Getting Your DNS Ducks in a Row
In this article, Damian Scoles discusses what DNS records should be in place for Exchange Online, why these records are needed, and how to validate that DNS is properly configured.
September 6, 2023
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Using Azure Functions for Exchange Online
This article serves as a step by step guide on how to build an Azure function to retrieve mailbox permissions for Exchange Online.
July 25, 2023
Microsoft Outage, Exchange Cybersecurity Issues, and Teams Delivers Big New Features: The Practical 365 Podcast S3 E30
On the show this week, we're delving into the recent Microsoft Cloud outage, new Exchange Security patches, new Teams Feature, plus much more!
June 26, 2023
Exporting Mailbox Contents to PST with Exchange Online
With all the fuss about the new EAC, it's good to note features that still aren't available in the online version. Like how to export mailboxes to PST files. I don't normally like doing anything with PSTs, but sometimes you must grit your teeth and use what's available. In this article, we explain how to use a content search to export the contents of a user mailbox to a PST file.
June 21, 2023
Journaling in Exchange
Join Andres Bohren as he dives into Journaling in Exchange, explaining how it works and how to set it up in Exchange Online & On-premises.
June 5, 2023
Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Domain Transfers: Validation Phase Part II
Join us as we continue our deep dive into the validation phase of a Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Domain Transfer. In this Blog, we discuss how to communicate a migration plan to stakeholders and end-users.
May 24, 2023
Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Domain Transfers: Validation Phase Part I
In this edition of our series on the "Top 5 Best Practices for Exchange Online Domain Transfers," we delve deeper into the importance of validating your plan prior to implementation. Implementing a well-tested and practiced process will help prevent mistakes and encountering unknowns during the migration. Join us as we explore the key considerations for a successful validation phase.
April 11, 2023
Free/Busy Sharing with Multiple Exchange Servers and Microsoft 365 Tenants
My team has recently worked on some projects featuring multi-tenant and multi-Exchange environments. A common requirement for all projects is the ability to share free/busy information across all environments. In this article, I will dive into using free/busy sharing with Exchange/Microsoft 365 in the worldwide cloud. Sharing Free/Busy Information Let’s start with the obvious issues: […]
March 6, 2023
Exchange Online Connectors, Pay as you Go with Syntex, Viva Sales and new Teams experiences rolling out: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E22
On the show this week, find out what's happening with recent changes to Exchange Online that might cause a delay if you're setting up a fresh Hybrid environment; plus security recommendations for your on-premises Exchange environment. If you're getting into Viva Sales, we discuss what the new OpenAI GPT add-in does. Creepy or useful - you decide! Plus Microsoft Syntex's PAYG model goes live and Teams gets user experience changes that your users will certainly notice.
March 3, 2023
Exchange Online gets a useful new feature, Teams Rooms get a lick of paint, Meeting Recording controls improve plus more: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E20
Join Steve and Paul for season 3, episode 20 of the Practical 365 podcast - this week we're talking licensing - and it i good news; plus the MTR Windows devices are getting a paint job. But why and how does this affect you? Teams meeting recordings are going to get some useful controls, plus Planner gets some really useful new features that we've both been testing out.
February 2, 2023
Why User Submissions of Suspicious Email Delivered to Exchange Online are so Valuable
User Submissions is a valuable Microsoft 365 feature that helps add an extra layer of defense in your organization. In this article, Damian Scoles discusses the importance of User Submissions and how to set up your configuration.
January 31, 2023
What We Can Learn from the Rackspace Breach
In early December 2022, Rackspace had a major breach in their exchange environment that led to customers' mail data being stolen. This article explains what happened and what can be learned from this incident.
January 19, 2023