Tips

Tips

• Office 365 eDiscovery bolsters an admin's compliance arsenal

  Microsoft's enhanced Office 365 eDiscovery features will look familiar to administrators who have used case management features in on-premises Exchange Server.  Continue Reading

• Office 365 planning requires a costs and needs evaluation

  Migrating to Office 365 can lift some stress off a busy IT department, but there are fiscal and technical considerations to contemplate before moving email to the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Produce mailbox reports with Exchange Online PowerShell scripts

  Administrators who are familiar with PowerShell can use their skills to extract user mailbox information for Exchange Online reports.  Continue Reading

• Automate cloud management with an Azure runbook

  For organizations that are pushing more workloads into the cloud, building an Azure Automation runbook is one way to help maintain control on the cloud environment.  Continue Reading

• Get the most out of Exchange logs to prevent issues

  There is no shortage of Exchange Server logs at the administrator's disposal. There are a number of tools available to analyze the data and help avoid future issues.  Continue Reading

• Make the right move with the Active Directory Migration Tool

  Migrating Active Directory to a new version should go smoothly if you follow best practices and make sure you have a way to undo the procedure if things start to go wrong.  Continue Reading

• PKI encryption in PowerShell coming in Windows Server 2016

  Administrators can use PowerShell to perform PKI encryption to protect sensitive data, but public or private key certificates need to be created first.  Continue Reading

• Configuration caveats when enabling Outlook offline

  Exchange data is still available for users working in Outlook offline or Outlook on the web, but administrators may want to lock down certain settings.  Continue Reading

• How to create a global Exchange Server setup

  Organizations should tackle these technical, financial and managerial issues to ensure email flows efficiently among global Exchange servers.  Continue Reading

• How Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics helps secure Exchange

  Advanced Threat Analytics uses self-learning algorithms to compare normal user behavior to what is currently happening in an Exchange environment.  Continue Reading

• Set Office 365 data loss prevention policies with PowerShell

  Exchange administrators can use PowerShell to manage Office 365 compliance, e-discovery and data loss prevention.  Continue Reading

• New Active Directory features coming in Windows Server 2016

  Lost in the containers buzz are several key improvements to Active Directory to make identity and access administration easier.  Continue Reading

• Untangling the confusion in the Microsoft Azure portal

  Administrators must grapple with Azure management portal changes as Resource Manager displaces the classic Service Management portal.  Continue Reading

• Several ways to resolve Exchange mail flow issues

  When a wayward message doesn't reach its intended mailbox, there are times it takes a combination of tools, log files and troubleshooting techniques to fix an email flow problem.  Continue Reading

• Using Diskpart to create, extend or delete a disk partition

  Diskpart is a disk management tool designed to create, delete and resize hard drive partitions, and assign or reassign drive letters in Windows client and server operating systems.  Continue Reading