On a recent Google Gmail to Office 365 migration project I cam across a cool Gmail feature sometimes known as “throwaway addresses”. I enjoy finding out new things related to email – and this was a good one! In Gmail if you had the address test123.person@gmail.com then it will accept emails addressed to test123.person+test@gmail.com I was skeptical Read more
Outlook Password Prompt Issue | Scenario Have you migrated to Office 365, and Outlook 2016 keeps asking for password and credentials? Are the repeated Outlook password prompts driving you insane? Is your confidence in Office 365 being eroded by the random attack of the Outlook password prompt? I recently completed an Exchange On-Premise migration to Office 365 for a customer. Read more
Introduction When configuring Outlook 2016 client for Office 365 be aware that you may not be able to do this through the Control Panel|Mail icon anymore. On a recent Exchange to Office 365 migration I was caught out by this “feature” change from Microsoft. On Outlook 2013 you could happily use the Control Panel|Mail icon to Add a new Outlook Read more
Exchange 2019 migration might be required for various reasons. Exchange 2019 is the latest release of Microsoft’s on-premise mail platform. It will be part of the Microsoft Office 2019 set of products. Exchange 2019 is going end of support in October 2025, with Exchange SE replacing it. Migration to Exchange 2019 If you are considering migrating to Exchange 2019, then Read more
IBM have announced that the future of Domino is secure, for now. Through a partnership with HCL India, Domino will be developed beyond the current version 9, with Domino version 10 to be released in the near future. Read the IBM announcement here. There is the promise of new features, including cloud and hybrid options. The news is welcome, but Read more
This blog post describes how you can scan Office 365 user mailboxes, and remove appointments originally sent by a staff member who has left. Users can of course delete these themselves, but it is useful to be able to scan existing user mailboxes, and silently remove these appointments/meetings. You need to use Azure Powershell, be a Global Admin, and Exchange Read more
This blog article describes the different types of Office 365 migration consulting services you can use for your email migration project. O365 Consulting services are available in many different forms, and it is important you select the right type to fit your Office 365 email migration project. As an expert email migration consultant, my views are independent. I have worked Read more
Many of my customers are still using Lotus Notes. But many have also decided to migrate off Lotus Notes to Office 365. There are question marks over the the IBM road map for Domino – will it be supported as an email platform in the future. Cloud computing is growing, and Office 365 is fast becoming the Read more
Office 365 migration speed is a common topic of conversation when migrating large amounts of mail data to the cloud. When migrating to Office 365 using a 3rd Party Tool (eg: Quest MFNE, Binary Tree CMTe) the mailbox data migration throughput can be slow. This is especially common for Domino to Office 365 migrations. Microsoft apply a level Read more
Domino to O365 Migration of Mailin Databases For a typical Domino to O365 migration, migrating mailin databases to Shared Mailboxes can present many challenges. How Sent Items are treated is a good example. In Domino if you work with a mailin database, then Sent Items are kept with that mailbox. Once the mailin database is migrated to Office Read more
Accelerate O365 Data Migration Speed Slow O365 migration throughput is not an uncommon issue. For email migrations to Office 365 a common constraint is the speed (throughput) of migrating (ingesting) data into the new O365 Tenant. This blog post examines this constraint, and offers some recommendations on how you can import mail to Office 365 quickly. Importing mail Read more
Missing Outlook Emails after IMAP Migration to O365 On a recent migration from Google to Office 365 users were reporting missing emails in Outlook Folders. The migration was a cutover migration to Office 365 and went really well using the Office 365 Migration tools for IMAP. Solve IMAP Issue On investigating I discovered that users Outlook has the Filter Read more
In this blog article I will share a useful tip on how to easily measure O365 migration success for your email migration project. In any O365 email migration there will be at least one major change when a large number of people have been cut-over to Office 365. Often, these people will be distributed across multiple locations. O365 Migration Success Read more
Working as an O365 email migration consultant, it surprises me how many small businesses have their mailboxes hosted by their website provider. This article looks at how Office 365 can provide better value, and a better experience. Working with email migration projects every week, I have a low tolerance of unreliable email services. That is why I have my business Read more
GroupWise to Office 365 Migration GroupWise has been around for a long time, and for the record, I like it as an email system (server and client). The GroupWise product is still actively being marketed, now with Micro Focus https://www.microfocus.com/products/groupwise/ GroupWise is now at version 2014 R2 SP1. There are lots of new features, and you can now use Active Read more