Exchange 2007 – OWA Did Not Initialize

2009-04-21 Exchange 2007, Outlook Web Access, OWA, Server Harry Caskey 0

It is common practice to keep your server up to date. I came across this error while updating my Exchange Server 2007 to the next service pack. I found many different methods to fix this problem on the internet but none of them worked. Below was the error message I received when trying to visit […]

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Exchange 2007 – Corrupt Public Folders

2009-04-08 Defragment, E-Mail, Eseutil, Exchange 2007, Information Technology, PowerShell, Public Folder, Repair Harry Caskey 0

I thought today I would blog about an experience I had with Exchange Server 2007 last June 16th, 2008 we had a power outage early in the morning which resulted in server failures across the board.  This then caused a chain reaction when the backup domain controller went down. The Active Directory systems dropped off […]

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Active Directory

2009-04-07 Active Directory, Information Technology, Intranets, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Virtual Machines Harry Caskey 0

Active Directory is truly the heart of an organization. You might even say if a computer system were a human being it would be the brain spanning all knowledge of the system. It is a central repository for all data regarding users, groups, computers, printers, shared folders, contacts, and policies. This store all information into […]

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Knowing DNS

2009-04-06 DNS, Host Header, ICANN, Intranets, IP Address, ISP, Portals, Server, TLD, Zone Records Harry Caskey 0

I started thinking about this last night. I know the significance of DNS within my field and I thought I would blog about it today. DNS is such a power tool, the average user uses it all the time and probably doesn’t know it. DNS plays a huge role in connection everyone to everyone. It […]

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OpenDNS

2009-04-03 DNS, Fast Internet, OpenDNS, Safe Internet Harry Caskey 0

Ever since my friend Jason Clark has told me about OpenDNS it has been nothing more than a godsend. Immediately when we changed our XO Communications DNS servers to OpenDNS we saw a huge speed increase. Our speeds literally tripled what they were. I couldn’t believe the numbers but was ecstatic of the results. Our […]

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