Managing email address policies in Exchange Server 2019
Let’s be honest—email address policies in Exchange Server 2019 aren’t exactly thrilling. But if you’ve ever had to…
Adding Active Directory RSAT Tools on Windows 10
I’ve had my fair share of remote admin headaches—especially when juggling multiple AD environments from a single machine.…
Enabling Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
I’ve worked with Windows Server in various forms since the 2008 R2 days, and if there’s one role…
Decommissioning Exchange Server
I finally pulled the plug on our last Exchange 2013 box last month. Not gonna lie—it felt like…
Install Exchange Server 2019
I’ve set up Exchange Server 2019 a few times now—mostly for mid-sized clients who still prefer on-prem mail…
Removing the Default Exchange Database
When you spin up a fresh Exchange Server, it drops a default mailbox database in place—usually named something…
Distribute Exchange Mailbox
I learned this the hard way. A few years back, I was managing an Exchange setup where every…
Create Exchange Mailbox Databases on Exchange Server
Not gonna lie—Exchange mailbox databases used to intimidate me. Back when I first deployed Exchange 2016 on a…
Simulating email traffic in Exchange
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve spun up an Exchange test environment only to stare at…
Create Exchange public folder mailbox PowerShell
I’ve set up public folder mailboxes in Exchange more times than I care to count—mostly for legacy compatibility…