Doug's Think-Tank
An Eruption of Pondering...
Perform Your Own IT Operational Assessment
During my time as a Microsoft PFE, I contributed to numerous IT Operational Assessments. While there...
Date: 01/23/2014
Active Directory Permissions and PowerShell
So what about Active Directory Permissions on an Object using PowerShell? There are a number...
Date: 12/04/2013
Managing Exchange Public Folder Permissions
Over the years, there has been a request for finding various permissions on Public Folder objects...
Date: 12/03/2013
8dot3 and the Exchange 2010 SP3 LAG Copy
Recently I deployed Exchange 2010 SP3 and experienced a few headaches when it came to the LAG...
Date: 06/03/2013
Lync Control Panel–401.1 Unauthorized
Recently I had to install Lync Server 2010 on a repurposed Windows 2008 R2 server within a lab...
Date: 06/14/2012
Public Folders – Folders Assistant Not Forwarding Messages
A recent issue occurred where users were trying to create Public Folders Folder Assistant that would...
Date: 03/27/2012
A Few Recommendations for Exchange 2010
The following is a partial list of items that I recommend be reviewed for all Exchange 2010 server...
Date: 03/16/2012
Exchange 2010 DAG - NetworkManager has not yet been initialized
Recently, in two separate occasions, I had to assist in resolving an issue where a member of an...
Date: 03/05/2012
Exchange Databases Failover Due to Low Memory
Recently I had the (un)fortunate experience of troubleshooting an issue with Exchange 2010 DAG...
Date: 02/29/2012
A Few Hotfixes to Consider…
UPDATED: June 2013 I decided to collect my own short list of hotfixes for that I have...
Date: 02/27/2012
Exchange 2007 Server Data Collection Script
Recently I had experienced an issue where an Exchange 2007 server was having some...
Date: 04/14/2011
Preparing for the Microsoft Interview
Occasionally I am asked what it takes for someone to become 'ready' for an interview with...
Date: 02/03/2011
There's something about 2007 Dynamic Distribution Groups
Recently I ran into some issues with creating dynamic distribution lists or groups (DDL or DDG) in...
Date: 10/12/2010
Exchange Daily Messaging Report
I was tasked with creating a daily messaging report that would meet the following requirements:...
Date: 06/03/2010
Exchange 2007 Summary Script
I was asked to post a blog on my script that collects summary information from an Exchange 2007...
Date: 06/03/2010
Not-So-Common Forefront Registry Keys
Forefront’s TechNet site covers the common registry keys but I wanted to provide a little (very...
Date: 02/03/2010
Forefront Obsolete Notifications
After upgrading your Antigen or Forefront for Exchange to the SP2, you might start seeing...
Date: 01/13/2010
Understanding the right terminology…
Over the past 3 months, I've had several discussions around planning of messaging...
Date: 01/13/2010
Have You Considered?
When working with Exchange, there are some factors that you may need to consider to get the most out...
Date: 10/15/2009
Using Sharepoint with your Outlook Client
I find that many people have deployed Sharepoint but have not fully integrated it with their Outlook...
Date: 10/13/2009
Random Questions on Exchange
The following are some quick answers to a few random questions that have come my way regarding...
Date: 06/01/2009
Tracking Down Exchange 2007 Database Bloat
I recently dealt with an issue of an Exchange 2007 database being physically larger than what was...
Date: 04/24/2009
Some Public Folder content is not replicating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007
I’ve recently experienced several different cases where replication between Exchange 2003 to 2007...
Date: 04/10/2009
Considerations for Exchange 2007 CCR Stretch Clusters
Since Exchange 2007 deployed, I’ve been asked many times what should be considered when designing a...
Date: 04/10/2009
Changing the IP Address of an Exchange Cluster
I was recently asked about how to change the IP address of an Exchange 2007 cluster. Here is the...
Date: 04/10/2009