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I'm a technical writer at Microsoft who writes about SharePoint, Exchange, and Lync, and how you can use them with Office 365.

Verify an Availability Group with SharePoint 2013

I've been working in the lab recently on a SharePoint 2013 farm. My coworker Adam and I were...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 07/01/2014

Solution Doc - SharePoint Disaster Recovery in Azure

I've been working with folks on my team in the Microsoft Office User Assistance organization on some...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 06/06/2014

Azure: Your Subscription has been Disabled

I recently ran out of credit on an Azure trial account I've been using. I was reading up on trial...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 01/27/2014

I wrote a Test Lab Guide! Configuring an Office 365 Trial Subscription

I've been fortunate recently to try my hand at writing a test-lab guide that's helpful if you have...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 01/02/2014

SharePoint High Availability

I've been reading up on SharePoint high availability and disaster recovery lately. In my search for...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 11/12/2013

Getting a handle on Hadoop

I like to keep up with Microsoft's financial analyst meetings so I can get a sense of company...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 09/24/2013

Microsoft Curated Answers - Windows Azure and SharePoint

I've been checking out the Curated Answers and I like how the information is formatted to make it...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 08/29/2013

FOPE to EOP Service Upgrade

Last week one of my coworkers published some TechNet content that will be of interest to Forefront...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 07/08/2013

Phishing Scams - Hard to Spot

This article on MSN Money, Phishing: Consumers take the bait, caught my attention: Phishing —...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 06/10/2013

Interview with an IT Pro

Recently I interviewed a couple IT pros I know to get their feedback on our products and our...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 05/21/2013

New KB articles for Exchange Server and Exchange Online Protection

Sometimes the support guys give me a heads up when they write new articles for Microsoft Support....

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 04/17/2013

The New Exchange Deployment Assistant

The Exchange team has been updating the Microsoft Exchange Server Deployment Assistant for the...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 03/08/2013

The New Office 365

I haven't written a post in over a month! That's because I've been heads down on help content for...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 03/01/2013

Decommissioning your Exchange 2010 servers in a Hybrid Deployment

I wanted to advertise this blog post by Timothy Heeney on the Exchange Team blog, Decommissioning...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 01/11/2013

Activating or Renewing a Subscription License for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

This is a follow up to Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Roadmap. In that post, I...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 12/11/2012

Exchange Online Service Description

The Office 365 team recently completed Office 365 Preview Service Descriptions that you can access...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 12/03/2012

Exchange 2013 On-Premises and Exchange Online Hybrid Compatibility

We've had some questions come through to the Exchange Server and Office 365 teams regarding which...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 11/26/2012

Virus Buster Engine is being retired

I thought this article, The Virus Buster engine used in Forefront Protection, Forefront Server and...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 11/07/2012

Exchange Server 2013 - Hybrid

With the launch of Exchange Server 2013 come some new hybrid-deployment features. (When I say...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 10/17/2012

Exchange Server 2013 Resources

Since the Microsoft Exchange Conference I've seen several good articles and so on covering Exchange...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 10/09/2012

Microsoft Exchange Conference Day One

I got a chance to go to MEC this week. I'm happy to be here, because I get a chance to learn more...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 09/25/2012

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Roadmap

Recently on the Server and Cloud blog they released new post that's of interest, Important Changes...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 09/18/2012

Updated FOPE Support Service Description

We just updated the Forefront Online Protection for Exchange Support Service Description. A...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 08/15/2012

Slide Presentation: An Inside View of Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2

I thought Jeff Mealiffe did a nice job on this Exchange Server presentation that he gave at TechEd:...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 07/03/2012

Audio/Slide Presentation: Understanding Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

This presentation by Robert Gillies, Understanding Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 06/19/2012

Video: Hybrid Configuration Wizard

In a previous post, Microsoft Exchange SP2 and the Hybrid Configuration Wizard, I introduced the...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 06/05/2012

Troubleshooting Mail Flow in Office 365 - TechNet Radio

This post is piggybacking on Where did that email go? In this podcast, Troubleshooting Mail Flow in...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 05/16/2012

Exchange and Forefront Online Protection for Exchange folks on Twitter

I want to share with you some helpful resources on Twitter. Firstly, my user assistance team (a...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 04/18/2012

Updated Exchange Deployment Assistant - includes Hybrid Configuration Wizard instructions

A couple months ago I wrote a post, Microsoft Exchange SP2 and the Hybrid Configuration Wizard, that...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 03/22/2012

FOPE FAQs

I mentioned one of these links in my last post, but I wanted to call out these FOPE FAQs separately,...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 03/15/2012

A guest post from my cohort on the Office content publishing team: Forefront Online Protection for...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 03/12/2012

Exchange Demo Videos

I thought these Exchange Demo Videos ("See how business-class email from Microsoft can help your...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 03/02/2012

Find News on Updates for Microsoft Office 365

The following resources on the Office 365 community were pointed out to me recently and I think they...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 02/20/2012

Statistics Data for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint

We recently received a question about our on-premises protection products, Forefront Protection 2010...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 01/19/2012

Microsoft Exchange SP2 and the Hybrid Configuration Wizard

Exchange Service Pack 2 was just made public and includes the Hybrid Configuration Wizard, which the...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 01/11/2012

FOPE policy rules - using regular expressions to match a credit card number

A question came through one of our internal distribution lists this week. A consultant was trying to...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 01/06/2012

Where did that email go?

I may have written about this before - but today I looked through my old posts and I couldn't find...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 01/04/2012

Using Active Directory Federation Services to provide single sign-on for Office 365 deployments

The following article in the Office 365 community, Plan for and deploy Active Directory Federation...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 12/20/2011

Office 365 for Small Business

I really liked this blog post, Moving mom’s real estate business to Office 365, and...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 12/02/2011

Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: Overview Video

This graphical video, Forefront Online Protection for Exchange: Overview, does a nice job of...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 11/17/2011

Checking Cloudmark Updates for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

I came across this blog post today from the How Exchange Works blog that covers how to check that...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 11/16/2011

Video: Data-Loss Prevention with Forefront Online Protection for Exchange and Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

I recently landed on the Exchange Server video hub and there are quite a few helpful videos there. A...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 11/15/2011

Return on Investment for Microsoft Office 365

I enjoyed reading this blog post, The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Office 365, in the Office...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 10/31/2011

Feature Set Comparison for FOPE Deployments

We have been getting a lot of questions like, "Can I access the FOPE Administration Center if I'm a...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 10/17/2011

New Help Content: Exchange Hosted Archive (EHA) Quick Start Guide

If you are a Forefront Online Protection for Exchange customer who is getting started with Exchange...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 10/04/2011

Forefront Online Protection for Exchange is Required for Exchange Hosted Encryption

A question came through one of our discussion forums about whether Forefront Online Protection for...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 09/27/2011

Find the Latest Updates for Forefront Products

This page, Updates for Microsoft Forefront and Related Technologies, contains a table that lists the...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 09/20/2011

Microsoft Office 365 Help and How-to Videos

I've been teaming with other folks in Office division to make the Office 365 Community as helpful as...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 09/14/2011

Internet Explorer 9 and FPSMC - Knowledge Base Article

After upgrading to Internet Explorer 9, the Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC)...

Author: tonytrivi_MSFT Date: 09/07/2011

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