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Microsoft plans a transition of the current Exchange Server licensing and support model to Exchange Server subscription edition (SE) starting in 2025. Organizations must prepare for the transition by upgrading servers to the latest cumulative updates of Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019. The transition is unlikely to be seamless, but glitches can be avoided by good planning and careful monitoring of community discussions.
Microsoft has announced that Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) will appear in summer 2025. You'll be able to do an inplace upgrade from Exchange Server 2019 CU15 or a "legacy upgrade" (hardware switchover) for other versions. The initial version of Exchange Server SE is unexciting, perhaps deliberately so. It's all about getting customers to transition to the subscription model.
In this blog, Jaap Wesselius dives deep into TLS and explains what Extended Protection is, how it works in IIS, and how to configure extended protection for Exchange Server.
In this episode of the Practical 365 Podcast, Steve and Rich are joined by Becky Cross to discuss Hybrid Identity Migration, new Exchange On-Premises cumulative updates, Azure OpenAI features, and more!
Microsoft released cumulative update 14 for Exchange Server 2019 on February 13, 2024. This update fixes several bugs, but more importantly, contains a fix for a serious security issue that is being exploited in the wild. This is your sign to enable Extended Protection, if you haven't already.
In this article, Jaap Wesselius reviews the different types of Exchange Server certificates, their uses, and how to manage them.
The Exchange Mailbox Folder Assistant (MFA) is responsible for processing retention policies against Exchange Server and Exchange Online mailboxes. In this article, we review details of how the MFA works and how administrators can gain an insight into what it does.
In this blog, Jaap Wesselius covers how to manage Exchange 2019 Send and Receive Connectors, including moving to new versions of Exchange.
Has the Microsoft Cloud Killed On-Premises Servers? Well... Thats up for debate! And that is exactly what Tony Redmond and Greg Taylor did at TEC 2023. This blog goes over main points from their debate, while providing some insights to help you decide if you should be moving to the cloud.
In this blog, Jaap Wesselius goes over how to set up an Exchange 2019 Edge Transport Server in an on-premises environment.
In this blog, Becky Cross reviews some key Takeaways and next steps from the recent TEC Talk: What to Do About Exchange On-Premises After Microsoft Starts to Block Messages.
In this article, Jaap Wesselius discusses outbound mail flow in Exchange 2019 and using a smart host to send email from Exchange 2019.
