Hybrid

I had this weird issue with a Exchange Server environment: The company had an Exchange Server 2016 DAG and migrated all User Mailboxes to Exchange Online. I then installed a fresh Exchange Server 2019 for Recipient Management and SMTP-Relay. To use the Exchange Server 2019 Hybrid License, I did not create a Mailbox Database. I removed all remaining System Mailboxes and Arbitration Mailboxes from the Exchange 2016 Servers. I decomissioned the DAG and uninstalled Exchange from the old Servers. ...

It has been possible for some time to use the Exchange Server management tools without a full Exchange Server. Most guides assume that at least one Exchange Server already existed and was then removed. And the Microsoft documentation only briefly mentions the topic and does not really explain it. In this post I look at a scenario that affects many smaller companies: In the Microsoft 365 Admin Center it says: ...

I created a YouTube video about configuring Azure AD Connect and Password Hash Sync. In this blog post I only refer to a few related links. Also watch the previous video on planning and preparing Azure AD Connect first! Further Reading Download Azure AD Connect: Azure AD Connect Download (Microsoft.com) Diecknet blog post: Plan and Prepare Azure AD Connect YouTube video: Azure AD Connect: Plan and Prepare Hardware requirements for the Azure AD Connect server: Prerequisites for Azure AD Connect - Hardware requirements for Azure AD Connect (docs.microsoft.com)

Planning and preparing Azure AD Connect is important. I created a YouTube video on this topic. In this article I link to the most important sources and documentation articles. I also created a decision tree for finding the right Azure AD Connect architecture. Azure AD Connect Decision Tree ...