This is a blog post co-authored with Michel de Rooij, his (mirror) post can be found here. In a blog post by Christopher Wells, alias vSamurai, the author positions VMware Zimbra Collaboration Server (ZCS 7.x) as an enterprise-ready drop-in replacement for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 environments of all sizes. He also suggests Zimbra is a … Continue reading "Thoughts on “VMware Zimbra vs. Microsoft Exchange”"
Month: March 2012
Upcoming Speaking Engagements (March & April 2012)
This year is going to be an interesting year. Microsoft is readying it’s new client and server Operating Systems (OSs) with interesting features from my point of view and interests. Also, Apple recently released the ‘New iPad’.
Exchange 2010 calendar publishing URLs are not updated after migrating to Office 365
With Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 it became possible to share your calendar with anyone outside of you organization, depending on the Sharing Policy implemented by your Exchange Administrator. Users can then share their calendar via an obfuscated or an relatively public URL without the need for authentication (and SSL for that matter). For more … Continue reading "Exchange 2010 calendar publishing URLs are not updated after migrating to Office 365"
Active Directory-related KnowledgeBase articles for February 2012
Last month, the Active Directory Documentation Team really made an effort to bring together a library of troubleshooting-oriented KnowledgeBase articles. This month, this work is continued with two more updated guidance-oriented KnowledgeBase articles to troubleshoot Active Directory issues. Also this month, a few new Active Directory-related KnowledgeBase articles were published with hotfixes for issues in … Continue reading "Active Directory-related KnowledgeBase articles for February 2012"
My interview with Paula Januszkiewicz (TechDays 2012)
I’m a Directory Services MVP. Have been for the last three years, too. This expertise is part of the Identity and Access area together with the ForeFront, ForeFront Identity Manager (FIM) and Enterprise Security MVPs. These latter guys and girl are really great. One of my favorite Enterprise Security MVPs is Paula Januszkiewicz. I’ve had … Continue reading "My interview with Paula Januszkiewicz (TechDays 2012)"
More about Windows 8 CP and ActiveSync
Since yesterday’s blog post “Yes, there is ActiveSync in Windows 8!”, I have fiddled some more with the Windows 8 Mail app. So, which other ActiveSync settings do work within Windows 8? There are quite a few, and some aren’t supported by all devices. So, which are important and could I use as a baseline? … Continue reading "More about Windows 8 CP and ActiveSync"
Yes, there is ActiveSync in Windows 8!
*** updated: Also read the followup blog post: More about Windows 8 CP and ActiveSync I think it was already present in the Developer Preview, but it is definitely present in the Consumer Preview. Chris Brownie has blogged about it and has some screenshots. Go ahead and read his blog! As can be seen in … Continue reading "Yes, there is ActiveSync in Windows 8!"