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Download Exchange Server 2010 RTM

Rui Silva — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:53:50 GMT

As it was announced yesterday at Tech•Ed Europe 2009 , Exchange Server 2010 is now available worldwide and can be downloaded from the Microsoft Volume Licensing site. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps IT Professionals achieve new levels of reliability...(read more)

Tech·Ed Europe 2009

Rui Silva — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:21:27 GMT

The registration for Microsoft Tech•Ed Europe 2009 is now open. This year, the event will occur between 9 and 13 of November in Berlin and will gather, once again, Developers and IT Professionals under the same roof. Tech·Ed Europe 2009 will be focused...(read more)

Microsoft Exchange Server Training

Rui Silva — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:29:38 GMT

Microsoft launched recently the Exchange Server Training Portal , a site with great learning resources for both Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2007. As Scott points out , don’t miss the special offer: Clinic 6899: Exploring Features of Exchange...(read more)

Exchange 2010 sessions from TechNet & TechEd

Rui Silva — Sat, 30 May 2009 08:20:53 GMT

The You Had Me At EHLO blog have a nice list of upcoming Exchange 2010 TechNet sessions: TechNet Webcast: Exchange 2010 High Availability (Level 300) Monday, June 01, 2009 9:00 AM Pacific Time Event Overview: Welcome to the future! The future of...(read more)

How the IIS vulnerability (Security Advisory 971492) affects Exchange 2003

Rui Silva — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:04:00 GMT

Microsoft released recently Security Advisory 971492 , which alerts for a vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, 5.1 and 5.0 (7.0 is not affected), that can allow elevation of privilege. The vulnerability only occurs when WebDAV is...(read more)

Exchange Server 2003 Shifts to Extended Support

Rui Silva — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:26:57 GMT

Exchange Server 2003 shifted into Extended Support on April 14, 2009 . Details on the lifecycle policy for Exchange 2003 can be found at Support.com . If you’re still using this version of Exchange Server, maybe now it’s a good time to upgrade to Exchange...(read more)

Scoop of the week: Exchange 2010 Beta is publicly available!

Rui Silva — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:12:02 GMT

Unless you’ve been living on Mars during the last few days, the fact that the next version of Exchange Server, previous code named Exchange “14” and now officially branded as Exchange Server 2010 , is now publicly available, constitutes no surprise for...(read more)

Upcoming Exchange 2007 webcasts/labcasts

Rui Silva — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:57:00 GMT

Here’s a list of the upcoming Exchange 2007 webcasts and labcasts: TechNet Labcast: Exchange Server 2007 Labcast (Part 1 of 4) (Level 200) Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Pacific Time TechNet Labcast: Exchange Server 2007 Labcast Series...(read more)

Announcing Exchange 14

Rui Silva — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:19:25 GMT

I’m sure that, by now, you already read about this video covering Exchange 14, the codename for the next release of Microsoft Exchange Server. Nevertheless I still feel compelled to blog about it :-) “ I recently had the opportunity to meet with KC Lemson...(read more)

Exchange "How Do I?" Videos

Rui Silva — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:42:14 GMT

I got this info while reading David Strome's Blog . Exchange "How Do I?" Videos focus on specific tasks and show you how to accomplish them in Exchange. Checkout the 6 videos available right now: How Do I: Enable the Anti-spam Agent in a...(read more)

ExclusivelyExchange.com

Rui Silva — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:57:49 GMT

ExclusivelyExchange.com is a nice Exchange site, developed by J. Peter Bruzzese, with lots and lots of technical clips and advanced training videos... And for *FREE*! We are here and we are ready to serve your needs, whether it be making decisions regarding...(read more)

Exchange Labcasts for December

Rui Silva — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:16:54 GMT

Don't miss these Labcasts in December! What is a labcast? An online presentation with guided video demonstrations where you also get the chance to perform these same exercises on your own hands-on virtual lab that we provide during the session. As...(read more)

Tech·Ed EMEA IT Pro 2008 session videos

Rui Silva — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:52:21 GMT

Now that Tech·Ed EMEA IT Professionals 2008 is over, it's time to review some of the great sessions of the event. And the good news is that some of those recorded sessions are available online, even if you didn't attend the event. There a couple...(read more)

Upcoming Exchange Labcasts

Rui Silva — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:33:20 GMT

TechNet Labcast: Exchange Server 2007 (Part 1 of 5): Installing Service Pack 1 and Transitioning from Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200) Friday, October 17, 2008 11:00 AM Pacific Time Jeff Sparks, Senior Consultant, United Training...(read more)

September 2008 - Technical Rollup Mail - Unified Communications

Rui Silva — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:17:28 GMT

The latest* Unified Communications technical rollup covers the following topics:

News/Blogs
Downloads
Events/Webcasts

As usual, this information is posted every month at the Technical Rollup blog.

*UPDATE: The October 2008 Technical Rollup Mail - Unified Communications was also posted today.

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Exchange Server 2007 now supported in Hyper-V... and others!

Rui Silva — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:44:22 GMT

Microsoft finally announced its support for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment. Exchange will not only be supported under Hyper-V, but also under any hypervisor validated under the Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP).

Here's an excerpt from the post announcing this at the You had me at EHLO blog.

Microsoft now supports Exchange Server 2007 SP1 running Hyper-V or hypervisors validated under the Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP).
Microsoft is waiving its 90-day license reassignment policy to enable customers who virtualize Exchange to move their licenses between servers within a data farm as often as necessary.

For all the details, please read Microsoft Support Policies and Recommendations for Exchange Servers in Hardware Virtualization Environments.

Bharat did a wonderful job gathering the required conditions for full support:

What's supported: Exchange Server 2007 SP1 running on Windows Server 2008
Supported Exchange 2007 Server Roles: All except Unified Messaging
What Hypervisor: Microsoft Hyper-V, or any hypervisor validated by MSVVP
Not supported: Differencing disks and expandable virtual disks
Not supported: Taking VM snapshots (these aren't application-aware)
Not supported: Combining Exchange's clustering features (SCC and CCR) with availability features from the virtualization layer, such as Hyper-V's quick migration.

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Funcasts, Podcasts and Webcasts

Rui Silva — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:13:06 GMT

Besides the Exchange webcasts I announced some time ago, you may be interested in these additional ones:

FunCast: Recovery Storage Group - Interested in knowing more about the Recovery Storage Group in Exchange 2007? Have a look at a new posted recorded "funcast" by Ilse Van Criekinge.
Podcast: Exchange PowerShell with Ilse Van Criekinge - Today we’ll be speaking to noted Exchange MVP, trainer, and author Ilse van Criekinge. Also on tap: news, resources, and a bunch of PowerShell tips for you.
Webcast: High Availability in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Part 1 of 2): CCR vs. Other High Availability Solutions (Level 300) - Are you digging out your backups every time there is a failure? Are you paying a lot for hardware replication that promises zero data loss? Join us in this webcast to learn about the advantages of cluster continuous replication (CCR) over other high availability solutions and get a deep dive into CCR internals.
Webcast: How Microsoft IT uses the Exchange Hosted Services to Protect the Messaging Environment (Level 300) - Microsoft deploys and supports more than 130,000 Exchange Server mailboxes for the global organization. All mail delivered to mailboxes@microsoft.com is first routed through Exchange Hosted Services, a hosted service that filters mail for spam and viruses and enforces corporate e-mail policies “in the cloud” before the mail reaches the Microsoft corporate network. This session describes Microsoft IT deployment, including server configuration and implementation, collecting server evidence, and lessons learned from deployment. Exchange Hosted Services is a service offering to enterprises that currently serves over 10,000 customers and processes 3.5 billion messages across the EHS global network.

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Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008

Rui Silva — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:39:59 GMT

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 is now open for registration.

As usual the event is divided in two parts: Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals and Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 Developers.

Be a part of this year’s Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals, 3-7 November 2008, in the CCIB, Barcelona, Spain.

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals is the Microsoft premier technical education conference just for IT professionals. For five days, you and 5,000 of your peers will learn how to architect, plan, deploy, manage and secure a connected enterprise from Microsoft experts and industry leaders. Experience more than ever before at Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals.

Be a part of this year’s Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 Developers, 10-14 November 2008, in the CCIB, Barcelona, Spain.

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 Developers is the Microsoft premier technical education conference just for developers. For five days, you and more than 4,000 of your peers have countless opportunities to explore about the latest cutting-edge technologies from Microsoft.

For a Super Early Bird discount (€300€) register before 31 July!

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Exchange webcasts for June 2008

Rui Silva — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:32:50 GMT

I've just got this from Eileen Brown's Weblog:

TechNet Webcast: Forefront Security for Exchange Deployment Best Practices (Level 300)
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Mike Chan, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032377121&Culture=en-US

MSDN Webcast: Building Asynchronous Contextual Collaboration with Exchange Web Services (Level 300)
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Chris Mayo, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378675&Culture=en-US

Momentum Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox Role Memory Characterization Using HP BladeSystem (Level 200)
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Stuart Ladd, System Engineer, HP
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378658&Culture=en-US

MSDN Webcast: Behind the Scenes with Communications Server 2007, Communicator 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 (Level 300)
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Chris Mayo, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378646&Culture=en-US

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Microsoft Online Migration Toolkit

Rui Silva — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:21:32 GMT

Microsoft is definitely committed to promoting its online services.

The Microsoft Online Migration Toolkit is composed by planning materials to help your organization migrate from on-premise Microsoft Exchange Servers to Exchange Online. The toolkit includes sample migration planning materials including: project plan, communication plan, tracking spreadsheet, procedures, e-mail templates, Known Issues and FAQ.

Here's an excerpt from the Migration Project Checklist:

Planning

Identify migration project manager.
Build migration project team.
Build migration Support team.
Develop migration project plan.
Develop migration procedures.
Develop migration communication plan.
Develop migration tracking process.

Pre-Migration

Configure Microsoft® Online for your organization.
Establish e-mail coexistence.
Establish directory synchronization.
Validate your migration plan and procedures.
Communicate.
Qualify people for migration.
Identify and track people to be migrated.
Users perform Before Migration procedures.

Migration Day

Activate the Microsoft Online accounts.
Migrate mailbox content.
Perform post migration validation.
Send Welcome communication.

Post Migration

Users perform After Migration procedures.
Users complete post-migration survey.
Delete local Microsoft Exchange Server mailboxes.
Enable incoming e-mail.

Microsoft expects half of Exchange inboxes to be hosted in five years.

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