About Priasoft Editorial Team

Chris Johnson is a 25+ year IT veteran and active champion of innovation in the messaging and collaboration industry with specific focus on Microsoft technologies, specifically, Microsoft Exchange on-premises, Office 365, Active Directory, .Net, Azure, and AI technologies.

Specialties: Entrepreneur, Bootstrap startup junkie & survivor, software engineering, .Net, business process improvement, Microsoft stack expert with extensive experience solving major challenges around Exchange Server, Active Directory, Azure, Office 365, cloud migrations, merger and acquisitions, decentralization, messaging and collaboration, strategic planning, sales, and project management.

Entries by Priasoft Editorial Team

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Simplifying the Migration of Large Exchange Archive Mailboxes to the Cloud: Overcoming Throttling Challenges

Last reviewed: April 2026 — checked against current Microsoft product lifecycle and Exchange Online enforcement timelines. Migrating large Exchange archive mailboxes to the cloud poses a significant challenge due to throttling issues that can hinder the smooth transfer of data. Throttling, a mechanism designed to maintain system performance and prevent overload, often occurs during migrations […]

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Urgent Alert: Microsoft to Block Emails from Unsupported Exchange Servers – Risks and Solutions

Last reviewed: April 2026 — checked against current Microsoft product lifecycle and Exchange Online enforcement timelines. Microsoft has issued an alert regarding the risks of unaddressed Exchange Server patching and security issues that can impact email delivery speed and potentially lead to email throttling if not addressed. If these issues are not resolved within 30 […]

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Shhh…It’s a Secret: How Office 365 Secret Cloud Provides Top-Level Security

Microsoft Office 365 is now available for US National Security Missions. The Office 365 Secret Cloud provides a secure and compliant cloud environment for classified communications and collaboration. This capability is critical for national security agencies that need to protect sensitive information from cyber threats and foreign adversaries. The Office 365 Secret Cloud is built […]

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Stay Ahead of the Game: Protecting Yourself from the Latest Outlook Security Threat

Microsoft Outlook is one of the most popular email clients used by millions of individuals and businesses worldwide and is the target of the latest Outlook Security Threat. It provides a user-friendly interface and advanced features for managing emails, calendars, tasks, and contacts. However, like any other software, Outlook is not immune to security vulnerabilities, […]

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Microsoft to End Support for Office 2013 in 2023: What next?

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On April 11th, 2023 support for Office and Exchange 2013 will no longer be available.

Microsoft products have a support lifecycle, also known as the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy. During a products lifecycle, they provide bug and security fixes. At the end of this lifecycle, the product reaches what is known as the end of support, and Microsoft no longer provides the following:

  • Technical support
  • Bug fixes
  • Security fixes

So What’s Next?

Depending on your situation, you can look in to the following options:

  • Upgrade your Outlook clients and / or servers to a newer version that is under current support from Microsoft – i.e. Office 2019.
  • If upgrading and you are not subscribed to O365 you can look in to licensing Office 2021 as a stand alone license.
  • If you need to migrate to Office 365 or consolidate Exchange server On-Premises, Priasoft offers the following solutions that will help you automate and speed up your migration process.

Public Folder Migration Manager.

Migrate public folders, permissions, and content.

Mailbox Migration Manager.

Migrate mailboxes, permissions, and content between Exchange and Office 365.

Collaboration Suite for Exchange.

Synchronize global address lists (GAL) for migration, mergers, or acquisitions.

Public Folder Analyzer.

Quickly report and analyze Public Folders, content, and permissions.

How to Export Mailboxes to PST Files

Last reviewed: April 2026 — checked against current Microsoft product lifecycle and Exchange Online enforcement timelines. This is one of the more common tasks for administrators and users alike. The need to export mail outside of the mailbox can stem from simple archiving to legal subpoenas. In this example, we’ll show how to select several […]

Mail-Enabled Public Folder Management Friction and Frustration

Last reviewed: April 2026 — checked against current Microsoft product lifecycle and Exchange Online enforcement timelines. Introduction When attempting to manage mail-enabled public folders many points of friction or frustration can occur.   Most of these points of pain come from the fact that the mail-enabled aspect of a public folder is a separated object from […]