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AADSync and 1202 Event Log Warnings
AADSync and 1202 Event Log Warnings Just a quick blog update on a AADSync article I found. I had issues with the local account on my AADSync server starting as a service. Adding the account to the “log on as a service” Policy setting via GPO would fix the service starting, but the Application Logs …
Read onA (non) Profitable Journey–Part 2
As promised, this is the second post in a series of posts about work I’m doing at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary in Victoria. As you may recall from my first post, I said that I would document the good, the bad and the ugly! Well, here we go with some of everything! …
Read onNDR 554 5.4.4 SMTPSEND.DNS.MxLoopback; DNS records for this domain are configured in a loop
NDR 554 5.4.4 SMTPSEND.DNS.MxLoopback A little bit of history on why I was receiving this DNS loop error NDR email (NDR 554 5.4.4 SMTPSEND.DNS.MxLoopback). We have a Hybrid solution with Exchange 2013, DirSync and Office 365. I created a new Office365 user from my on premise Exchange server and Dirsynced the account to the cloud …
Read onA (Non)Profitable Journey — Part 1
I am embarking on a series of posts about how non-profits can benefit from Office 365, the Microsoft programs for non-profits and a bunch of other goodies on the side, all to better help non-profits squeeze every ounce of value they can from their limited financial resources. And this won’t all just be “theory”, I’ll …
Read onUncle Rob’s Office 365 Migration Primer – Part 2
This is the second part of my discussion about methods of migrating from on-premise Exchange to Office 365. In the first part of the discussion I identified some key things you need to know about Exchange and Outlook and I described the simple migration methodology of using PST files to move data between your old, …
Read onOffice 365 – Be mindful of the “Domains” that you enter in your tenancy
This is just a quick little post to remind you to be “mindful” of the domains you configure in your Office 365 tenancy, specially so when you are at the first steps of setting up a new tenancy. People who don’t deal with this stuff on a day-in, day-out basis can get confused about all …
Read onRemote Mobile Device Wipe in Office 365
Remote Mobile Device Wipe in Office 365 Today I had to remotely wipe the email and sync partnership from a users phone. This is an easy thing to do in the Office 365 admin center. Select the user then Edit the Exchange properties. From there go to mailbox features and go View details. From here …
Read onUncle Rob’s Office 365 Migration Primer – Part 1
I had a meeting last week with a non-profit and during our discussions I heard many of the same things that I have heard in the past which indicate a total lack of understanding on the part of the end-user organization as to how their Outlook and Exchange actually work. And it isn’t just end-users …
Read onOffice 365 – Datacentres coming to Canada!
Microsoft announced this morning (June 2, 2015) that Office 365, Azure and CRM would soon be available out of Canadian datacentres! This is a monumental announcement for all of the Canadian organizations that have wanted to move to O365 or other Microsoft Cloud services and have been blocked by real (or perceived) privacy issues and …
Read onOffice 365–Ch, Ch, Ch Changes!
Microsoft is on a roll, the mantra of “Agile” is in place and Satya’s troops are delivering changes, new products and a whole bunch more at an unprecedented pace. Some days it can be a bit overwhelming as the announcements just seem to steamroll along. But that is OK as you don’t have to wrap …
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