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Re: Released: Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator 8.3
Today, we released an updated version of the Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator. This release focuses around two specific enhancements. Exchange 2016 designs now take into account the CU3 improvement that reduces the bandwidth required between active and passive HA copies as the local search instance can read data from its local database copy.
Announcing the iOS/iPadOS Security Configuration Framework
Apr 16 2021 09:30 AM As mobile usage becomes more prevalent, so does the need to protect your work or school data on those devices. In March 2020, we introduced the App Protection Policy Data Protection Framework to help organizations determine which Intune app protection policy settings they should deploy to protect work or school account data within the apps.
Work/personal visual improvements in Outlook mobile
Mar 30 2021 06:00 AM Outlook for iOS and Android brings together email, calendars, contacts and files in one app so you can quickly connect, organize, and get things done. Over the last year, Outlook has worked on several enhancements designed to provide a clear separation between work and personal accounts, in addition to, helping users quickly identify external messages.
App protection policy conditional launch improvements
Mar 15 2021 06:00 AM As mobile usage becomes more prevalent in your organizations, so does the need to protect against data leaks. App protection policies (APP, also known as MAM) help protect work or school account data through data protection, access requirements, and conditional launch settings. For more information, see App protection policies overview.
Outlook for Android and Cross-Profile Switching Experience Improvements in Android Enterprise
Security conscious organizations look at ways to ensure corporate data on mobile devices are protected. One method used to protect that data is through device enrollment. Device enrollment enables organizations to deploy compliance policies (PIN strength, jailbreak/root validation, etc.), as well as configuration policies (WiFi, certificates, VPN, etc.). Device enrollment also enables organizations to manage app lifecycle.
Announcing the Android Enterprise security configuration framework
As mobile usage becomes more prevalent, so does the need to protect your work or school data on those devices. One method used to protect that data is through device enrollment. Device enrollment enables organizations to deploy compliance policies (PIN strength, /root validation, etc.), as well as configuration policies (WIFI, certificates, VPN, etc.). Device enrollment also enables organizations to manage app lifecycle.
Upcoming Exchange Online Device Access and Conditional Access changes with Outlook mobile
06-19-2020 09:00 AM Many of you may rely on Exchange Online mobile device access rules to ensure that only approved devices (or apps) access your messaging data. By default, an Exchange Online tenant allows access for all mobile devices.
New contact sync scenario available with Outlook for iOS on enrolled devices
As many of you know, Outlook for iOS supports a one-way contact export process whereby contacts from within Outlook can be exported into the native iOS Contacts app. This functionality enables Caller-ID, iMessage, and FaceTime integration for users’ Outlook contacts.
Managed Exchange ActiveSync Profile improvements in iOS 13/iPadOS
Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) allows for email, calendars, contacts, and synchronization to mobile devices. What data is synchronized wholly depends on what the ActiveSync client supports – the ActiveSync protocol provides no means by which an Exchange administrator can define which data types are allowed or not allowed. With most (if not all) Exchange ActiveSync clients, all supported data types are synchronized when the user sets up an ActiveSync profile.
Without-Enrollment and Outlook for iOS & Android General App Configuration
In January and March, Outlook for iOS and Android launched support for delivering configuration settings when the app is deployed on enrolled devices. With an Intune service update rolling out this week, administrators will be able to customize the default configuration for several in-app settings when Outlook for iOS and Android has an Intune App Protection Policy applied.
S/MIME functionality available in Outlook for iOS TestFlight
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME) functionality in Outlook for iOS and Android has been a top request for several of our enterprise customers. As some of you may have heard, late last week we released support for S/MIME in Outlook for iOS in Office Insiders via TestFlight (v3.30.0 and later). For those not familiar with TestFlight, it is Apple’s platform for distributing pre-release builds.
Outlook for iOS and Android Default App Signature App Configuration Policy Enhancement
Several customers, especially in the government sector, have requested the ability to remove the default app signature, “Get Outlook for iOS” or “Get Outlook for Android”. For these customers, the default signature may act as an endorsement of a technology and/or provider, which may violate regulatory compliance requirements.
New Outlook for iOS and Android App Configuration Policy Experience - General App Configuration
At Microsoft Ignite, Outlook for iOS and Android announced support for deploying managed device general app configuration settings for Office 365 mailboxes and on-premises mailboxes leveraging hybrid modern authentication. This capability leverages either the Managed App Configuration for iOS or the Android managed configurations to enable MDM solutions to push configuration settings.
New Outlook for iOS and Android App Configuration Policy Experience – General App Configuration
At Microsoft Ignite, Outlook for iOS and Android announced support for deploying managed device general app configuration settings for Office 365 mailboxes and on-premises mailboxes leveraging hybrid modern authentication. This capability leverages either the Managed App Configuration for iOS or the Android managed configurations to enable MDM solutions to push configuration settings.
New Outlook for iOS and Android App Config Policy Experience in Intune - Account Setup Config
At Microsoft Ignite, Outlook for iOS and Android announced support for deploying managed device account setup configuration settings for Office 365 mailboxes and on-premises mailboxes leveraging hybrid modern authentication. This capability leverages either the Managed App Configuration for iOS or the Android managed configurations to enable MDM solutions to push configuration detail.
New Outlook for iOS and Android App Config Policy Experience in Intune - Account Setup Config
At Microsoft Ignite, Outlook for iOS and Android announced support for deploying managed device account setup configuration settings for Office 365 mailboxes and on-premises mailboxes leveraging hybrid modern authentication. This capability leverages either the Managed App Configuration for iOS or the Android managed configurations to enable MDM solutions to push configuration detail.
Support Tip: Enabling Outlook iOS Contact Sync with iOS12 MDM Controls
By Ross Smith, IV | Principal Program Manager on the Enterprise Mobility and Customer Experience Engineering Team Summary: As documented in Support Tip: iOS 11.3 and Native Contacts App, with iOS 11.3, Apple changed the behavior of two device restriction controls to limit access to the native iOS Contacts app. Customers noted that Outlook for iOS was prevented from syncing Outlook’s contacts to the native iOS Contacts app.
A new architecture for Exchange hybrid customers enables Outlook mobile and security
We’re announcing a new architecture for Exchange Server and Office 365 hybrid customers that unlocks Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) capabilities for Outlook for iOS and Android. With Hybrid Modern Authentication, Exchange customers can combine the power of Outlook with Azure Conditional Access and Intune App Protection Policies to securely manage corporate messaging on mobile devices.
TAP: Outlook mobile support for Exchange on-premises with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
As announced at Ignite 2017, Outlook for iOS & Android will soon be fully powered by the Microsoft Cloud for hybrid Exchange on-premises customers. These updates will also provide support for management via Microsoft Intune, included in Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS). This article outlines what the changes will provide for customers and how to apply to participate in the Technology Adoption Program (TAP) for this new architecture.
Released: Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator 8.4
Today, we released an updated version of the Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator. This release focuses on bug fixes with the DAG auto-calculation functionality that was introduced in 8.3, as well as, support for ReplayLagMaxDelay.
The Exchange 2016 Preferred Architecture
The Preferred Architecture (PA) is the Exchange Engineering Team’s best practice recommendation for what we believe is the optimum deployment architecture for Exchange 2016, and one that is very similar to what we deploy in Office 365. While Exchange 2016 offers a wide variety of architectural choices for on-premises deployments, the architecture discussed below is our most scrutinized one ever. While there are other supported deployment architectures, they are not recommended.
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