Microsoft 365 Migrations | Part 7: Choose the migration solutionNew!!
Lesedauer 15 MinutenThe migration process has been decided. Now we need the right tools to carry it out. There is a wide range of providers and solutions, but as always, it comes down to the details: This article provides an overview of some solutions I’ve encountered in my projects. Accordingly, the article should not be viewed as […]
Microsoft 365 Migrations | Part 6: Choose the migration approach
Lesedauer 13 MinutenIn the previous post, I outlined various approaches for planning a migration in general and discussed the key factors involved. However, in my projects, I’m repeatedly asked a specific question about the actual process: So how exactly should we go about this? Do we move everything over in a single weekend, or do we need […]
The Microsoft Cloud can't handle mass emails! ...Or can it...?
Lesedauer 9 MinutenEmail remains a widely used means of communication—even though it has since been surpassed by instant messaging solutions such as Teams, Slack, and many others. Many companies use Exchange Server, Exchange Online, or a combination of the two (known as a hybrid deployment) for this purpose. At some point, the need to send bulk emails […]
Scrooged - effective protection against Ghost Sender in Exchange Online
Lesedauer 8 MinutenExchange Online is quite flexible when it comes to message flow. For example, emails can be delivered directly to Exchange Online from external sources or routed through an upstream email gateway. The latter is not uncommon in companies. In the past, a third-party filtering solution may have been purchased and deployed for Exchange Server, since […]
Watch out! How sending from aliases can cause email filter policies to fail
Lesedauer 4 MinutenSending from an alias is a great feature! Gone are the days when users had to use multiple mailboxes (or set up a workaround via the IMAP protocol) if they wanted or needed to use multiple sender addresses for their own mailbox. This might be necessary in the following scenarios, for example: While Exchange Server […]
Hierarchies for Exchange Address Lists - why and how does it work?
Lesedauer 5 MinutenIt is common practice to map the organizational structure of your own company in IT services. While this is not recommended in Active Directory (companies tend to restructure every few years, and this is usually not easy to implement in AD), services for Exchange Online and Teams are more suitable for this purpose. This is […]
Easily copy address books from Exchange Server to Exchange Online!
Lesedauer 3 MinutenExchange address books can be used to group mailboxes into logical units, such as company divisions. This gives employees an overview of the company structure and allows them to see which divisions an employee is assigned to. One of my customers uses these address books quite extensively. At the same time, they are currently switching […]
DO NOT do this! in Exchange Online
Lesedauer 7 MinutenIn IT, there's often no single "one" solution for everything. Configurations, malfunctions, and problems can be handled in various ways, for example, via graphical interfaces, command-line solutions, or third-party tools. Personal approaches can also vary greatly. This has a lot to do with individual experience, but also with when you entered the IT field. Therefore, […]
Beware of pitfalls – changing the primary email address in Exchange Online
Lesedauer 4 MinutenIn 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 […]
Multiple email forwarding via inbox rules – not with Exchange Online!
Lesedauer 2 MinutenMany 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 […]
