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21Dec2017
How to bulk create users in a hybrid environment with Office 365 Exchange Online
In a hybrid Exchange environment, user accounts are created on-premises, but then licensed through the Office 365 portal (to enable mailbox access). Admins often provision hybrid user accounts incorrectly, and sometimes this needs to be cleaned up after the fact. But, if you want to do it right the first...
16Nov2017
How to deal with Dynamic Distribution Groups in an Office 365 Hybrid Scenario
Dynamic Distribution Groups are not directly "migratable" to Office 365. (Yes, I just made that word up, but now it is a real word--that's how words are made). In a hybrid scenario, where you have Azure AD Connect synchronizing your Active Directory objects for single-sign on with Office 365, Dynamic...
15Jun2017
How to migrate from Office 365 Essentials Dashboard Integration to Azure AD Connect
As we've previously discussed on this blog, Windows Server Essentials comes with the ability to integrate with Azure AD & Office 365, using the Essentials Dashboard plugin. It is important to know that this technology is very different from the more widely adopted Azure AD Connect. Â While there is nothing...
19Jan2017
FAQ: Office 365 Exchange Online Hybrid Migrations
I think I get more traffic and questions about this topic than just about any other. A lot of people send in comments or contact requests asking about things that I know I have already written about. But, apparently I haven't done a good job of capturing this information in...
12Jan2017
How to: Express Migration to Office 365 Exchange Online
For a long time, I have been advocating for hybrid style migrations from Exchange On-premises to Exchange Online with Office 365, regardless of whether you are a small, medium or larger-sized enterprise. The reason being, it is a much better end user experience, and does not require manual reconfiguration of...
27Oct2016
Step-by-Step: How to upgrade a Legacy Hybrid Exchange Server to 2016
One of the most common frustrations I hear from readers and clients alike is the requirement for keeping a hybrid Exchange server around, even well after all of your mailboxes have been moved to the cloud. Microsoft's official stance regarding hybrid is this: If you remove the last legacy Exchange server...
09Jun2016
Email migration paths from SBS/Exchange to Office 365
Whether you are a small business migrating from SBS Server 2003, 2008 or 2011, or a mid-sized business operating with Exchange On-premises (or even if your email system is hosted), there is probably a migration path available for you. Here are various methods you would have to choose from based solely on what version or type...
19May2016
How to Remove a Legacy Hybrid Exchange Server and migrate to Windows Server Essentials Office 365 Integration
If you performed a Remote Move migration from a legacy system such as SBS 2011 or Exchange 2010, and now you want to remove your hybrid server without losing the ability to sync passwords to Office 365, I have some good news for you: it's totally possible. Update: This is no...
02May2016