator. This version includes several improvements and new features, as well as some important bug fixes. For more information about the updates to the...

Update Rollup 1 (UR1) for Exchange Server 2010 is available for public download , and we recommend installing it on all of your Exchange 2010 servers. In a few days, we'll refresh our content on TechNet, and the refresh will include step-by-step instructions...

Download Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps you achieve new levels of reliability and performance by delivering features that simplify your administration, protect your communications, and meet demands for greater business...

Today, we announced that the Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate is feature complete and available for download here . Updated online documentation for this release can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124558(EXCHG.149).aspx...

Microsoft Learning has just launched their Exchange Server training portal , which includes training for both Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010. Visit the portal, take advantage of new Exchange 2010 training resources, and become an expert...

I'm an avid XBOX 360 gamer, so when something cool like this comes along, I pay close attention! And you should, too. This is some of the coolest technology evar (and I said 'evar' instead of 'ever' so you know it's true).

In my Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Tips and Tricks session last year at Microsoft Tech •Ed 2008 in Orlando, Florida, I announced that we would be providing a VSS-based plug-in for Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008 that will enable customers to...

Now that Exchange Server 2010 is available to download and try in Beta format, I wanted to provide a quick blog on how to install the Exchange Server 2010 Beta. Installing Exchange Server 2010 begins with installing and preparing the operating system...

The Tech·Ed Web site has some great reasons as to why you should attend this year, but I thought I would add a few more: Sessions, sessions, and more sessions. In case you haven't looked at the Session List , there's 738 technical sessions available....

Want an easy way to check if AutoDiscover is working? Not sure if Exchange ActiveSync is configured correctly? Need to test your inbound mail flow? For help with these questions, and more, check out the Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer . This...

Hey MCPeeps, Are you proud of your MCP status? Want to win a free trip to Tech·Ed North America 2009? Microsoft Learning has launched an....well, I'm not sure what to call it <g>. Let's just say, they've launched an adventure like nothing you've...

Check out this cool video which shows a couple folks sky diving with wing suits on during the recent space shuttle lift-off.

Welcome to the future of Web browsing! Today at 9:00am PDT, we released Internet Explorer 8 to the web for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server. Visit http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 for complete details on IE8. To see some of the very cool new...

UR7 for Exchange 2007 SP1 (Build 08.01.0359.002) is now live . I recommend this update for all Exchange 2007 SP1 servers, especially if you use standby continuous replication. UR7 for Exchange 2007 SP1 includes three critical SCR fixes: KB 961281 Update...

The Windows Server Failover Cluster Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of your Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 cluster deployments. It monitors Cluster services components—such as nodes, networks, resources, and...

Iron Mountain will be hosting a webcast that will describe how CloudRecovery can reduce the costs and risks associated with downtime and data recovery while achieving regulatory compliance by automating the long term retention of data. This webcast will...

Check out this new video HP, featuring Systems Engineers Evan Morris and Karl Robinson. Evan and Karl show how show how an HP Proliant DL385 server with direct attach(ed) storage (DAS) - using StorageWorks MSA70 storage and SmartArray P800 controller...