Introducing Microsoft Defender for Business: you heard that right… it’s *included* with Business Premium https://ift.tt/3ngz9l2 Remember a couple of months ago when Microsoft announced Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P1? Many critical eyes in the community quickly pointed out that Business Premium customers were apparently left out to dry, even though the SMB is where we […]

Demystifying Centralized Mail Transport and Criteria Based Routing https://ift.tt/3bDXomR Centralized Mail Transport (CMT) has been in Exchange Online for a while, and we often see customers using it without even realizing why. Because CMT introduces message routing complexity, increases the needed bandwidth because of additional message hops, and creates a dependency on the on-premises Exchange […]

Exchange 2016 CU22:- Additional requirements to take note of https://ift.tt/3aaQd4R For those familiar upgrading Exchange 2016 through the command line, you may have noticed that the command below does not work with CU22: setup /mode:Upgrade /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms There is an additional requirement that has to be done on the command line, I have highlighted it above […]

MSExchangeApplicationLogic – The underlying connection was closed https://ift.tt/3mhEGGD Last updated: 2020-09-17   Problem The use of Exchange Edge Transport Servers requires the synchronization of user and configuration data from internal Exchange Servers to the Edge Transport Servers. The synchronization utilizes secure LDAP (EdgeSync) to transmit the data securely and is based on an Edge Subscription. […]

New security feature in September 2021 Cumulative Update for Exchange Server https://ift.tt/2ZtMmOa Security is a top priority for Microsoft and our customers, and we continue to work very hard to keep customer data secure from cyber-threats, while ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. As part of our continued work to help you protect your Exchange Servers, […]

Enabling Azure AD Password Protection for Active Directory Servers https://ift.tt/3uebP9p Whatever password complexity you apply through group policies, users will always find a way to use the simplest and most used password on the internet like P@$$w0rd, As Active Directory doesn’t have any native feature to protect from this user behavior, Azure AD Password protection […]

Upgrading Azure AD Connect to Version 2.0 https://ift.tt/3tLAguP Azure AD Connect is one of Microsoft’s products for syncing your Active Directory users, groups, and devices to Azure AD. Of these products, it is the most used one and although it has some customization it also is very automated and easy to use in its set […]

Deprecation of the classic Exchange admin center in WW service https://ift.tt/3ttIWWH A few months back, we announced the general availability of the new Exchange admin center (EAC). The new EAC offers a faster, more secure, and more intelligent modern admin experience than the classic EAC and is helping admins work more efficiently. With the new […]

Azure AD Connect Incorrect version of TLS https://ift.tt/3DyHJSm So, I installed a brand-new Windows 2019 server where I wanted to install Azure AD Connect version 2.x. Or better, I wanted to upgrade an existing Azure AD Connect version 1.x server to version 2.x. After starting I got the following error message: This installation requires TLS […]

Why can’t you remove the last Exchange Server? https://ift.tt/3gKwqwI So, you’ve completed your migration to Exchange Online. Email flows smoothly into and out of the cloud, and all your mailboxes are now online. What’s next for your Exchange Servers, now that you’ve made the transition? After completion you will have several tasks to perform to […]