Topic: Mac:Outlook 2011 Demo and Comparison to Outlook 2010 (Windows)  Presenter: Ben Serebin, REEF Solutions   DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION: PDF Format PPTX Format   Doors Open 6pm (food arrives) Meeting is from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location – you must register to gain access to the building. Microsoft Corporation 1290 Avenue of the Americas, FL 6 6th Ave bet 51st & 52nd St. […]

Speaker: Ben Serebin Topic: Exchange Server 2003/2007 Upgrade Path Recommendations to 2010 DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION:  Full versions available after 10pm est. PDF Format PPTX Format Register Now (open to the public & free / click to attend RSVP – by Mon September 13th at 3pm EST) Doors Open 6pm (food arrives) Meeting is from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location – you must register […]

September Meeting Postponed Until October 12, 2010 Speaker: Ben Serebin Topic: Exchange Server 2003/2007 Upgrade Path Recommendations to 2010 Register Now (open to the public & free / click to attend RSVP – by Mon September 13th at 3pm EST) Doors Open 6pm (food arrives) Meeting is from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location – you must register to gain […]

August 10, 2010 Meeting Online Archive Feature along with Retention Management Policies. These work together hand-in-hand. Speaker: Ned Gnichtel, UC Specialist, Microsoft “Ned is a Technical Solutions Specialist in Unified Communications, which encompasses Exchange 2010, Microsoft Communications Server 14 and the corresponding Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) equivalents. Ned’s background includes the design, deployment and integration of large scale Exchange, […]

“Exchange Myths Debunked (reality check)” Speaker: Ben Serebin of REEF Solutions, Founder and President of NY Exchange User Group  Register Now (open to the public & free / click to attend RSVP) Doors Open 6pm (food arrives) Meeting is from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location – you must register to gain access to the building. Microsoft Corporation 1290 Avenue […]

Topic: Exchange Virtualization’s Disk (vhd, vmdk, raw disk, fixed, dynamic, etc) Best Practices and Supported Configurations (this is the most important consideration for Exchange deployments) Speaker: Ben Serebin of REEF Solutions, Founder and President of NY Exchange User Group Download Presentation: PDF Format PPT Format Doors Open 6pm (food arrives) Meeting is from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location – you must register to gain access to […]

Exchange 2010 SP1 details revealed! Come see Bob Hunt (former Unified Communications Technology Specialist based in NYC, currently IT Pro Evangelist) present on the topic of Exchange 2010 SP1. Due out later this year, Exchange 2010 SP1 promises to bring even more flexibility and cost savings to the Exchange 2010 enterprise messaging platform. Join us at this meeting to hear […]

Title: Cloud Computing and Exchange Services. An honest look at the benefits and disadvantages for end users and sys admins.   Speaker: Ben Serebin of REEF Solutions, Founder and President of NY Exchange User Group   Register Now (open to the public & free / click to attend RSVP – by Mon April 12th at 3pm EST) Doors Open 6pm (food arrives) […]

Topic Exchange Server 2010 and Outlook 2003 Compatibility Issues. During the meeting we will test/demo the following configurations to highlight issues: 1) Outlook 2003 with Exchange 2010 2) Outlook 2003 with Exchange 2010 workaround 3) Outlook 2007 with Exchange 2010 (baseline) 4) Outlook 2003 upgrade to 2007 and then revert to 2003. Testing mailbox attribute upgrade consequences with Exchange 2010. […]

Topic Exchange 2003 roles were very easy (front and back end servers). Exchange 2007/2010 changed this with 5 roles (mailbox, transport, client access, edge, & unified messaging). Add in virtualization (yes & no), and it’s become a lot more complicated. So learn about proper design and deployments of such roles. This is going to be a technical presentation.   Original topic […]

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Exchange 2010 We’ve done an “Intro to Exchange 2010” in June, so we’re going to dive deeper into the Exchange 2010 this time. In-depth presentation and demo for selected new features (Database Availability Group, multi-mailbox search, new OWA premium capabilities, core store enhancements, transport improvements, and admin audit logging). I’m looking forward to the meeting Link to Angie’s Presentation in […]

Participate and learn about troubleshooting Exchange Server 2007. Fixing the Exchange 2007 Server that failed during our DoS Testing. Speaker: Ben Serebin (Network/Exchange consultant) of REEF Solutions Meeting Topic Details – During our August 2009 meeting, we performed extreme load testing on Exchange 2003 and 2007. 2003 passed, but 2007 had some issues recovering. We’ll work to understand what happened […]

Two Speakers Tonight Topic – Is virtualization all hype or can it reduce costs, make an admin’s life easier, & save the planet. Speaker – Ben Serebin (network consultant) of REEF Solutions Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Meeting Topic Details – Align all 3 goals of reducing costs, making an admin’s life easier, and saving the planet. Learn about what you could be […]

Topic – What is Exchange’s Kryptonite? Speaker – Ben Serebin (network consultant) of REEF Solutions Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Meeting Topic Details – Ever wonder what happens when you delete transaction logs on a live server, how about try renaming a storage database file, run out of disk space, and much more. Well you’ll learn this evening. We’ll be having fun […]