Exchange-Genie

Microsoft has provided a nice easy command to show you how large your current databases are,  this one line command can be pipped to a file or used in a report
Get-MailboxDatabase -Status | fl name,databasesizes
Name         : DB001
DatabaseSize : 141.8 GB (152,220,270,592 bytes)
 Name         : DB002
DatabaseSize : 98.17 GB (105,412,362,240 bytes)

Let me start out with this is not a supported item by Microsoft however is vary functional!
Today in Exchange 2010 when a user logs onto OWA and selects the options button they are taken into what is now called the Exchange Control Panel or ECP which has added some functionality for users.  One problem that [...]

Today Mircosoft released its first rollup (RU1)  for Exchange 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=371add31-d7a0-4c8b-8325-a6fced2d05e6&displaylang=en 
One of the biggest advantages to RU1 is allowing functionality with RIMs BES servers, however RIM is suppose to release an MR1 soon for Exchange 2010 intergration that will be required on the BES servers
Changes http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=976573
 
RIM information to configure Exchange 2010 and BES
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server/exchange/2010support.jsp

Today Oct. 8th the best versions of Microsoft Exchange has been offically released!

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/10/08/452775.aspx
Exchange 2010 is Code Complete and on its way to General Availability
We are happy to announce that Exchange 2010 is Code Complete!  Our senior leadership team has signed off on the final code, and it has been sent to our early adopters for one [...]

One of the major changes with Exchange 2010 is related to the mapi end point. In all previous versions of Exchange the Outlook client (using mapi) would connect directly to an Exchange mailbox server, with Exchange 2010 the Outlook client will connect to an Exchange server running the CAS role as its mapi end point [...]

As with most people I am primarily an Outlook based user and only use  OWA for  quick access to my mailbox. Today one of the guys I work with was trying to send a 6mb attachment from OWA but kept getting the following error.

My coworkers first reaction was  hey, why are the sending limits so [...]

Per the following article http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/10/iphone-os-3-1-now-enforces-exchange-encryption-policy-may-block/ users that have an Iphone that is not a 3GS may not be able to sync when connected to Exchange 2007 SP1+ system due to the encryption policy.

I have been Beta testing Exchange 2007 SP2 for many months now along with Exchange 2010 and Microsoft has released the final product as of today. If you plan on deploying Exchange 2010 into your Exchange 2007 envrionment SP2 will be a requirement.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a
Whats new:
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/05/11/451281.aspx
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/05/13/451311.aspx

In my last article I briefly touched on the fact that everything in Exchange 2010 is now controlled by EMS and RBAC and can be controled by creating custom roles and assigning them to users.  In this article I am going to go over the default view a user will see in ECP without any [...]

Today Microsoft has released an RC build of Exchange 2010 build 639.11, if you have used the earlier Beta there are a large number of changes to the product since the Feb Beta release.
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/08/17/451974.aspx