Exchange 2016: Information about the new architecture

Information on the new Exchange Server 2016 architecture has been published on the Exchange Team Blog. One of the biggest changes is probably the elimination of the client access role. This means that there is now only one role, making deployment fairly simple. The Client Access role has now also been integrated into the Mailbox role. Read more

First information about Exchange 2016

A first look at the upcoming Exchange version (Exchange 2016) will be available at Microsoft Ignite. Some information about Exchange 2016 is already available on the Exchange Team Blog. The release of Exchange 2016 is planned for the second half of this year. The Ignite session on Exchange 2016 is expected to start on 07.05. ... Read more

Exchange 2013/2016: Wizard for certificates

Many of the emails I receive are always about certificates. I have therefore created a small wizard using PowerShell that takes some of the work out of dealing with certificates. It automatically searches for the corresponding DNS names, requests the certificate from a Windows CA and installs it on all Exchange 2013 servers. Without any manual work ... Read more

Exchange 2010: Manual VSS backup for quick backup or error analysis

It happens from time to time that a backup of the Exchange Server does not work as planned. There are often many factors that can influence the backup process. For error analysis (testing the VSS writer, VSS services) or in an emergency for a quick backup, a manual backup of the Exchange databases can also be carried out. The Exchange team blog provides ... Read more