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End of Support for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019: T-12 Months
On October 14, 2025, one year from today, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 reach end of support. After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support for problems that may occur with Exchange 2016 or Exchange 2019 including: Technical support for problems that may occur. Bug fixes for issues that are discovered and that may impact the stability and usability of the server.
Announcing Public Preview of Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for Exchange Online
We are thrilled to announce the Public Preview of Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC, a new capability of Exchange Online that enhances the security of email communications by supporting two security standards: DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) for SMTP and Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). The Public Preview for Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC is currently rolling out.
Skype for Business Server Roadmap Update
Today, we are providing an update on our product roadmap for Microsoft Skype for Business Server. Here’s what’s ahead: We will release a Cumulative Update (CU)—CU8—for Skype for Business Server 2019 in H2 of 2024. We will release Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition (SE) early in the third quarter of calendar year 2025.
Microsoft 365 data residency offerings now available in Spain
We are excited to announce that Microsoft 365 and its associated data residency offerings – Advanced Data Residency (ADR) and Multi-Geo capabilities – are now available for commercial customers in our new cloud region in Madrid, Spain. With the availability of Microsoft 365 will now offer Multi-Geo and ADR add-ons to provide customers provisioned in Spain with greater control over the location of their cloud data.
Exchange Server Roadmap Update
Today, we are providing an update on our product roadmap for Microsoft Exchange Server, and our next milestones in the Exchange Server journey to support the specific needs of our on-premises customers, hosted services providers, and other partners. Here’s what’s ahead: We will release one final Cumulative Update (CU) for Exchange Server 2019—the 2024 H2 CU aka CU15—later this year.
Network provider connectivity attribution in the Microsoft 365 admin center
When you think of Microsoft 365 services and network recommendations from Microsoft, the first thing that comes to mind is Microsoft’s network connectivity principles. These principles are the guidelines to follow when it comes to designing enterprise network connectivity for accessing Microsoft 365.
Mainstream Support for Exchange Server 2019 Ends Today
Today marks the end of Mainstream support for Exchange Server 2019. Per the Exchange Server 2019 lifecycle, Exchange Server 2019 is now in Extended support. But, as we said last November, a lot more is coming for Exchange Server 2019. There are still two more CUs for Exchange Server 2019: CU14 and CU15. CU14 is in its final stages of testing and validation and will be released as soon as that's finished. CU15 will be released later this year.
Announcing preview of Microsoft 365 connectivity test tool for Microsoft 365 operated by 21Vianet
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Microsoft 365 Connectivity Test Tool specifically designed for our customers using Microsoft 365 operated by 21Vianet. This tool, which has been successfully used in the global market for several years, has now been tailored to meet the specific needs of the China market, aiding in the diagnostics and enhancement of your Microsoft 365 service connectivity. The tool is user-friendly and accessible without the necessity of logging in.
Updated Requirements for SMTP Relay through Exchange Online
Today, we are announcing an update to our requirements for SMTP relay through Exchange Online. If your organization does not use Inbound Connectors of OnPremises type then this change will not affect you.
Public Preview for Network Provider Performance and Availability Reporting
We are thrilled to announce the availability of a Public Preview for network provider performance and availability reporting in the Microsoft 365 admin center. With these new reports, admins can see their users’ network performance and availability based on the detected network provider. Network performance and availability relates to the network connectivity between Microsoft 365 users and Microsoft’s network.
Protect Your Exchange Servers
We’ve said it before, we’re saying it now, and we’ll keeping saying it: it is critical to keep your Exchange servers updated. This means installing the latest available Cumulative Update (CU) and Security Update (SU) on all your Exchange servers (and in some cases, your Exchange Management Tools workstations), and occasionally performing manual tasks to harden the environment, such as enabling Extended Protection and enabling certificate signing of PowerShell serialization payloads.
Exchange Server 2013 End of Support Coming Soon
On April 11, 2023, less than 90 days from today, Exchange Server 2013 reaches End of Support! After that date, Microsoft will no longer provide: Technical support for problems that may occur Bug fixes for issues that are discovered and that may impact the stability and usability of the server Security fixes for vulnerabilities that are discovered and that may make the server vulnerable to security breaches Time zone updates Exchange Server 2013 will continue to run after this date, of course;...
Re: Announcing Public Preview of Role Based Access Control for Applications in Exchange Online
If, as an administrator, you’ve ever consented to app-only permissions like Mail.Read in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), you are likely familiar with the coarse-grained nature of these permissions. Access is granted at a tenant-wide resource scope which leads to over-privileged applications. Today, we are excited to announce the Public Preview of Role Based Access Control (RBAC) for Applications in Exchange Online.
Re: Sync Message Center posts to Microsoft Planner
The Message center in the Microsoft 365 admin center is designed to help you keep track of upcoming changes to Microsoft 365, including new and changed features, planned maintenance, and other important announcements. It’s where we post official announcements to help you take a proactive approach to change management. Each post provides you with a high-level overview of planned changes along with links to detailed information to help you prepare for and manage the change.
Exchange Server 2013 End of Support Reminder
Just a reminder that Exchange Server 2013 reaches End of Support on April 11, 2023. That's a little more than 9 months from now.
MEC is Back!
Today, we are thrilled to announce the Microsoft Exchange Community (MEC) Virtual Technical Airlift, which will take place Sept 13-14, 2022! We’re excited to be bringing back our biggest Exchange gathering of the year.
Open Enrollment for Exchange Server 2019 TAP
Today we are excited to announce that the Exchange Server 2019 Technology Adoption Program (TAP) is accepting nominations! The TAP is open to customers and partners. It is designed to validate prerelease builds of Exchange Server by having customers deploy them in both lab and production environments, and to help partners who build solutions that integrate with Exchange Server to get early access to prerelease builds for validation against their solution.
Announcing General Availability of the new Exchange admin center
Apr 27 2021 08:35 PM The new Exchange admin center (EAC) is a modern, accessible, web-based management portal for managing Exchange Online that is based on the Microsoft 365 admin center experience. The new EAC is simple and accessible, and it enables you perform tasks like restoring mailboxes, migrating data, and much more. Since entering Public Preview in June 2020, over half a million admins around the world have used it.
Released: March 2021 Exchange Server Security Updates
Mar 02 2021 01:08 PM Microsoft has released a set of out of band security updates for vulnerabilities for the following versions of Exchange Server: Exchange Server 2013 Exchange Server 2016 Exchange Server 2019 Security updates are available for the following specific versions of Exchange: Exchange Server 2010 (RU 31 for Service Pack 3 – this is a Defense in Depth update) Exchange Server 2013 (CU 23) Exchange Server 2016 (CU 19, CU 18) Exchange Server 2019 (CU 8, CU 7) Because we are aware...
Using Priority Accounts in Microsoft 365
Many organizations have people that are considered priority accounts for IT, such as executives, leaders, managers, and others. To help IT ensure a high quality of service and protection for these people, we have introduced capabilities in Microsoft 365 that enable an admin to tag specific users as priority accounts and then leverage app-specific features designed for them. To start with, we’ve announced two capabilities: priority account protection and premium mail flow monitoring.
Microsoft 365 All Tenants list is rolling out
Did you know that more than one-third of admins that use the Microsoft 365 admin center manage multiple tenants. This applies to two-thirds of enterprise customers and the majority of partners that manage Microsoft 365 tenants for their customers. Historically, the Microsoft 365 admin center was built for single-tenant admins, but recently we began creating experiences for admins who manage multiple tenants.
Message Center sync to Microsoft Planner now Generally Available
The message center in the Microsoft 365 admin center is designed to help you keep track of upcoming changes to Microsoft 365, including new and changed features, planned maintenance, and other important announcements. It’s where we post official announcements to help you take a proactive approach to change management. Each post provides you with a high-level overview of planned changes along with links to detailed information to help you prepare for and manage the change.
Microsoft 365 Groups at Microsoft Ignite 2020
09-15-2020 09:50 AM - last edited Wednesday Microsoft Ignite, our yearly flagship event for Microsoft products and technologies, is a 48-hour digital event experience taking place from September 22-24, 2020. Microsoft 365 Groups is the membership service that drives teamwork and powers collaboration across Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Inspire: Multi-tenant management in the Microsoft 365 admin center
Microsoft Inspire is the annual event where Microsoft joins the global partner community from over 130 countries. It’s also a chance to recognize the many achievements of our partners. To learn more about these outstanding achievements, check out the winners of our Microsoft 2020 Partner of the Year awards. This year’s all-new virtual Inspire experience includes keynotes in three time zones and interactive breakout sessions to enable us to connect, learn, and collaborate with our partners.
Protecting your organization with Microsoft 365 Business setup
Microsoft 365 Business offers simplified security features to help safeguard your data on PCs, phones, and tablets, and the Microsoft 365 admin center–admin.microsoft.com—can be used to manage many of these features. The Setup area in particular is specifically designed to help you get the full benefit of your Microsoft 365 subscription.
Office 365 Groups will become Microsoft 365 Groups
A few weeks ago, we announced new Microsoft 365 offerings for small and medium-sized businesses, including the Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Subscriptions, the first consumer offerings from Microsoft 365.
Survey: Microsoft 365 and Remote Work
03-26-2020 08:35 AM Hi folks, Microsoft is prioritizing work that enables your organization to shift to remote work during these challenging times. We have created a short survey to help us understand the specific challenges you face with Microsoft 365 and remote work. The more we know about these challenges, the better we are able to address them. Please take a moment to complete the survey by clicking the link or scanning the code below - https://aka.ms/COVID-19RemoteWorkSurvey
Updates to Office.com and the Office 365 app launcher
Office.com is the URL for an experience that we’ve been building for a couple of years. We designed it to be your work hub experience and help you quickly get to the apps, tools, documents, and content you use on a daily basis. We’ve also brought intelligence into the experience that customizes the experience based on your activities. Figure 1 - Office.com home page Office.com includes the Office 365 app launcher, which opens when you click the app launcher icon .
Updated Settings experience in the Microsoft 365 admin center
The Microsoft 365 admin center—admin.microsoft.com—is the hub of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. As part of our ongoing efforts to improve your Microsoft 365 admin experience, we’ve enhanced the Settings experience. Settings is used to configure your organization’s profile and services and security and privacy for Microsoft 365. In previous versions of the Microsoft 365 admin center, these categories were separate pages under Settings.
What Happens to My Data in Office 365?
With Microsoft, you are the owner of your customer data. We use your customer data only to provide the services we have agreed upon, and for purposes that are compatible with providing those services. We do not share your data with our advertiser-supported services, nor do we mine it for marketing or advertising. And if you leave our services, we take the necessary steps to ensure your continued ownership of your data.
Audited Controls
We say this all the time, but it’s worth repeating here: we believe that transparency is key to earning customer trust. When you entrust your data to the Microsoft Cloud, we use advanced security technology and cryptography to safeguard your data. Our compliance with US and international standards is independently audited, and we’re transparent on many levels—from how we handle legal demands for customer data to the security of our code.
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