A company that sells and services communication devices had an upcoming Microsoft Dynamics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) deployment planned for the following week, but they overlooked one important detail. They needed to lockdown the new Zebra Technologies devices that they would be using to scan inventory barcodes into their ERP system. These devices would be […]
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Azure AD Connect – Public Preview (Part 1)
Microsoft has recently launch a new tool, Azure AD Connect, to synchronize your on-premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory. This new tool will become a one-stop shop for all on-premises and Azure synchronization. This new tool will replace DirSync and AADSync. It’s touted as a simple, fast & lightweight solution. This article will step […]
Azure AD Connect – Public Preview (Part 1)
Microsoft has recently launch a new tool, Azure AD Connect, to synchronize your on-premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory. This new tool will become a one-stop shop for all on-premises and Azure synchronization. This new tool will replace DirSync and AADSync. It’s touted as a simple, fast & lightweight solution. This article will step […]
Installing Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controller
Well, I’ve been pretty lazy in my lab environment for the last couple of months. I’ve finally decided it is time to migrate to a Windows 2012 R2 domain. Currently, I am running a Windows 2008 R2 domain with Exchange 2010 and Lync 2010. This article is the first in a couple of articles that […]
How to find a Certificate Authority in your Active Directory environment
Most of the projects I work include certificates in some form or fashion. Often the Certificate Authority is something that someone set up once for a specific purpose and forgot about it. When I ask, they can’t tell me which server is their CA. There are a couple of ways to locate the Certificate Authority(ies) […]
An early look at Exchange 2013
This past week at the Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012 in Orlando, Microsoft Exchange Product Team, MVPs, MCMs, and community members gathered to discuss the impending release of Exchange 2013. I say “discuss” because that’s how the conference was structured. This wasn’t your typical death-by-PowerPoint with a few demos in between. These were fully interactive sessions. […]
The New Office 365 Preview
As I mentioned in my brief summary of the Microsoft Exchange Conference, you can sign up for an early look at the Office 365 preview. By going to www.office.com/preview you have access to the various Office product preview, but also the ability to sign up for Office 365 Preview. On the main page, click “Try” […]
MEC 2012–The Lost Conference
Well, the Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012 is in the books and what a great conference it was. With all of the Wave 15 products leasing in the next year, there was a lot of information to cover. The primary purpose of this conference was of course to talk about Exchange 2013, but there was quite […]
Managing Outlook Anywhere Per User
When Exchange 2003 came out, it offered Outlook Anywhere, although it was called “RPC/HTTPS”. This was an all or nothing service. In other words, if you set up Outlook Anywhere on the server then every user was able to use it. This poses a data security risk because users could connect to their mailbox from […]
Preparing AD for Exchange 2007 or 2010
This article is a quick checklist for preparing your environment for Exchange 2007 or 2010.