Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 has been released!   Read about it here, download it here, or read the release notes here.   CU2 requires a Schema Update, so make sure you run it from an account with the appropriate Active Directory permissions.   The Per Server Database limit has been increased from 50 to 100, which means…

The Exchange 2013 RoleCalc is finally here!   This is the tool we've all been waiting for to help figure out sizing for Exchange 2013 deployments. Josh BryantCybersecurity Product Leader and internationally recognized Speaker at several Information Security conferences and events with over 26 years of experience as a proven leader in Cybersecurity, Product Management, Threat…

Exchange 2013 CU1 was released today!  Find out more here, or download it here.   This means that coexistence/migration with/from Exchange 2007/2010 is now officially possible and supported! Josh BryantCybersecurity Product Leader and internationally recognized Speaker at several Information Security conferences and events with over 26 years of experience as a proven leader in Cybersecurity, Product…

Yesterday the Exchange Product Team announced that CU1 for Exchange 2013 will be released April 2nd.    Read more here.  This means we're only 1 week away from finally being able to migrate from Exchange 2007 or 2010 to 2013! Josh BryantCybersecurity Product Leader and internationally recognized Speaker at several Information Security conferences and events with over…

Jetstress 2013 was released yesterday!  Get it here. The Exchange 2013 Deployment Assistant was also released earlier this week, find it here. Use these tools to help start preparing your organization to deploy Exchange 2013! Josh BryantCybersecurity Product Leader and internationally recognized Speaker at several Information Security conferences and events with over 26 years of…

If you haven't heard yet, the next version (15 aka 2013) of Exchange, Office, Lync, and SharePoint all hit "Release To Manufacturing" (RTM) late yesterday afternoon. Exchange 2013 RTM announcement. Office 2013 RTM announcement. Lync 2013 RTM announcement. SharePoint 2013 RTM announcement. Josh BryantCybersecurity Product Leader and internationally recognized Speaker at several Information Security conferences…

It's official, Exchange 15, the next version of Exchange, will be called Exchange 2013!   The preview was announced today, you can download it here.   Learn more about Exchange 2013 here. Or check out the Exchange 2013 Resources for IT Pros here. The Customer Preview for Office 15, which will be called Office 2013, was also…

Yesterday the Exchange Team announced the Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012, the 1st time this conference has been held in 10 years.  The Conference will take place in Orlando Florida between September 24th and 26th.   Along with this announcement comes a little bit of news regarding Exchange 15.  Specifically that the beta will be available…