When connecting android mobile devices to Exchange ActiveSync some require granting device administrator privileges which permit an exchange administrator to remotely wipe the phone. The warning messages are scaring some mobile users and turning them away from using Exchange ActiveSync altogether.
How can I disable his functionality on Exchange Server 2010? [security breaches are not an issue here]
I am working on a smartphone application that will require a backend web service - but I have absolutely clueless to how much it will cost.
Web Service will handle:
- login of users
- cataloging of our user base
- holding minimal profile information for users (the only binary data is a display picture which will be < 20k each)
- performing some very minor calculation/algorithm before return results
- All the above will be communicated to server from a smartphone (iPhone/BlackBerry/Android)
Bandwidth Requirements:
- We want to handle up to 10k users throughout the day.
- I predict 10k * 50 HTTP requests a day = 500,000 requests a day * 30 = 15 million requests a month
Space Requirements:
- Data will be in SQL database.
- I predict 1MB/user * 10k = 10GB + overhead. In other words - space is not a big issue.
Software Requirements: (unless someone knows an alternative)
- Windows Server 2008 + IIS
- MSFT SQL Server
Note: This is 100% new to me, so please hit me with all you got. Do I need Windows Server or are there alternative? Is it better to get multiple cheap servers to distribute load? Will Amazon S3 work for me? How about Windows Azure?
EDIT note: At this point in time - I'm am more concerned with COST and how that cost will scale. So if you provide a service recommendation, could you help ballpark to how much these requirements would cost?
Thank you!!
This may be borderline Server Fault, so I'm cool if it's decided this question is migrated elsewhere.
As a sysadmin, I am responsible for responding to any monitoring alerts which occur out of hours. I have a company issue BlackBerry, so if a monitoring alert is sent, I can be notified. This is great .. provided I'm not in another room or asleep. Yes, it makes a noise when an email is received, but if I miss that little noise that lasts about 2 seconds, I've missed the alert.
What I'm looking for is an app (paid for isn't a problem) which can sound an alarm when an email is received that matches certain criteria that does not stop until I dismiss it.
Criteria would be any of the following (bonus points if I can mix and match criteria)
This is primarily for a BlackBerry, but apps for other smartphones might be beneficial to the greater community.
With the new Exchange boxes going in, I'd like to do some thorough testing on smartphone features, as well as being able to provide salesman-proof documentation (I'm a dreamer). We've got drastic smartphone-creep, and people have been allowed to expect connectivity on everything from iPhones to Q's to Blackberries. (thanks, boss!)
Rants aside, has anyone else out there been cursed with supporting every smartphone on the planet, and are there good emulators out there to allow testing/documentation?
So far, what's out there seems aimed at developers, and I suspect this would make more sense if I were starting with the SDK and working my way outward. Currently, I seem to be in this repeating pattern of downloading & installing a lot of square pegs & round holes.
(using the beginner tag as I have zero idea about these things...)
post-RTFM edit - is this doable without installing Visual Studio and the SDK? I truly don't want to develop, just test. I'm a big Google-fail on this one.
My boss is confident that Blackberry phones are safe for company use (having it connect to the email server, etc.). He is less confident about iPhones. Regarding connecting to a corporate email server where security is a huge priority, is there anything different about the iPhone which would make it more of a risk.