Introduction In this article, I describe one of the most elaborate scripts I have ever written for the community. This script is about defining a standard for how a tenant assessment can be carried out. Everyone who works as a consultant, solution architect or similar in the Microsoft 365 world faces more or less similar […]
Introduction I’ve delved into the world of PowerShell scripting to create a solution that records and reports the current utilization of meeting rooms in Exchange Online. If you’re looking to optimize your meeting room usage and get detailed insights, this script is for you! Script Overview The PowerShell script I’ve developed is designed to […]
It’s been a few days now since Microsoft announced the next Exchange Server version. You can read my article and the corresponding link to the Microsoft announcement again at the following link: This article takes a closer look at the first further questions about the new Exchange version. Does the new Exchange Server require […]
Microsoft, or rather the relevant product teams, have today made a number of announcements regarding the Deprecation of various services. Here is a summary of the announcements. The three most important points announced are as follows: Abolition of Basic Auth for Outlook.com Basic authentication is a common method that applications use to connect to […]
Microsoft revealed today their plans for Microsoft Exchange. This means that a new Exchange version is being released. This is correct, but… In the middle of next year, the new Exchange will arrive. It will have some differences, beginning with the name. It will not have a year number as before, but a final […]
This article is a continuation – i.e. Part 2 – of the article Recommendation – Microsoft 365 authorization concepts – Part 1. In this article, the following topics are now dealt with to complete the start for understanding an authorization concept: Configuration of Exchange online RBAC at Administrative Units level Configuration of automatic users, guests […]
Especially during a messaging migration, situations may arise where external message forwarding has to be set up for several users. One of the reasons, given as an example, may be that the affected users have to be migrated to a new tenant and a new primary SMTP has to be used on this tenant. To […]
Foreword In this article, I describe one (of several) ways in which a mailbox migration can be carried out from, for example, an old on-premise infrastructure to a new Exchange online migration. In my practical example, the two sites are on different tiers, and have no connection to each other. Once again, this is one […]
There are various reasons why the Outlook cache needs to be deleted. One of the most common reasons is after a migration, for example to Exchange online. The Outlook cache can be deleted in various ways. However, as an administrator, we are interested in doing this centrally from one place. In this article, I would […]
From time to time I get requests from customers for the following scenario: The customer basically has a hybrid infrastructure, must (or wants to) continue to operate Exchange on-premise. However, the customer wants to protect the Outlook Web App (OWA) of the on-premise messaging infrastructure with Multi Factor. On the one hand, this can be […]
In this article, I describe the most important points about email encryption in a kind of FAQ. We have all heard a few buzzwords on this topic in the past, and we know most of them… And still there can be question marks again and again. I hope this article sheds more light on the […]
Today is the first of July and I am extremely pleased to have received an email from Microsoft on this special day. Those who are familiar with the Microsoft MVP Award or are Microsoft MVPs themselves know on this day whether they have also been awarded an MVP by Microsoft in the new fiscal year. […]
