If you've only ever used your installed Windows/AD CA rarely for base certificates, then you'll almost certainly need to do some work on it for both Windows 2008 and of course the subject of this post, OCS. We have a windows CA, most SMB's will, but it's a vanilla install. We have a tiered setup... Continue Reading →
LCS 2005 Standard to OCS2007R2 Standard: Part 2 – Groundwork
What follows is my rough guide ad thought process for upgrading LCS2005 to 2007R2 I've got less than 500 users and for cost savings, i am going for a Standard edition installation I haven't written this set of bloags as a 'how to install' as such, but my hope is it will smooth the way.... Continue Reading →
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
I have had sporadic involvement with CRM systems over the years, from basic public folder stuff to big full blown offerings. They all have faults and you get out of them what you put into them, however that's not exactly what this post is about. Over the past few months, my phone has been ringing... Continue Reading →
LCS 2005 Standard to OCS2007R2 Standard: Part 1 – Overview
We've recently been planning an upgrade from LCS2005 (standard) to OCS 2007 R2. On the face of it, IM should be simple, it's just ip packets wrapping messages, back and forth. That in itself is true, however when you're looking at deplying a product like OCS, it is SO much more than simply an IM... Continue Reading →
Exchange 2007 Store won’t mount: So more logging?!
This morning I had a log drive fill up on me. That's my fault, it's a DR system and should be cyclic logging, but.. wasn't. So not much I can do but try and stick it in cyclic logging and fire it up. I've got 2 stores on this server, so I put 1 of... Continue Reading →
Luke Darby 