Exchange

Exchange Powershell Cmdlets

Exchange administrators can really take advantage of the Exchange Management Shell for the administration of their messaging infrastructure on-premises or in the cloud. Here is a reference to the Exchange 2016 Powershell Cmdlets.  For some older links on working with PowerShell and Exchange, I really liked this quick reference sheet from…


Exchange 2016 Quick Start

 I am surprised I have not posted this before, but here it is… The Exchange Server 2016 Quick Start Guide from Paul Cunningham. And if you are planning on taking the 70-345 exam, I highly recommend both his book and videos for preparation resources.


MCSE: Productivity 2017

Passed the Exchange 2016 exam today with a very high score.What is humorous is that I thought it was tomorrow and had not really studied that much. I would say I took it cold, but I did just teach the Exchange 2013 class two weeks ago. One thing I was…



Ignite Online Sessions

There were so many great session at Microsoft Ignite that I could not attend them all. Fortunately, we can catch all the videos online.  One session I did attend that I want to see again is the Exchange Online vs Exchange On-Premises debate.


MCSE: Messaging Renewal

Just finished renewing my Exchange 2013 certification and should be good for another three years. It was a pretty good idea to double check the requirements as they went from 15 down to 13 courses.  I will probably take the Exchange 2016 exam in the next few weeks. But with…


Exchange 2016 Training

If you plan to implement Exchange Server 2016 or Exchange Online, or if you want to make sure that your implementation was done right, these online training courses are for you! The Exchange Team is excited to announce the release of four new edX online training courses for Microsoft Exchange…


Exchange Troubleshooting

When trouble strikes, the most valuable person in the room is the one who can confidently tackle the unknown. Being an effective troubleshooter is more important than being a walking encyclopedia of solutions to known issues. Rather than try to cover every possible problem and solution the Exchange Server Troubleshooting Companion takes a…


Desired State Configuration

Desired State Configuration is a PowerShell extension that ships with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1. Why is PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) so cool. Well to borrow from this Technet Blog here are a few reasons. First of all declaring a DSC configuration is PowerShell based. So you can…


Exchange 2013 – 2016 Monitor

Use the Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor to gather real-time data to better understand current client usage patterns, and to plan for future work. Administrators can view details on server resource utilization as reported through server-side tracing. This tool works with Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016. The tool is provided…