September 3, 2010

Exchange Server 2010 and the Benefits of Commercial SSL Certificates

The business case is clear for purchasing SSL SAN certificates from a genuine commercial certificate authority to use with Exchange Server 2007 and 2010.

Exchange Server 2010 DAGs and VMware High Availability

If you are planning to deploy Exchange Server 2010 Database Availability Groups, and you virtualize your Exchange environment, then it is important to understand the supported scenarios.

Is Exchange 2010 the End of Third-Party Archiving

Some experts believe that the suitability of Exchange Server 2010 built-in archiving comes down to the question of compliance standards. I disagree, and here is why.

Understanding the Exchange Server Spam Confidence Level

If you have looked at Exchange Server’s anti-spam features or taken a peek at the headers of an email sent through an Exchange server you have probably encountered the term SCL before.

How to Correctly Use Multiple Smart Hosts to Load Balance Outbound Email for Exchange 2010

A common misconception is that outbound email can be load-balanced for Exchange simply by provisioning two equal cost Send Connectors, either using DNS to route directly or routing via a smart host for each Send Connector.

Exchange 2000 and Windows Server 2008 Domain Controllers

A reader emailed me to ask how they can go about upgrading their current environment without breaking Exchange.