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When it comes to querying items from Active Directory dsquery is my best friend.  You need to have Active Directory Users and Computers installed to use it, but I usually run it from a Domain Controller, Exchange or Lync server [...]

When it comes to Office 365 you need to ensure that users are actually using their accounts because you may be paying for licenses that are not being used.  I recently have worked with a client that is very budget [...]

As organizations are trying to reduce expenses, one of the things they look to is how to increase video conferencing into their day to day meeting activities.  With Lync 2013 there has been an enhancement called Gallery View.  With Gallery [...]

In certain circumstances, it’s useful to forcefully remove disconnected mailboxes from Exchange Server 2010 that have been either disabled or soft deleted.  With service pack 1 for Exchange 2010, Microsoft introduces this capability with the Remove-StoreMailbox cmdlet.  Below is a [...]

The release of Lync Server 2013 is quickly approaching!  There’s a lot of new stuff coming (H.264 SVC, anyone?!), and so to make sure you’re up-to-date on all the changes check out the Lync Server 2013 Preview TechNet documentation library.  [...]

I recently encountered an issue at a client where their Exchange Server 2010 Database Availability Group, which spans two datacenters, would fail [all databases would end up dismounted] when the WAN link connecting the sites saturated.  The simple fix was [...]