Windows Server Summit | Upgrades
I'm not even done with my previous servers. And now I'm supposed to migrate again?? Initial situation Yes, that thought may well occur to you. After all, every server installation is quite a hassle and sometimes almost impossible due to hard dependencies. At the same time, older server versions are inexorably approaching the end of […]
Windows Server Summit in a nutshell
Does anyone else have the problem that there are still so many interesting webinars available at the end of the time? 🕐💨 This happens to me time and time again—work piles up, and when I do have some free time, I find it difficult to concentrate fully on the content of a webinar. This leads […]
Beware of pitfalls – changing the primary email address in Exchange Online
In my projects, I repeatedly encounter special circumstances. Typically, these special circumstances did not occur in previous similar projects or only arise in a specific constellation.These special circumstances can then lead to major disruptions if they are not identified and remedied in time. One such circumstance is the seemingly simple change of a mailbox's primary […]
External communication in Teams not working? A “restart” will help!
Who hasn't experienced it – a strange problem whose solution cannot be explained by logic. There's a reason for the saying: Reboot is good! Restarting the device often solves a problem faster than analyzing it and trying to find a solution. The following issue in Teams, which I have encountered several times, also falls into […]
Create groups in Entra ID with PowerShell
Creating objects in the Entra Admin Center is quite intuitive, but is only suitable for individual requirements. For larger numbers of groups, it is better to use PowerShell. Select the module Microsoft provides a comprehensive PowerShell module called Microsoft.Graph. In addition to Entra ID, this includes various other functions for managing services, such as Microsoft […]
Multiple email forwarding via inbox rules – not with Exchange Online!
Many customer projects still revolve around moving a local Exchange organization to the cloud. Here, I repeatedly encounter special configurations for which a different solution must be found in the cloud. Initial situation This case involved email forwarding via inbox rules. On one side, a forwarding rule was set up in a mailbox that forwarded […]
Restore user objects in Entra ID
Similar to Active Directory, Entra ID uses a type of recycle bin to store deleted objects for a certain period of time (30 days). This enables quick recovery. However, there may be specific scenarios in which the use of PowerShell is more effective, for example Simple restore with Graph PowerShell A simple restore with default […]
Windows Server Upgrade - an overview
Windows Server 2025 is the most current server operating system. However, as every new system or software it still includes some bugs and introduces changes which may affect working deployment mechanisms. With this article, I want to summarize some of the issues and changes I faced throughout my upgrade projects so that you hopefully do […]
