stuart test blog

This press release just popped up as I was about to sign off the for the night, but I just had to get a quick mention out: "Integrated IT Designed for Midsized Businesses" Microsoft have finally revealed some details about a new server bundle for "midsized" business called Windows Essential Business Server. This has been […]

I’ve been persevering with Vista 64 bit over the last few weeks, but I’m failing to see any benefit in sticking with it. Very few applications are native 64 bit and some applications just do not run at all. Microsoft is probably the worst culprit – last year they released Exchange 2007 and forced all […]

For the Exchange 2007 architects out there, Microsoft have released a comprehensive (over 500 pages) document detailing the architectural changes from previous versions of Exchange. I’m looking forward to reading through this in a comfy chair, in front of the fireplace… Download link: Technical Architecture of Exchange 2007 Abstract Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 introduces several […]

Last week Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for ISA Server 2004 which includes a couple of interesting new features such as a new troubleshooting node, and the ability to publish Exchange 2007 OWA. This is the list of new features and functionality: Service Pack 3 features Improvements to the ISA Server Management console with the […]

When configuring a Windows SBS 2003 box – remember one golden rule: Always stick with the wizards. Even if you’re a server/AD/ISA/Exchange guru, you should still stick to the wizards. SBS 2003 is a complex beast and a lot of under-the-cover configuration takes place when running each of the wizards. For example, did you know […]

I’ll be up to date with my reading soon, but in the meantime here’s a whole bunch more to catch up on… Downloadable Guide Available for Exchange 2007 You can now download the first couple of guides (word docs) for Exchange 2007. Deploying a Standard Exchange Server 2007 Organization: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82170 Deploying a Simple Exchange Server […]

Thanks Eileen, for the nice summary of essential Exchange 2007 reading. I’ve got a bit to catch up on! TechNet Articles Getting Started with Exchange Server 2007: Server Roles New Performance and Scalability Functionality Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Live Webcasts High Availability and Clustering in Exchange Server 2007  How Microsoft IT Designs Its 64-bit Exchange […]

More Exchange 2007 stuff from Microsoft… Here’s a bunch of case studies for migrating to Exchange 2007 – they cover a wide range of businesses and scenarios, so they should be applicable to all sizes of environments. http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/search.aspx?ProTaxID=1267

The latest edition of Microsoft’s free, downloadable, TechNet magazine is now available. There’s lots of good Exchange 2007 stuff in there so it’s worth checking out. December TechNet magazine Direct download link as CHM

I’ve just been reading a good blog post from the MS Exchange team (You had me at EHLO) detailing some recommendations for your Exchange 2007 hardware requirements. Here are the links: UPDATED: Exchange 2007 Processor and Memory Recommendations Performance Benchmarks for Computers Running Exchange Server 2003 CPU and memory scalability for Exchange Server 2003 and […]