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Feature updates for Windows Server 2016 will also be released twice a year in the near future. This means that the update behavior is similar to Windows 10. However, Windows Server 2016 will offer the option of selecting the "Long-term Servicing Channel", which means that new features will only be released every two to three years. ... Read more
Sophos has released an update for Sophos UTM 9.5, which fixes quite a few bugs. The update has the version number 9.501-5 and is just under 221 MB in size. If you are not yet offered the update via the Up2Date service, you can also download it directly here: http://ftp.astaro.de/UTM/v9/up2date/ At the bottom of the page you will find the update from ... Read more
Unfortunately, some blogs or websites that I like to read do not offer e-mail notifications when there are new posts or articles. But since most websites provide an RSS feed, I made a little PowerShell script that sends an email when there is new content. The small script processes several RSS feeds and ... Read more
From time to time I receive emails from people who want to get started with Exchange Server. Reading through this blog from the first to the last article would be a start, but it might take a little too long. However, there are a few online trainings as videos that can serve as a basis. Here is a small selection: The offer ... Read more
In addition to Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 also transfers a lot of data to Microsoft. In many companies, this chatty behavior of the current Windows versions is probably undesirable. Microsoft seems to be well aware of this and has published extensive documentation on which services transfer data to Microsoft. The documentation is available here: Manage connections ... Read more
I wanted to put a new UniFi AccessPoint from Ubiquiti into operation today. My existing AccessPoints are in the same subnet (and VLAN) as the UniFi Controller, so so far there have been no problems connecting the AccessPoints to the Controller. However, the new AccessPoint should now be in a different subnet and VLAN. So that ... Read more
I have started to create a small PowerShell script to help detect invalid or orphaned group policies. The first version of the script searches for group policies that are not connected to an OU, have no security filtering or have all GPO settings disabled. I will add more functions to the script in the future and publish it as ... Read more
The status of individual Exchange protocols can be easily determined via a URL. This is particularly interesting for load balancers, as it is easy to determine whether the protocol is available on the respective server. Querying the respective URLs is more meaningful than simply checking whether the port on the Exchange server is still open, but ... Read more
Introduction This article contains my favorites for general adjustments to the Exchange environment after or during installation. The hardening measures described below are very general, so they can be applied to existing and new environments. The measures relate to the Exchange server and the operating system itself, whether the measures are ... Read more
The .NET Framework 4.7 has been available for about a month and is expected to be distributed soon via Windows Update. Even though .NET 4.7 is already supported on Windows Server, you should be careful with Exchange Servers. Here is the current support matrix for Windows Server and .NET 4.7: The .NET Framework 4.7 is supported on the following Windows Server ... Read more
