PShivkumar

PShivkumar

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With 10+ years across Microsoft ecosystems, I turn complex, real-world challenges into clear, repeatable workflows. I work scenario-first—drawing on incidents, recoveries, and large-scale ops—to distil Exchange (on-prem/Online), Microsoft 365, Windows, Teams, SharePoint, and virtualization into steps you can use the same day.

My experience spans messaging administration, large-tenant operations, migrations, and hybrid design, with deep experience in Exchange 2010/2013/2016/Online, Azure AD/Entra ID (FIM/MIM), Intune (Conditional Access, compliance, data protection), plus Hyper-V and VMware. I favour checklists, decision trees, and PowerShell-first automation so every fix is reliable, documented, and repeatable.

What you’ll find:-
1). Exchange (on-prem & cloud), Microsoft 365, and Windows OS
2). Identity & access (Azure AD/Entra ID), Intune & endpoint security
3). Teams, SharePoint, and the virtualization layer that supports it all

How it’s delivered:-
1). Scenario-first: real incidents, real recoveries, no fluff
2). Reliable by design: verification steps and rollback plans included
3). Ops-friendly: tenant hygiene, mail flow, monitoring, lifecycle management

Why it helps:-
1). Vendor guidance translated into field-tested runbooks
2). Emphasis on reliability, repeatability, and minimal surprises in production

Best suited for:-
Busy admins levelling up and teams standardizing how they run Microsoft services

My promise:-
No jargon walls, no endless theory—just clear steps, context, and confidence

The ethos is simple: make complex topics approachable, automate the boring parts, and leave you with solutions you understand, can support, and can repeat.

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Understanding Recipient Limits in Exchange 2019

I’ve worked with Exchange Server in various flavors over the years—2010, 2016, and now 2019—and if there’s one thing that consistently trips up new admins (and…

Understanding Message Size Limits in Exchange

Let’s talk about message size limits in Exchange—because if you’ve ever had a user complain that their “important client email bounced,” you know this isn’t just…

Exchange mailbox quota management

Managing mailbox quotas in Exchange isn’t glamorous, but it’s one of those things that quietly keeps your environment sane. I’ve had my fair share of “mailbox…

Decommissioning Exchange Server

I finally pulled the plug on our last Exchange 2013 box last month. Not gonna lie—it felt like retiring an old workhorse. If you’ve been running…

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 over cloud. Not gonna lie, the first time…

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