Reading Time: 2 minutesExchange always had a specific combination of operating systems on which it could be installed. Now with the release of Exchange 2010 RC1,Windows Server 2008 R2 and the imminent Exchange 2007 Service Pack, it has become clear how the future will look like. Below is a table which visually shows the compatibilities: So unfortunately, Exchange 2007 will not run on Windows Server 2008 R2… That has impact on your possible migration (officially transition) paths to Exchange 2010. First, what migration

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWell it took a few hours due to some problems, but now it's now actually downloadable! See: Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available Today! Direct download

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOkay, I just received an email update of the Microsoft Exchange Team Blog. Interestingly, it is titled: "RC Announcement Placeholder." and has the following text: test placeholder. I can't find it on the site. I guess their CMS has a bug that does mail their email subscribers even when the article isn't published? Anyway, it seems that a RC1 announcement is to be expected any day now! *update* Steven Bink has sources that state RC1 will be released this week:

Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday the Exchange team blog announced Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2007. It will be available in 2009 Q3. One change I was longing for: Exchange Volume Snapshot Backup Functionality. For those who didn't know, when installed on Windows 2008 you didn't have a backup utility like NTbackup or an extension in Server Backup. Although I almost always prefer other solutions (DPM, SBE orso) but for simple environments, during transition setups and home testing facilities it was quite useful. Furthermore,