Monthly Archives: October 2011

Greenwich, Sybari, and debates about PC versus Mac

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

This past week we (Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I) finished the last in the current series of Exchange 2010 Maestro events. We were in the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich CT, which proved to be a perfectly acceptable location. Attendees … Continue reading →

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Exploring Office 365 recipient limits

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Office 365 is available in a number of plans. Small business owners, like myself, find the low-cost entry point of Plan P1 very attractive while larger enterprises will find that the “E” plans better suit their needs (see this blog … Continue reading →

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RWC ends and I’m off to Greenwich and Vegas

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

This coming week I’m travelling from Dublin to Greenwich, CT for the last in the current series of Exchange 2010 Maestro training events where I’ll be joining up again with fellow MVPs Paul Robichaux and Brian Desmond to deliver around twenty … Continue reading →

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Date range exports with New-MailboxExportRequest

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

From Exchange 2010 SP1 onward, a new method is used to export and import mailbox data. Instead of forcing administrators to run Outlook on a mailbox server so as to be able to use Outlook’s ability to read and write … Continue reading →

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Exchange Panel Session at TEC 2011

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

I participated in an interesting panel sessions at TEC 2011 EMEA in Frankfurt on Tuesday. Panel sessions can be an embarrassment for both panelists and audience if no one asks any questions or the questions don’t contain sufficient meat to … Continue reading →

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RWC events, weekly happenings, and Frankfurt calling

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Wow… what a Rugby World Cup (RWC) semi-final. Wales were desperately unlucky to end up at the wrong end of a 9-8 result as France staggered through to the final to emulate their feat at the original RWC in 1987. … Continue reading →

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Answering questions from SearchExchange about Office 365 deployments

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Last week I sat down (in virtual terms) with Matt Gervais, site editor of SearchExchange.com to discuss some questions arising from a recent survey that they had done of Exchange customers to determine their attitude to Office 365.  You can download … Continue reading →

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Office 365 plans for small companies – unnatural limits?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Microsoft has unwittingly (or not) created a long term problem for me. Right now, I expend the grand sum of EUR6.35 monthly for a single Office 365 Plan P1 subscription. I think that this is terrific value but then again, … Continue reading →

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Parasites who steal from books

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

I’m a tad annoyed. In fact, I am very annoyed. Very annoyed to discover that some people believe that it is right and proper to take text from my Exchange 2010 SP1: Inside Out book and use it in their … Continue reading →

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Office 365 dedicated subscriptions: service descriptions available now, service in 2012

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Microsoft released the service definition documents for the dedicated versions of Office 365 on October 4, 2011. The dedicated subscription plans add to the existing range of “P” (professional and small business) and “E” (enterprise) plans that are available now. … Continue reading →

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