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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Removing the Default Exchange Database

When you spin up a fresh Exchange Server, it drops a default mailbox database in place—usually named something like “Mailbox Database 123456789.” It’s fine for lab…

Distribute Exchange Mailbox

I learned this the hard way. A few years back, I was managing an Exchange setup where every mailbox—user, shared, system—was dumped into the default database.…

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 an idle queue, wondering how to simulate real-world…

Create and Manage Exchange Groups

If you’ve ever had to wrangle Exchange groups in a hybrid setup or on-prem environment, you know it’s not just about ticking boxes—it’s about keeping things…

Creating a Mailbox in Exchange Server 2013

I’ve worked with Exchange Server 2013 long enough to know that the GUI can be a bit of a time sink—especially when you’re spinning up multiple…

How to Install Exchange Server 2013

I’ll be honest—setting up Exchange Server 2013 isn’t something I do for fun. But when you’re managing legacy environments or migrating from older mail setups, sometimes…

How to Add Users in Active Directory

Adding users to Active Directory isn’t rocket science—but it’s one of those tasks that can trip you up if you’re not paying attention. I’ve done this…

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