Microsoft Exchange Server has been a crucial technological breakthrough in advanced corporate communication systems. Companies who utilize an enterprise-class email server like Exchange believe that email is mission critical, and value the productivity it enables. But an in-house migration to Exchange 2007 from an earlier version of Exchange or another email program will not be an easy task. Complexity, time and cost issues loom large over the IT department and are causing IT directors to search for an alternative solution.
This white paper will discuss the hurdles which you will need to overcome and what you should be aware of before you start down the road to Exchange 2007 deployment.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3In-House Migration: Things You Need To Know ..................................................................................... 3New Hardware Is A Must ............................................................................................................ 4Real Cost Of Migration ................................................................................................................ 4 Purchase Of New Hardware ............................................................................................ 4 Purchase Of New Software ............................................................................................. 4Additional Sta?ng .......................................................................................................... 4Electrical Expenses ......................................................................................................... 5Additional Expenses ....................................................................................................... 5Length Of Deployment ................................................................................................... 5Cost Of Microsoft Exchange Server: In-house vs. Hosted (table)............................................................ 5
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IntroductionMicrosoft Exchange Server has been a crucial technological breakthrough in advanced corporate communication systems. Communication and collaboration between employ-ees, customers and vendors is vital to the health of your company's daily operations and ultimate success. According to Osterman Research 78% of corporations use Microsoft Exchange Server as their email platform of choice and are considering upgrading to Exchange Server 2007. However, 70% of businesses are concerned about the complexity of instituting a Microsoft Exchange migration effort in their facility.
IT managers believe that although Exchange Server 2007 does contain many new features and enhancements such as Local and Cluster Continuous Replication (LCR, CCR), new S/MIME security features, WebReady document viewing and import of .pst files, the com-plexity of the migration process, cost involved and length of migration will be more com-plex than they want to undertake. This concern is valid and has become a significant roadblock when attempting to deploy Exchange Server 2007 in-house. There is an alterna-tive, however. Using Exchange Server 2007 as a hosted service allows for ... [download for more]
