Over the years I’ve seen a lot of variation in database sizes in Exchange environments. Working for the Microsoft Exchange team allowed me to get a feel for what the support engineers at Microsoft see and what they’d recommend (and it’s not necessarily what’s documented, by the way). Exchange 2010 has some pretty cool enhancements, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Exchange'
Exchange and Antivirus Don’t Always Get Along
October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
In my time as a Support Escalation Engineer at Microsoft for Exchange, and in my current Systems Engineering role here at Dallas Data Center, I’ve come across a lot of interesting issues within Exchange that tend to be caused by antivirus solutions installed on the Exchange Server. The two most common issues that I’ve seen [...]
Setting up Exchange 2010 Database Availability Groups from the Shell
September 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Microsoft, Servers
For you Exchange admins out there, I’m sure you’ve already been around the block on the Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG) concept. It’s the first version of Exchange that allows you to have database-level failovers instead of server-level failovers. A fantastic four-part article breaking down everything you’ve ever wanted to know about DAGs can [...]
Fixing an Exchange Mail Flow Error
June 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
We recently encountered an issue with a customer who could no longer receive external emails in their Exchange environment. After some digging, we determined that the SMTP service on the Exchange server was not communicating with Exchange due to corruption of the SMTP configuration.
To determine if this is the cause of a problem you’re encountering, [...]
New Features in Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
May 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Managed Hosting, Microsoft, Servers, Storage
Microsoft has made business operations much simpler and more accessible through the new Windows Small Business Server 2011. Packed with enhanced features and improvements, it is a must for every small business.
Microsoft has released an upgrade to its Small Business Server Platform – Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard. Based on the Windows SBS 2008, [...]
Tags: Backup·Exchange·Microsoft·Servers·SharePoint·SQL·Windows
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 4: The Migration
August 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
Microsoft advises that this migration is meant to be a live, during business [...]
Tags: Exchange·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·Migration·SBS·Server·SharePoint·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration·SQL
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 3: Planning and Testing
August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
After you’ve made it through the Discovery Phase and Source Server Cleanup, you [...]
Tags: Developmnet Environment·Discovery Phase·Exchange·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·Migration·Planning and Testing·SBS·Servers·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration·Source Server Cleanup
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 2: Source Server Cleanup
August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
After you’ve made it through your Discovery Phase you should have a very [...]
Tags: Discovery Phase·Exchange·Group Policies·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·SBS·Server·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008·Source Server Cleanup
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 1: Discovery
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Small Business Server [...]
Tags: DC·Discovery·DNS/DHCP·Exchange·Managed IT Services·Microsoft·Migration·RRAS·SBS·Server·SharePoint·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008·SQL·Terminal Server