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In Praise of Inactivity – Why Exchange Online inactive mailboxes are so valuable

Inactive mailboxes are only available inside Exchange Online and don’t exist outside Office 365. Litigation or in-place holds keep inactive but soft-deleted mailboxes in a state in which their data is easily accessible for compliance and recordkeeping purposes.

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Why an Office 365 Connector Generates Multiple SendAs Audit Events

Office 365 Connectors allow data drawn from multiple internet sources like Twitter to be imported into Office 365. This article explains why imported tweets result in multiple SendAs events logged in the Office 365 Audit log.

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DIY PST Imports Using Azure Blob Storage

The Office 365 Import Service does a good job of “bringing data home” by ingesting PST files and other data into Exchange Online mailboxes and SharePoint Online libraries. But sometimes you just want to do your own thing – and you can with the New-MailboxImportRequest cmdlet.

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Outlook for iOS & Android Is Dumping AWS and Heading for an All-Microsoft Infrastructure in Q3

By the time Microsoft Ignite happens in September 2016, the Outlook app for iOS and Android will have an all-Microsoft infrastructure. The Amazon-based cache is being replaced by a new architecture that is shared by Exchange Online, Exchange on-premises and non-Microsoft email servers like Gmail. It’s a big change and it’s happening now.

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Free Tools for Importing Email to Office 365

Russell Smith shows us several different free tools to make importing email to Office 365 easier.

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Understanding Journaling in Office 365

There are many reasons why organizations need to keep track of their correspondences. In this post, IT veteran Michael Simmons explores why journaling is important and how to do it using Office 365.

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How To Import Contacts into Office 365 and Outlook Web Access

Office 365 allows you to connect to your work email as easily as you’ve been connecting to your personal Hotmail account. We go over several approaches to moving your contacts or address book into Office 365.

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How To Find Office 365 Mailbox Size With PowerShell

Michael Simmons explains how you can use PowerShell to find mailbox sizes in Office 365. Michael shows you two functions that you will need (and can save for later use) and then walks you through the steps to administer Office 365 quickly and efficiently in PowerShell.

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