Exchange 2016: Load balancing with F5 BigIP LTM 11.6 (iApp) Part 1

Exchange 2016 does not make any major demands on a load balancer. Exchange 2010 still made a few demands on a load balancer (session persistence, affinity), but Exchange 2016 is far more modest in this respect. In principle, simple RoundRobin is sufficient here. I currently have an F5 BigIP LTM in version 11.6 to hand. Therefore there are ... Read more

Exchange 2013/2016: Login via e-mail address (UPN)

Registration for various services and portals on the Internet now uses an e-mail address as the user name. This has a number of advantages for users, because you don't have to think up (and forget) new user names for different portals or services, but always use your e-mail address. Registration via e-mail address is also ... Read more

Let's Encrypt: Free certificates for Exchange Server

Update 12.01.17: This article is outdated, here is an updated version: Exchange 2016: Free certificates from Let's Encrypt The new CA "Let's Encrypt" has been in the public beta phase for a few days now. The aim of Let's Encrypt is to issue SSL certificates easily. The certificates are also free of charge. The CA will ... Read more

New updates for Exchange Server available

New updates for Exchange Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 were released today. Click here to download directly: Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 18 Download Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 12 Download Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 11 Download The first updates for Exchange Server 2016 will be available with the next patchday in ... Read more

Best IT blog 2015? Help us and win!

Franky's Web is taking part in Dice's "Who will be the best tech IT blog 2015": You can vote who should win, for your participation you have the chance to win a 25 EUR Amazon voucher: Among all participants of the voting we raffle a 25 € Amazon voucher. If you would like to take part in the prize draw, please enter your ... Read more

Active Directory and Exchange automation with Softerra Adaxes

I was looking for a tool for the administration and automation of Active Directory and Exchange, and I got stuck with Softerra Adaxes, which I am currently testing in more detail. So here are a few impressions. First of all, a few screenshots from the installation: An account must be created for the service, which ... Read more

Exchange: Delete mails from mailboxes

Bad mails happen in the best of families. Sometimes it is a virus, or an email that should not have been sent. Exchange Server offers the possibility to delete mails from mailboxes. Especially with SPAM or virus waves, it can be very useful to know how to do this. This article applies to Exchange 2010, 2013 ... Read more

Microsoft Technical Summit 2015: Presentations are available

All presentations from the Microsoft Technical Summit 2015 are available online. The videos can also be downloaded directly: http://www.microsoft.com/germany/technical-summit/nachlese-2015.aspx The presentations are also available for most of the talks. So if you missed the MSTS or would like to watch the tracks again, you now have the opportunity to do so.