Exchange, a view from the trenches

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Maximizing and Optimizing your mailbox move data throughput for on-premise to O365 and Exchange Online Migrations

Well, that is one heck of a title for a blog post, isn't it? I’d sent this to one of my customers...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 03/02/2018

The Ultimate anti-virus exclusion list!

I was working with a customer chasing down the remote installation failure of a backup agent, and...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 01/22/2015

Your Administrator has made a change and requires you to restart Outlook

I've been getting asked this question a lot lately, and so I thought I would consolidate the...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 11/12/2014

Exchange 2010 Virtualization distilled.

Sizing: 1. Always size/spec servers and configure as if they were physical. For example, when...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 09/06/2012

Updated Scaleable Networking Pack (SNP) Guidance

It's been quite some time since I've posted, and even longer since I posted regarding the SNP...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 11/14/2011

Tips on installing Powershell 2.0 on Exchange 2007 SP2/Windows Server 2008 SP2

If you want to leverage the remote management capabilities of Powershell 2.0 against a Windows...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 07/08/2010

Updating Schema and preparing AD for Exchange 2010

(Updated after fixing formatting) (Updated after modifying Schema master replication statement) This...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 06/30/2010

Ever want to test your CAS deployment?

Have you ever, either in the course of troubleshooting, or perhaps when standing up a new Client...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 04/20/2008

TechReady 6 bowling champ!

Last month I attended TechReady 6. TechReady is a Bi-annual, 5-day Microsoft internal technical...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 03/17/2008

Things I didn't know about Vista - New file system introduced with SP1

It’s always been a personal pet peeve that large USB drives come shipped from the factory formatted...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 02/21/2008

Things that happen when you are on the road, Part I

Today, while eating dinner at the former Mactarnahan's Taproom (now a Pyramid establishment), I was...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 12/11/2007

The unholy trio

Are you having weird issues with connectivity? Outlook clients not being able to connect to...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 12/04/2007

Updating Schema for Exchange 2007 (easily understandable format)

**If you do not know what Schema is, or Exchange 2007 for that matter, do not attempt this. Put your...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 09/23/2007

Introduction

Hello, my name is Vytas, and I am a Messaging Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft. I have been with...

Author: Vytas {MSFT} Date: 09/14/2007