Mergers and divestitures are the moments in an organization’s lifecycle when you, as an admin, might face the task of moving your users’ mailboxes. Nowadays, with more and more companies investing in the cloud infrastructure like Microsoft 365, a very common mailbox-move scenario is the tenant-to-tenant migration. Read on to get a comprehensive guide on how to prepare for the migration and run it by using the native migration means offered by Microsoft. Carrying out the mailbox migration without third-party tools has always been a complex task. Unfortunately, with years passing by, the Redmon ..read more

Exchange Server vNext is the codename for the new Exchange Server version. The official name is Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE). After its first announcement back in 2020, Microsoft has finally revealed more information about what to expect from the latest and final version of on-premises Exchange. When is Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) coming? Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) will be released in Q3 2025. What’s new in Exchange Server vNext? Let’s take a look at all the new things we can expect from the newest Exchange Server. Subscription Edition The main differ ..read more

The new external recipient rate limit introduced by Microsoft is meant to put an end to mass mailing using cloud mailboxes in Exchange Online. Read on to learn when it will be enforced, how it exactly works and what other recipient limits apply to Exchange Online. External recipient rate limit (NEW!) How are recipients counted? What about mail flow connectors? More recipient-related limits in Exchange Online Recipient rate limit Recipient limit Message rate limit Maximum number of recipients added by mail flow rules Maximum number of forwardees added by mail flow rules Receiving limit Recei ..read more

To cite Microsoft’s announcement, “cloud.microsoft is the new unified domain for Microsoft 365 apps and services.” It promises greater security and unified experience. Sounds wonderful. However, you might prefer to learn some solid facts like: what’s already migrated, or how cloud.microsoft really affects us. Read on to learn this and some more. A few words about the formal introduction Microsoft introduced the cloud.microsoft domain on the Microsoft 365 blog. The domain was provisioned and announced in early 2023. The part that immediately caught my attention was the word cloud listing quite ..read more

Have you ever thought about customizing Microsoft 365 with your organization’s branding? If not, you’re probably not the only one. After all, as an IT admin, you do have a lot of things there to keep you busy. However, Microsoft 365 branding isn’t just a marketing matter – it might even impact your organization’s security. Read on to learn why you should not ignore it and how to deal with it as a Microsoft 365 administrator. Why brand your Microsoft 365? Before getting down to the configuration, let me explain why you should care about branding your Microsoft 365 tenant with the company logo ..read more

AI, or Artificial Intelligence in full, is a hot topic these days – no matter if we speak about personal or professional context. The popular Microsoft 365 offering from Microsoft has been AI-enabled at the end of 2023 through the introduction of Copilot, a solution to boost end-users’ productivity. Let’s have a closer look at Microsoft 365 Copilot, since, as an admin, you might face the task to set up this technology in your organization’s tenant any time soon. What’s Copilot in Microsoft 365? On the surface, it’s a chatbot that you can instruct to do multiple tasks for you in different Micr ..read more

Here’s a deep dive into generative AI with Szymon Szczesniak (CodeTwo CEO) & Tony Redmond (Microsoft MVP since 2004). Watch the podcast below to find out more about Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365, new edition of Exchange on-prem, and tackling everyday challenges of an IT admin. Should we keep calm and ignore AI? Pssst… You’ll find the transcript for the podcast below the video. Podcast transcript Szymon Szczesniak: Hello and welcome to the first, and hopefully not the last, episode. Today we are at ESPC 23 in Amsterdam, and our guest is Tony Redmond. Tony Redmond: Hello! Szymon Szczesni ..read more

This is the complete guide to automatic email forwarding in Microsoft 365. I’ll explain what email forwarding is, how it differs from email redirecting, and how to configure it for various scenarios. What is email forwarding? Why auto forward emails? How to auto forward emails in Microsoft 365? Exchange admin center: mailboxes Exchange admin center: mail flow rules Automatic email forwarding in Outlook Advanced auto forwarding Example of use: auto forward invoices to Finance Problem Solution How to set it up Other automatic forwarding use cases Blocking auto forwarding to external addr ..read more

Conditional Access Policies (CAP) and Continuous access evaluation (CAE) are mechanisms introduced to Entra ID (Azure AD) to help organizations control access to their Microsoft 365 tenant. They make Client Access Rules obsolete. Read on to learn what you need to set up Conditional Access and how to configure your policies to, for example, block PowerShell access to your company for non-admin users. Before you start There are two crucial pieces of information you need to know before you start playing with Conditional Access in Entra ID. First, Conditional Access is a powerful tool that you ca ..read more

The frustration of not being able to recall a mistaken/embarrassing/unfinished email is probably a well-known feeling to many Outlook users. The absurd message: ‘X would like to recall the message, Y’ can drive everyone mad. But here comes the good news – Microsoft has finally addressed those experiences, releasing a completely redesigned message recalling feature. This time, it uses the power of the cloud. What’s new in the message recalling in Microsoft 365? What stays unchanged? How to set up the new email recalling feature? How to recall an email in Outlook for Windows? How to configure ..read more