Doug's Think-Tank

An Eruption of Pondering...

Perform Your Own IT Operational Assessment

During my time as a Microsoft PFE, I contributed to numerous IT Operational Assessments. While there...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 01/23/2014

Active Directory Permissions and PowerShell

So what about Active Directory Permissions on an Object using PowerShell?  There are a number...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 12/04/2013

Managing Exchange Public Folder Permissions

Over the years, there has been a request for finding various permissions on Public Folder objects...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 12/03/2013

8dot3 and the Exchange 2010 SP3 LAG Copy

Recently I deployed Exchange 2010 SP3 and experienced a few headaches when it came to the LAG...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 06/03/2013

Lync Control Panel–401.1 Unauthorized

Recently I had to install Lync Server 2010 on a repurposed Windows 2008 R2 server within a lab...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 06/14/2012

Public Folders – Folders Assistant Not Forwarding Messages

A recent issue occurred where users were trying to create Public Folders Folder Assistant that would...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 03/27/2012

A Few Recommendations for Exchange 2010

The following is a partial list of items that I recommend be reviewed for all Exchange 2010 server...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 03/16/2012

Exchange 2010 DAG - NetworkManager has not yet been initialized

Recently, in two separate occasions, I had to assist in resolving an issue where a member of an...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 03/05/2012

Exchange Databases Failover Due to Low Memory

Recently I had the (un)fortunate experience of troubleshooting an issue with Exchange 2010 DAG...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 02/29/2012

A Few Hotfixes to Consider…

 UPDATED: June 2013 I decided to collect my own short list of hotfixes for that I have...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 02/27/2012

Exchange 2007 Server Data Collection Script

Recently I had experienced an issue where an Exchange 2007 server was having some...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 04/14/2011

Preparing for the Microsoft Interview

Occasionally I am asked what it takes for someone to become 'ready' for an interview with...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 02/03/2011

There's something about 2007 Dynamic Distribution Groups

Recently I ran into some issues with creating dynamic distribution lists or groups (DDL or DDG) in...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 10/12/2010

Exchange Daily Messaging Report

I was tasked with creating a daily messaging report that would meet the following requirements:...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 06/03/2010

Exchange 2007 Summary Script

I was asked to post a blog on my script that collects summary information from an Exchange 2007...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 06/03/2010

Not-So-Common Forefront Registry Keys

Forefront’s TechNet site covers the common registry keys but I wanted to provide a little (very...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 02/03/2010

Forefront Obsolete Notifications

After upgrading your Antigen or Forefront for Exchange to the SP2, you might start seeing...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 01/13/2010

Understanding the right terminology…

Over the past 3 months, I've had several discussions around planning of messaging...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 01/13/2010

Have You Considered?

When working with Exchange, there are some factors that you may need to consider to get the most out...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 10/15/2009

Using Sharepoint with your Outlook Client

I find that many people have deployed Sharepoint but have not fully integrated it with their Outlook...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 10/13/2009

Random Questions on Exchange

The following are some quick answers to a few random questions that have come my way regarding...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 06/01/2009

Tracking Down Exchange 2007 Database Bloat

I recently dealt with an issue of an Exchange 2007 database being physically larger than what was...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 04/24/2009

Some Public Folder content is not replicating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007

I’ve recently experienced several different cases where replication between Exchange 2003 to 2007...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 04/10/2009

Considerations for Exchange 2007 CCR Stretch Clusters

Since Exchange 2007 deployed, I’ve been asked many times what should be considered when designing a...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 04/10/2009

Changing the IP Address of an Exchange Cluster

I was recently asked about how to change the IP address of an Exchange 2007 cluster. Here is the...

Author: DaDougInc Date: 04/10/2009