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The following PowerShell scripts have been published by our Exchange and Office 365 experts to the technical community at TechNet Gallery. Please use the GitHub repositories to report issues or to file feature requests.

General

• GlobalFunctions Module
  A module to provide centralized logging capabilities. This script is a *must have* for other Exchange 2013/2016/2019 modules if mentioned in the notes section of the script.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/210/globalfunctions-shared-powershell-library
  • PowerShell Gallery: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/GlobalFunctions

Office 365

• Test Office 365 Domain Availability
  Using this script you can test the domain availability in Office 365 and Azure AD.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/296/test-office-365-domain-availability 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Test-DomainAvailability 
     
• Test thumbnailPhoto for Azure AD guest users
  Using this script you can update the default guest user profile photo.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/1708/set-thumbnailphoto-for-azure-ad-guest-users 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Set-GuestUserPhoto 

Exchange Server 2013 / 2016 / 2019

• Exchange Environment Report v2
  This script creates an HTML report showing the following information about an Exchange 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and, to a lesser extent, 2007 and 2003 environment.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/1718/exchange-environment-report-v2
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Get-ExchangeEnvironmentReport
     
• Report for enabled client protocols
  This script gathers a list of enabled users for a selected Exchange Server client protocol.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/1815/report-for-enabled-client-protocols
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Get-EnabledProtocolReport
     
• Export delegate and SMTP forwarding information for Exchange (Online) mailboxes
  PowerShell script to export mailbox delegates, SMTP forwarding inbox rules, and mailbox SMTP forwarding information or compliance auditing.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/1693/export-mailbox-delegates-and-smtp-forwarding-information
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Get-DelegatesAndForwardingRules
     
• Manage Master Category List for Shared Mailboxes and Teams
  C# solution to export/import/copy the master category list to other users/shared mailboxes or even Microsoft Teams calendar.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/1423/manage-master-category-list-for-shared-mailboxes-and-teams
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/MailboxCategoryListManager
     
• Create a new Room Mailbox with Security Groups
  A script to create a new room mailbox with associated full access and/or send-as security groups.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/337/create-a-new-room-mailbox-with-security-groups
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/New-RoomMailbox
     
• Export all user mailbox permissions
  This script exports all mailbox folder permissions for mailboxes of the type UserMailbox. This is useful for documentation purposes prior to migration.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/219/export-all-user-mailbox-folder-permissions 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Get-MailboxPermissionReport 
     
• Remove Out-Of-Office rules from user mailbox
  This script searches for OOF rules created by users using the Outlook rule-tab in the OOF assistant and deletes existing OOF rules.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/328/remove-out-of-office-rules-from-user-mailbox 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Manage-OOF-Settings 
     
• Add resized user photos automatically
  This script supports resizing of user photos and storing the resized images in Active Directory, Exchange On-Premises, or Exchange Online.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/307/add-resized-user-photos-automatically 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Set-UserPictures 
     
• Parse email messages content for further processing
  This script fetches emails from a given monitoring mailbox by searching email messages for a given subject string.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/322/parse-mailcontent 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Parse-MailContent 
     
• Update OWA vDir config across multiple servers
  This script checks multiple Exchange Server 2013 OWA web.config files for the existence of IMCertificateThumbprint and IMServerName XML nodes required for Skype for Business OWA integration.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/301/update-owa-vdir-webconfig-across-multiple-exchange-servers 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Set-OwaIMSettings 
     
• Remove Orphaned HealthMailbox and SystemMailbox Accounts from MESO Container
  This script removes Active Directory objects for HealthMailboxes or SystemMailboxes in the Microsoft Exchange System Objects (MESO) container that do not have a homeMDB attribute set.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/297/remove-orphaned-healthmailbox-and-systemmailbox-accounts-from-meso-container 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Remove-OrphanedMailboxAccounts 
     
• Connect to Exchange Server 2013+ using remote PowerShell
  This script connects to a dedicated or a randomly selected Exchange Server using remote Powershell.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/293/connect-to-exchange-server 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Connect-ToExchange 
     
• Create Exchange internal/external Url based certificate requests
  This script helps to create certificate requests (CSR) based on hostnames used for internal and external URLs of Exchange Server virtual directories.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/290/create-exchange-internalexternal-url-based-certificate-requests 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Create-CertificateRequest  
     
• Export Messages from Transport Queue
  Script to suspend and export messages from a transport queue.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/282/export-messages-from-message-queue 
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Export-MessageQueue  
     
• Simple import of multiple PST files for a single user
  A script to simplify the import of multiple PST files for a single user.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/234/simple-import-of-multiple-pst-files-for-a-single-user
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Start-MailboxImport
     
• Create a new Team Mailbox with Security Groups
  A script to create a new shared mailbox with associated full access or send-as security groups.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/239/create-a-new-team-mailbox-with-security-groups
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/New-TeamMailbox
     
• Find and remove corrupt HealthMailboxes
  Script to find and remove or disable Exchange Server 2013 HealthMailboxes
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/212/find-and-remove-corrupt-healthmailboxes
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Fix-HealthMailboxes
     
• Change IIS Log File Settings
  Script to configure IIS log file location and other log file settings, especially for Exchange Server 2013/2016
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/220/change-iis-log-file-settings
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Set-Webserver
     
• Purge Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019 and IIS Log Files
  Script to purge Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019 and IIS log file remotely from a managing or job server
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/de/justcantgetenough/PostId/208/purge-exchange-server-and-iis-log-files
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Purge-LogFiles
     
• Send emails for Transport Agent and Transport Rule testing
  A script for sending a defined number of emails of a certain type having a specific attachment for the testing of Transport Agents and Transport Rules
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/215/send-test-emails-to-validate-transport-rules-or-transport-agents
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Send-TestMail
     
• Copy a receive connector from one Exchange 2013 Server to multiple Exchange Servers
  Script to copy a configured Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019 receive connector from a source server to additional Exchange 2013/2016/2019 servers.
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Copy-ReceiveConnector
     
• Add remote IP-address ranges to an existing receive connector
  Add remote IP address ranges to an Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019 receive connector.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/222/add-remote-ip-address-ranges-to-a-receive-connector
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Add-ReceiveConnectorIpAddress
     
• Copy anti-virus pattern to Exchange 2010/Exchange 2013 servers
  Script to copy anti-virus pattern files from a given source location to multiple Exchange 2010/Exchange 2013 servers
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Copy-AntiVirusPattern
     
• Gather Exchange Configuration Data
  Script to gather Exchange Org configuration data and export the configuration as text/CSV files
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/287/gather-exchange-configuration-data
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Get-ExchangeOrganizationDetails 
     
• Create a scheduled task for Exchange Server 2013+
  This script adds a new scheduled task for an Exchange Server 2013+ environment in a new task scheduler group "Exchange".
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/218/create-a-scheduled-task-for-exchange-server-2013
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/New-ScheduledExchangeTask 
     
• Clear Private Flag on Mailbox Messages
  C# Executable to clear an item's private flag after migrating public folder content to a shared mailbox.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/303/clear-private-flag-on-mailbox-messages
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/RemovePrivateFlag 
     
• Set Mailbox Item Private Flag
  C# Executable to set an item's private flag after migrating public folder content to a shared mailbox from a legacy mailbox system.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/379/set-mailbox-item-private-flag
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/SetPrivateFlag 

Exchange Server 2007/2010

• Fetch recently created public folders
  This script gathers all public folders created during the last X days and exports the gathered data to a CSV file
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/304/fetch-recently-created-public-folders
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Get-NewPublicFolders
     
• Remove orphaned users and groups from legacy public folder ACLs
  Cleanup legacy public folder ACLs by removing orphaned other unproperly configured accounts
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/263/clean-legacy-public-folder-acl
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Clean-PublicFolderACL
     
• Exchange 2010 Public Folder Replication Report (UTF8 support)
  An updated version of the script originally posted by Mike Walker to support public folder with non-ASCII characters
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/211/exchange-public-folder-replication-report
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Get-PublicFolderReplicationReport
  • Original Post at TechNet Gallery: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Exchange-2010-Public-944df6ee
     
• Add multiple legacy public folder replicas recursively
  Script to get more control of adding legacy public folder replicas recursively
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/217/add-multiple-legacy-public-folder-replicas-recursively
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Add-PFReplica

Other Stuff

• Convert Word documents using PowerShell
  This script converts Word compatible documents to a selected format utilizing the Word SaveAs function. Each file is converted by a single dedicated Word COM instance.
  • Blog: https://www.granikos.eu/en/justcantgetenough/PostId/353/convert-word-documents-using-powershell
  • Github: https://github.com/Apoc70/Convert-WordDocument

Please send comments, wishes, and ideas to support@granikos.eu.

Enjoy!

Need assistance with your Exchange Server Organization? You plan to upgrade your Exchange Server Organization? You plan to migrate to Office 365? Contact us: info@granikos.eu

Updates

Update 2020-05-25: TechNet Gallery links removed due to end of TechNet Gallery in mid-2020
Update 2020-02-07: Report for enabled client protocols, Exchange Environment Report - v2, Set thumbnailPhoto for AzureAD guest users added
Update 2019-05-07: Export mailbox delegates and SMTP forwarding information added
Update 2018-09-04: Add remote IP-address ranges to a receive connector added
Update 2018-06-16: Manage Master Category List for Shared Mailboxes and Teams added
Update 2018-04-29: Convert Word documents using PowerShell and Set Mailbox Item Private Flag added
Update 2018-01-24: Create a new Room Mailbox with Security Groups added
Update 2017-11-11: Export all user mailbox permissions added
Update 2017-09-22: Remove Out-Of-Office rules from user mailbox added
Update 2017-05-20: Parse email messages content for further processing and Update OWA vDir config across multiple servers added
Update 2017-03-18: Fetch recently created public folders and Clear Private Flag on Mailbox Messages added
Update 2017-02-22: Remove Orphaned HealthMailbox and SystemMailbox Accounts from MESO Container added
Update 2017-02-17: Test Office 365 Domain Availability added
Update 2017-02-13: Connect to Exchange Server 2013+ using remote PowerShell added
Update 2017-02-07: Create Exchange internal/external Url based certificate requests, Create a scheduled task for Exchange Server 2013 added
Update 2017-01-24: Gather Exchange Configuration Data added
Update 2017-01-05: Export Messages from Transport Queue added
Update 2016-11-29: Clean legacy public folder ACL added, Scripts categorized
Update 2016-11-28: Add multiple legacy public folder replicas added
Update 2016-08-18: Simple import of multiple PST files for a single user added
Update 2016-07-28: Change IIS Log File settings Github Url added, Create a new Team Mailbox with Security Groups added
Update 2016-06-04: GlobalFunctions added
Update 2015-06-18: Copy-ReceiveConnector updated
Update 2015-06-01: Exchange 2010 Public Folder Replication Report (UTF8 support)
Update 2015-05-21: Copy anti-virus pattern to Exchange 2010/Exchange 2013 servers added
Update 2014-12-10: Copy a receive connector from one Exchange Server to multiple Exchange Servers added

Das Blog Cumulative Update für März 2020 (CU0320) fasst interessante Themen rund um Cloud Sicherheit, Exchange Server, Office 365, Microsoft Teams und Azure des Monats März 2020 zusammen.

Allgemein

• [STICKY] Microsoft Products Reaching End of Support for 2019
• TechNet Gallery Retirement
• Supporting a Remote Workforce Overnight
• 2 weeks in: what we've learned about remote work
• The risks from within
• White Paper: Bulding an insider risk management program
• Work remotely, stay secure - Tips for CISOs
• COVID-19 - Fernunterricht bei Schulschließungen & Quarantäne
• As Coronavirus continues to spread, new features in Microsoft 365 are helping empower healthcare workers
• The top 9 ways Microsoft IT is enabling remote work for its employees
• Work from Home Warriors - Interview with Anna Chu
• Employers should support employees who want to speak at events
• Working remotely during challenging times
• Google and Microsoft are giving away enterprise conferencing tools due to coronavirus
• Microsoft's Vision for Task Management
• Digital transformation is a lifestyle change

Exchange Server

• [STICKY] Outlook License Requirements for Exchange Features
• Best practices when decommissioning Exchange 2010
• March 2020 significant update to Hybrid Configuration Wizard
• Released: March 2020 Quarterly Exchange Updates
• Tech Talk - 4 - Lohnt sich ein Wechsel zu Exchange Server 2019?
• Automating opening a Search-Mailbox result in Excel using EWS
• CVE-2020-0688 Puts Focus on Exchange On-Premises Vulnerabilities
• Decommissioning flaw in Exchange
• Why Exchange admins should be very worried

Microsoft 365 | OneDrive | Exchange Online | and more

• [STICKY] Office 365 Network Performance Tool
• [STICKY] Office 365 Support and Recovery Assistant (aka SaRA)
• [STICKY] Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges
• [STICKY] Office 365-Trust Center
• Introducing the new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions
• New Microsoft 365 offerings for small and medium-sized businesses
• Migrating your Mailbox searches in EWS to the Graph API Part 1 Filters and Search Folders
• OneDrive for Business | Restore is not Restore
• What is Office365DSC?
• Configuring your tenant Conditional Access for Site Sensitivity Labels in Office 365
• New tools to block legacy authentication in your organization
• FindTime, your favorite scheduling add-in just got better
• Disabling New-MoveRequest for Local Mailbox Moves
• Planner Tenant To Tenant Migration!
• Build a crisis management site to connect people and information
• How Microsoft Planner Works
• How to quickly optimize Office 365 traffic for remote staff & reduce the load on your infrastructure
• Configuring your tenant Conditional Access for Site Sensitivity Labels in Office 365
• Moving to Microsoft 365: Why you should consider migrating devices before data
• Drag messages from your personal inbox to the group mailbox
• Secure your mobile email with Microsoft EMS and Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android
• OneDrive Roadmap Roundup - February 2020
• Microsoft Makes SharePoint Site Swap Available to Large Tenants
• Has my colleague edited a file on my OneDrive?
• Staying on top of Office 365 Updates
• Why Basic Authentication for Exchange Online is So Bad

Microsoft Teams

• [STICKY] Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
• [STICKY] Surface Hub update history
• [STICKY] Instructor-led training for Microsoft Teams
• Use Extension Dialing in Microsoft Teams
• Move Teams Media Between Devices
• Microsoft Teams chat grey and blue icons explained
• Present PowerPoint in Microsoft Teams and still see the chat
• Create Multiple Edge Web Apps for each Microsoft Teams Guest Tenant
• How to use Whiteboard in Teams meetings efficiently II
• Work from Home Drives Teams to 44 Million Daily Active Users
• Microsoft Teams at 3: Everything you need to connect with your teammates and be more productive
• Updates to Adoption Assets for Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Teams vs Zoom for Online Meetings
• Use Advisor for Teams to help you roll out Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Teams in a Hybrid Environment
• The 3 phases to fuel Microsoft Teams adoption in your organization
• For China users, Microsoft recommends VPN to egress Microsoft Teams traffic onto the public Internet outside China
• What's New in Microsoft Teams | February 2020
• Microsoft Teams has new features that focus on communication across apps, locations, and roles
• Microsoft Teams Adoption Soars amidst Coronavirus Outbreak

Skype for Business Server | Communications

• [STICKY] Download: Skype for Business Network Assessment Tool
• When is Microsoft Teams replacing Skype for Business?
• Skype for Business 2019 CU2 HF1 March 2020
• Lync 2010 client version summary

Microsoft Azure

• [STICKY] Azure Latency Test
• [STICKY] Virtual Machines Licensing FAQ
• [STICKY] Azure Architecture Center
• [STICKY] Microsoft Azure Trust Center
• How to set up Disaster Recovery for Azure IaaS VMs
• Use private endpoints for Azure Storage
• August 2018: Block user access to Azure AD PowerShell and Graph API Explorer
• Announcing Universal Print: a cloud-based print solution

Cloud | Cloud Sicherheit

• [STICKY] Microsoft Security TechCenter
• Our commitment to customers and Microsoft cloud services continuity
• Keeping your organization secure with a remote workforce
• Limiting privilege is a process, not an event
• Using Zoom? Here are the privacy issues you need to be aware of
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager expands ecosystem of VPN partners to support customer needs
• How FIDO2 Passwordless Logins Work in Hybrid Azure AD Environments
• Datenschutz-Folgenabschätzung: Leitfaden für Datenverantwortliche, die Microsoft Office 365 verwenden
• Considerations for Cloud Governance
• Zero Trust Networking & Arguing with Physics
• IT executives prioritize Multi-Factor Authentication in 2020
• Quick wins - single sign-on (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Microsoft identity acronyms - what do they mean and how do they relate to each other?

Docs | Knowledge Base | TechNet

• [STICKY] Getting started with the Cloud Adoption Framework
• Exchange ActiveSync protocol v12.0 is out-of-support for Outlook for iOS and Android
• Overview of Yammer Native Mode
• Azure Information Protection unified labeling client - Version release history and support policy
• Avoid getting throttled or blocked in SharePoint Online

Microsoft Training

• Neuigkeiten von Microsoft Learning - Ausgabe März 2020 - UPDATE
• Home-Schooling als Co-Learning Gelegenheit: Für Kinder, Eltern und Lehrer!
• The increasingly tricky role of Microsoft Certified Trainers and Microsoft Certification Content Developers
• Video-Tutorial: Unterricht organisieren in OneNote
• Manage team collaboration with Microsoft Teams
• Get a sneak peek at upcoming Microsoft Certifications for Data & AI

Replay

• Februar 2020: Installing Web Apps on Chromium Edge
• Oktober 2019: User Activity based Expiration Policy for Office 365 groups is now generally available
• April 2019: Secure your mobile email with Microsoft EMS and Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android
• Dezember 2019: 6 ways Yammer boosts engagement internally

Podcast Empfehlungen

• [STICKY] Collab Talk: #MsftBuzzChat Podcast series
• Sync Up - a OneDrive podcast : Episode 7, "Mobile productivity on Android"
• In Episode 41 of the All About 365 podcast, we’re talking Exchange with Microsoft’s Greg Taylor
• UCStatus Podcast Episode 5: Microsoft Teams Phones & Device Management
• The Cloud Architects - Episode 39: "Do I really need to monitor Office 365?"
• Episode #49 - Microsoft Teams : How did we get here and what’s coming
• The Evolving Discussion around Adoption & Engagement
• Podcast: Episode #42 – Karuana Gatimu – Microsoft 365 Adoption
• Exchange Exposed

Tools

• Network Assessment Tool Plus
• ADFS Rapid Restore Tool
• Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.2
• Microsoft Azure, Cloud and Enterprise Symbol / Icon Set - Visio stencil, PowerPoint, PNG, SVG
• ISESteroids - PowerTheShell
• Mailscape 365 - Exchange Online Monitoring und Reporting
• Mailscape - Exchange Monitoring und Reporting
• Compass - Active Directory Monitoring und Reporting

Gerne unterstützen wir Sie bei der Planung und Durchführung Ihrer Exchange Server Implementierung oder Migration.

Sie denken über einen vollständigen Wechsel zu Microsoft 365 oder eine Hybrid-Konfiguration mit Office 365 nach? Wir beraten Sie umfassend und neutral über die Möglichkeiten der Office 365 Plattform und Microsoft 365.

Sie möchten mehr über Exchange Server 2019 erfahren? Gerne erläutern wir Ihnen die technischen Änderungen und Chancen für Ihr Unternehmen in einem individuellen Workshop. Bis dahin, werfen Sie doch einen Blick in das Microsoft Exchange Server 2019: Das Handbuch für Administratoren.

Weitere Informationen zu unseren Dienstleistungen finden Sie auf unserer Website (https://www.granikos.eu) oder Sie kontaktieren direkt unser Vertriebsteam: info@granikos.eu

Das Exchange Blog Cumulative Update für Dezember 2014 (CU1214) fasst interessante Themen rund um Exchange Server und Office 365 (Exchange Online), Azure und Lync des Monats Dezember 2014 zusammen.

Alle Links für des CU 1214 finden Sie auch in unserem Bitly Bundle: http://bit.ly/CU1214Bundle

Exchange Server & Exchange Online

• A brief history of Exchange Time Management, http://bit.ly/ExchangeTimeManagement
• Exchange Group Management Script, http://bit.ly/ExchangeTimeManagement
• Exchange releases: December 2014, http://bit.ly/ExchangeReleases1214
• Selecting the right compliance framework to use with Exchange, http://bit.ly/ExchangeCompliancePlatform

Office 365 & Exchange Online

• Office 365-Trust Center, http://office.microsoft.com/de-de/business/office-365-trust-center-datensicherheit-in-der-cloud-FX103030390.aspx
• How to Configure S/MIME in Office 365, http://bit.ly/Office365SMIME
• [PowerShell Script] Office 365 Large Item Compliance v2.1, http://bit.ly/LargeItemCompliance
• Exchange Online: Keeping your 'Inbound From Office 365' Receive Connector Current with Microsoft Public IP's, http://bit.ly/O365IPAddresses

Lync Server

• Microsoft releases Lync Server 2013 December 2014 cumulative update (5.0.8308.857), http://bit.ly/LyncServerCU1214
• Microsoft Lync Wireshark Plugin, http://bit.ly/LyncWireshark
• List all users and devices – Lync 2013, http://bit.ly/LyncUsersAndDevices
• Lync Server 2013 December 2014 Cumulative Update, Lync Web App & Google Chrome, http://bit.ly/LyncWebAppChrome
• Lync Voice Route Diagramm Creation Script, http://bit.ly/VoiceRouteDiagram

Azure

• Wrapping up the year with a boat load of Azure AD news, http://bit.ly/YearEndAzureADNews
• Premium Storage, RemoteApp, SQL Database Update, Live Media Streaming, Search and More, http://bit.ly/AzureNews1214
• Announcing General Availability for Application Proxy and more, http://bit.ly/AzureWAP
• Azure AD Connect: One simple, fast, lightweight tool to connect Active Directory and Azure Active Directory, http://bit.ly/AzureADConnect

Allgemeine Themen

• Microsoft Security TechCenter, http://technet.microsoft.com/de-DE/security/dd252948
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary für Dezember 2014, https://technet.microsoft.com/de-DE/library/security/ms14-dec.aspx
• Enforce Better Script Practices by Using Set-StrictMode, http://bit.ly/SetStrictMode

Replay

• Oktober 2014: Exchange ActiveSync Client Comparison Table, http://bit.ly/EASClientComparison
• September 2012: RBAC: Walkthrough of creating a role that can wipe ActiveSync Devices, http://bit.ly/RBACWalkThrough
• Februar 2012: Learn Four Ways to Use PowerShell to Create Folders, http://bit.ly/4WaysToCreateFolders
• Dezember 2011: SACL Watcher servicelet found that the SeSecurityPrivilege privilege is removed from account, http://bit.ly/SACLWatcher
• März 2013: Exchange 2013 Auto Reseed, http://bit.ly/Exchange15AutoReseed
• Januar 2014: Move Logging in Exchange 2013 via Powershell, http://bit.ly/MoveExchange15Logging

Podcast Empfehlungen

• The UC Architects, http://bit.ly/UCArchitectsPodcast

Tools / Software

• Mailscape - Exchange Monitoring und Reporting, http://www.granikos.eu/de/mailscape
• Uniscope - Lync Monitoring und Reporting, http://www.granikos.eu/de/uniscope

Gerne unterstützen wir Sie bei der Planung und Durchführung Ihrer Exchange Server Installation oder Migration.

Sie denken über einen vollständigen Wechsel zu Office 365 oder eine Hybrid-Implementierung mit Office 365 nach? Wir beraten Sie umfassend und ausführlich über die Möglichkeiten der Office 365 Plattform.

Weitere Informationen zu unseren Dienstleistungen finden Sie auf unserer Website (http://www.granikos.eu) oder nehmen Sie direkt mit uns Kontakt auf: info@granikos.eu

Das Exchange Blog Cumulative Update (CU0914) fasst interessante Themen rund um Exchange Server und Office 365 (Exchange Online) des September 2014 zusammen.

Exchange Server 2013

• Exchange 2013 improves USG management through EAC and OWA, http://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2014/09/10/exchange-2013-improves-usg-management-through-eac-and-owa
• Exchange Server 2013 databases unexpectedly fail over in a co-existence environment with Exchange Server 2007, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2997209/en-us
• Exchange Online mailboxes cannot be managed by using EAC after you deploy Exchange Server 2013 CU6, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2997355/en
• Move Logging in Exchange 2013 via Powershell, http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/22479.move-logging-in-exchange-2013-via-powershell.aspx
• Take Advantage of EOPs new Bulk Mail Detection, http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2014/09/25/take-advantage-of-eops-new-bulk-mail-detection.aspx

Office 365 & Azure

• Why does spam and phishing get through Office 365? And what can be done about it?, http://bit.ly/SpamAndPhishingInO365
• Directory Integration Tools Feature Comparison, http://bit.ly/DirectoryIntegrationTools
• Azure Active Directory Basic is now GA!, http://bit.ly/AzureActiveDirectory
• Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services (AAD Sync), http://bit.ly/AADSync

Lync

• Lync Call Concurrency Calculator, http://www.allthingsuc.co.uk/lync-call-concurrency-calculator
• Simple understanding of Lync CMS, http://lyncdude.com/2014/09/26/simple-understanding-of-lync-cms

Allgemeine Themen

• How do I set up an IPv6 test lab?, http://curah.microsoft.com/39649/how-do-i-set-up-an-ipv6-test-lab
• Outlook Calendaring: Best Practices and Key Considerations, http://blog.enowsoftware.com/solutions-engine/bid/185664/Outlook-Calendaring-Best-Practices-and-Key-Considerations
• Reporting Outlook Client Versions Using Log Parser Studio, http://www.expta.com/2014/09/reporting-outlook-client-versions-using.html
• Reporting delegate access to Exchange mailboxes, http://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2014/09/05/reporting-delegate-access-to-exchange-mailboxes

Replay

• Juni 2012: Create an Exchange Mail Flow Latency Heat Map with PowerShell, http://exchangeserverpro.com/create-exchange-mail-flow-latency-heat-map-powershell
• März 2010: New-ExchangeCertificate Cmdlet Syntax Generator, http://www.tachytelic.net/2010/03/new-exchangecertificate-cmdlet-syntax-generator

Das Exchange Blog Cumulative Update für November 2014 (CU1114) fasst interessante Themen rund um Exchange Server und Office 365 (Exchange Online) des Monats November 2014 zusammen.

Alle Links für des CU 1114 finden Sie auch in unserem Bitly Bundle: http://bit.ly/CU1114Bundle

Exchange Server & Exchange Online

• On-Premises Legacy Public Folder Coexistence for Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 7 and Beyond, http://bit.ly/OnPremCoExistence  
• Exchange 2010 Outlook Anywhere users receiving prompts when proxied through Exchange 2013, http://bit.ly/OAPromptsForExchange2010  
• Download the Exchange Server Protocol Documentation, http://bit.ly/ExchangeProtocolDocumentation
• Provisioning Exchange Online for Lync Hybrid, http://bit.ly/LyncHybrid
• Exchange Server 2013 Lagged Database Copies In Action, http://bit.ly/LaggedDatabaseInAction
• Known calendaring issues with iOS 8.x and iOS 7.x devices, http://bit.ly/CalendarIssues
• Current issues with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and third-party devices, http://bit.ly/EAS3rdPartyIssues

Office 365

• Office 365-Trust Center, http://bit.ly/O365TrustCenter
• Tune and optimize performance of your Office 365 connection, http://bit.ly/OptimizeOffice365
• OneDrive for Business Client Network Bandwidth Calculator, http://bit.ly/OneDriveBandwidthCalc

Lync

• Lync 2013 Now Supports Falling Back to the Lync Web App, http://bit.ly/LyncFallbackSupported
• Simple Understanding of Media Traversal in Lync, http://bit.ly/LyncMediaTraversal
• Access Denied to Address Book Folder, http://bit.ly/LyncABFolderAccessDenied
• Lync RGS Emergency Failover Script, http://bit.ly/LyncRGSEmergencyFailover
• Get-umAutoAttendantDiagram: Output Exchange AutoAttendant to a Visio Diagram, http://bit.ly/AutoAttendantDiagram
• Quality of Service (QoS) Calculator – Plan Your Network, GPO, and Lync Config More Easily, http://bit.ly/QoSCalculator

Azure

• Windows Azure, PowerShell: How to start virtual machines in parallel, http://bit.ly/AzureVMStartInParallel

Allgemeine Themen

• Microsoft Security TechCenter, http://technet.microsoft.com/de-DE/security/dd252948
• Microsoft Ignite Call For Topics, http://bit.ly/IgniteCallForTopics
• Automating the Pruning of Stale Active Directory Users and Computers, http://bit.ly/PruningStaleADAccounts
• Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Update Help on Remote Servers, http://bit.ly/UpdatePSHelpRemotely
• How to Enable RelayState in ADFS 2.0 and ADFS 3.0, http://bit.ly/EnableRelayState
• DSC Resource Kit (All Modules), http://bit.ly/DSCResourceKit

Replay

• August 2014: IIS Crypto Explained, http://bit.ly/IISCryptoExplained
• März 2014: This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes…, http://bit.ly/LastMailboxError
• Mai 2014: Dealing with Health Proxy Probe Messages in Exchange 2013 Managed Availability, http://bit.ly/DealingWithHealthProbes
• Juni 2014: How To Request Certificate Without Using IIS or Exchange, http://bit.ly/CreateCSRWithoutIIS
• April 2013: Preserving Activation Blocks After Performing DAG Member Maintenance, http://bit.ly/PreserveDAGActiveBlock
• April 2008: New File Share Witness and Force Quorum Guidance for Exchange 2007 Clusters, http://bit.ly/FSWQuorumGuidance
• August 2006: Understanding S/MIME, http://bit.ly/UnderstandingSMIME

Tools / Software

• IIS Crypto, http://bit.ly/IISCrypto
• Mailscape - Exchange Monitoring und Reporting, http://www.granikos.eu/de/mailscape
• Uniscope - Lync Monitoring und Reporting, http://www.granikos.eu/de/uniscope

Gerne unterstützen wir Sie bei der Planung und Durchführung Ihrer Exchange Server Installation. Sie denken über eine Migration zu Office 365 nach? Wir beraten Sie umfassend über die Möglichkeiten der Office 365 Hosting Plattform. Weitere Informationen zu unseren Dienstleistungen finden Sie auf unserer Website (http://www.granikos.eu) oder nehmen Sie direkt mit uns Kontakt auf: info@granikos.eu

Das Blog Cumulative Update für Juli 2020 (CU0720) fasst interessante Themen rund um Cloud Sicherheit, Exchange Server, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams und mehr des Monats Juli 2020 zusammen.

Allgemein

• [STICKY] Microsoft Products Reaching End of Support for 2020
• Doing More with Windows Sandbox
• Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells for backup power at datacenters
• Why CPU monitoring matters (and what PRTG can do for you)
• Reimagining virtual collaboration for the future of work and learning
• The future of work-the good, the challenging & the unknown

Exchange Server

• [STICKY] Outlook License Requirements for Exchange Features
• Modern HCW (Hybrid Agent): troubleshooting like a pro
• Verwaltung von Hybrid Exchange Umgebungen - Pfuschzettel
• Decommissioning the last Exchange server
• Securing Exchange Servers

Microsoft 365 | OneDrive | Exchange Online | and more

• [STICKY] Office 365 Network Performance Tool
• [STICKY] Office 365 Support and Recovery Assistant (aka SaRA)
• [STICKY] Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges
• [STICKY] Office 365-Trust Center
• Graph Basics Get the User Photo and save it to a file (and resize it) with PowerShell
• Microsoft Launches Workspaces, Then Pauses for Reflection
• Exchange Online Protection Restricts Tenants from Sending Unprovisioned Email
• Is "Best Practices" a myth?
• Supercharge the Hybrid Azure AD Join device registration process
• Modifying your Exchange Online PowerShell Managed Code to use oAuth and MSAL
• Announcing public preview of Double Key Encryption for Microsoft 365
• The Future Vision of Microsoft 365
• Office 365 Groups not showing up in Outlook 2016
• My opinion on Microsoft Threat Protection for the SMB
• Using 2 Authentication factors (for MFA) in an unattended PowerShell Script
• Office Dark Mode – reduce eyestrain
• Exchange Hybrid What, Why, and How - Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon
• A New RecoverableItems Experience Comes to Exchange Online!
• A New RecoverableItems Experience Comes to Exchange Online!
• Outlook’s Notification Pane for Office 365 Incidents
• The Problem with Guest Accounts (Going Outside Your Tenant)
• OneDrive - Synchronisations Administrator Report
• Modern Auth and Unattended Scripts in Exchange Online PowerShell V2

Microsoft Teams

• [STICKY] Modern Collaboration Architecture (MOCA)
• [STICKY] Security and Compliance in Microsoft Teams
• [STICKY] Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
• [STICKY] Surface Hub update history
• [STICKY] Instructor-led training for Microsoft Teams
• New Microsoft Teams Room features in latest update - Including Webex meeting join
• 3 types of privacy settings in Microsoft Teams
• Great meeting room experiences: Meet the new Microsoft Teams Rooms Standard and Premium
• Microsoft Teams and on-premises mailboxes - You need Exchange Hybrid
• Why 'Email a Channel' is the best hidden feature in Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Teams community call - July 21, 2020
• Introducing the new Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium
• 5 ways to evolve your Firstline Workforce for the new normal
• Microsoft Teams PowerShell: A Quick Guide to an Evolving Universe
• Bulk Policy Assignment for Teams Users
• Discover all headsets used in #MicrosoftTeams PowerBI report
• 5 Tips for migrating existing Line of Business applications to Microsoft Teams you can do today
• Re-imagine meeting room experiences with Teams-enabled devices for shared spaces
• Now Available: Remove Unwanted Background Noise From Videos

Microsoft Azure

• [STICKY] Azure Latency Test
• [STICKY] Virtual Machines Licensing FAQ
• [STICKY] Azure Architecture Center
• [STICKY] Microsoft Azure Trust Center

Cloud | Cloud Sicherheit

• [STICKY] Microsoft Security TechCenter
• Thoughts on the Garmin outage and possible ransomware attack
• Folgen des Schrems2 Beschlusses des EuGH für Microsoft 365
• Preventing data loss and mitigating risk in today’s remote work environment
• U.K. Cyber Essentials Simple Assessment Tool
• Assuring customers about EU cross-border data flows
• CISO Stressbusters Post #3: 3 ways to share accountability for security risk management
• 5 cybersecurity paradigm shifts that will lead to more inclusive digital experiences
• The psychology of social engineering - the "soft" side of cybercrime
• Assuring Customers About Cross-Border Data Flows
• Having An Identity Crisis
• Stellungnahme zum Vermerk "Berliner Datenschutzbeauftragte zur Durchführung von Videokonferenzen während der Kontaktbeschränkungen"

Microsoft Training

• [STICKY] MCT Central
• Announcing three new Microsoft Certifications for Business Applications
• Are you a Power Platform App Maker? Now’s the time to get certified
• On-demand training sessions for SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Yammer, and Stream - 2020-H2

Schule | Lernen

• Microsoft announces new Teams features for education
• Microsoft Teams in Schools - The COVID-19 emergency school protocol
• YouTube Kanal/Playlist mit Videos zur Einführung von Microsoft Teams an Schule und Hochschulen

Docs | Knowledge Base | TechNet

• [STICKY] Getting started with the Cloud Adoption Framework
• Azure AD Connect: Konten und Berechtigungen

Skype for Business Server | Communications

• [STICKY] Download: Skype for Business Network Assessment Tool
• SfB 2019 Server Security Update - July 2020
• SfB 2015 Server Security Update – July 2020

Replay

• Mai 2019: The Ultimate SharePoint Governance Template
• Februar 2013: Exchange, Firewalls, and Support… Oh, my!
• März 2020: Personalized and organized Search in Outlook mobile
• Juni 2020: Das 1×1 der IT-Sicherheit: Phishing in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie
• Juni 2020: Inside Microsoft Threat Protection: Attack modeling for finding and stopping lateral movement

Podcast Empfehlungen

• [STICKY] Collab Talk: #MsftBuzzChat Podcast series
• MVPKaffeeklatsch – Episode 36 – Entschleunigen
• Episode #67 - Interview with Microsoft Teams Contact Center Solution – Computer Talk
• Episode #66 – Interview with Isabella Lubin Sr. PM Microsoft – Teams as a platform
• Cloud Talk Episode 17 - M365 Virtual Marathon Conference as a case of ultimate SaaS usage

Tools

• Network Assessment Tool Plus
• ADFS Rapid Restore Tool
• Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.2
• Microsoft Azure, Cloud and Enterprise Symbol / Icon Set - Visio stencil, PowerPoint, PNG, SVG
• ISESteroids - PowerTheShell
• Mailscape 365 - Exchange Online Monitoring und Reporting
• Mailscape - Exchange Monitoring und Reporting
• Compass - Active Directory Monitoring und Reporting

Gerne unterstützen wir Sie bei der Planung und Durchführung Ihrer Exchange Server Implementierung oder Migration.

Sie denken über einen vollständigen Wechsel zu Microsoft 365 oder eine Hybrid-Konfiguration mit Office 365 nach? Wir beraten Sie umfassend und neutral über die Möglichkeiten der Office 365 Plattform und Microsoft 365.

Sie möchten mehr über Exchange Server 2019 erfahren? Gerne erläutern wir Ihnen die technischen Änderungen und Chancen für Ihr Unternehmen in einem individuellen Workshop. Bis dahin, werfen Sie doch einen Blick in das Microsoft Exchange Server 2019: Das Handbuch für Administratoren oder in das Handbuch Microsoft 365 Business – Migration und Konfiguration | Leitfaden zur Bereitstellung, Absicherung und Verwaltung von Microsoft 365 Business Premium.

Weitere Informationen zu unseren Dienstleistungen finden Sie auf unserer Website (https://www.granikos.eu) oder Sie kontaktieren direkt unser Vertriebsteam: info@granikos.eu