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Tony Redmond

Tony Redmond is a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and the author of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out (Microsoft Press) He blogs about Exchange and related topics at Tony Redmond's Exchange Unwashed and also at thoughtsofanidlemind.wordpress.com.

Email: tony.redmond@windowsitpro.com

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Planning for Exchange Server 2010 Personal Archives

By Tony Redmond, 12/15/2011

Plan ahead to successfully deploy archive mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1.

Database Maintenance in Exchange Server 2010 SP1

By Redmond, Tony, 09/15/2011

Although most Microsoft Exchange Server database maintenance is ongoing, some on-demand repairs are necessary to remedy problems at both the logical and physical level.

Microsoft Works On Regaining User Confidence After Software Fiascos

By Redmond, Tony, 07/28/2011

The Microsoft Exchange Server team has rereleased the previously withdrawn Rollup Update 4 for Exchange Server 2010 SP1. The team is taking responsibility for the problem, and ...

Office 365 Deployment Options

By Tony Redmond, 06/02/2011

Learn about the Microsoft Office 365 options available for small and large businesses, as well as the challenges and opportunities that the service holds for affected third-party ...

Auditing Administrators’ Actions with Exchange 2010

By Tony Redmond, 04/24/2011

Exchange 2010’s new ability to audit administrators’ actions lets companies maintain records of who did what and when. Here’s what you need to know to use administrator auditing ...

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Mailbox Import and Export

By Tony Redmond, 12/17/2010

Exchange 2010 SP1 discards previous import/export approaches in favor of a new model based on import and export requests managed by the Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Replication ...

Exchange 2010 MRM: How to Modify and Reduce Help Desk Calls About Retention Policies

By Tony Redmond, 10/11/2010

Exchange 2010's messaging records management (MRM) system will likely become an important part of many Exchange deployments. Here's how to modify, remove, and customize retention ...

IT Books: Caveats and Kudos / Resources for Win2K and Exchange

By Tony Redmond, 10/06/2010

This review will let you know the best places to find information for Win2k and Exchange.

Exchange 2010 SP1: More Than a Simple Upgrade

By Tony Redmond, 08/23/2010

Almost more like a new version than a service pack, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 improves management features such as PST data imports and RBAC role management as well as ...

Exchange 2010 MRM: Implementing New Retention Policies

By Tony Redmond, 07/23/2010

Instead of using managed folders like its predecessor, Exchange 2010's messaging records management (MRM) system uses retention tags and policies. Here's how to design, create, ...

Exchange 2010 SP1 On the Way

By Tony Redmond, 04/13/2010

Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 will enhance many of the most compelling features from the RTM release, such as RBAC, discovery searches, and personal archives, ...

Prevent Problems with Exchange Server 2010's MailTips

By Tony Redmond, 03/26/2010

MailTips is a new web service in Exchange Server 2010 that provides Outlook 2010 and OWA 2010 users with feedback about common problems before an email message is sent. This ...

Moving Mailboxes the Exchange 2010 Way

By Tony Redmond, 02/26/2010

Learn how to use EMC or EMS in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 to perform online mailbox moves, as well as the background on how moves are processed, what you need to do to ...

Preparing to Deploy Exchange 2010

By Tony Redmond, 01/29/2010

Before installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, you need to be sure you're on a supported OS, and that your infrastructure and hardware meet the requirements. Also get to know ...

Moving Exchange to the Cloud, Part 2

By Tony Redmond, 01/13/2010

In determining whether to move email services online, companies must consider hosted email options, user needs, support responsibilities, application integration, and cost. Not ...

Moving Exchange to the Cloud, Part 1

By Tony Redmond, 12/02/2009

With the availability of Exchange in the cloud, small to medium-sized businesses can harness Exchange without breaking the bank. Explore the benefits of moving all or some of your ...

Exchange 2010: High Availability with DAGs

By Tony Redmond, 11/12/2009

Microsoft has developed a high-availability architecture for Exchange Server 2010 by using log replication for database copies through Database Availability Groups (DAGs). Here's ...

Back Pressure Changes in Exchange 2007 SP1

By Tony Redmond, 06/04/2009

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 brought improved performance to the back pressure feature, but you might have some tuning to do to ensure your servers are taking advantage of ...

Outlook 2007 SP2 Improves OST Performance

By Tony Redmond, 05/07/2009

Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 addresses a problem with OSTs so that you get better performance on large mailboxes.

A First Look at Exchange 2010

By Tony Redmond, 04/15/2009

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 includes significant changes in the Information Store, a new approach to high availability through database replication, management and ...