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The email archiving market is a highly fragmented market, with many vendors that are strong in specific areas. Organizations have different needs depending on their industry and geographical location, and are struggling to reconcile their...

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Almost 50% of organizations have been using the same e-mail platform for over six years. These legacy platforms are no longer satisfying business demands, expensive to support, and pose integration difficulties. Organizations must carefully plan...

Note

E-mail is a mission-critical communications tool, but it can also be a platform for value-added integrations with other applications and communications platforms. Switching e-mail platforms is a necessary change when requirements are no longer...

Solution Set

Many organizations are abandoning their original Novell GroupWise and Lotus Notes e-mail platforms and are faced with e-mail migration for the first time in their history.

(26-Feb-10) These days, there aren’t many companies where email is not considered mission-critical. So it takes a great deal of mettle to rock the boat. Possibly even more so than other functions, it’s important to know what you’re getting into...

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IT shops upgrading to Exchange 2010 from Exchange 2003 must be aware of the system requirements and best practice procedures before embarking on the upgrade. Watch this video to find out the key considerations, what to watch for when upgrading...

Solution Set

E-Mail vendors release significant platform upgrades more often than organizations need to upgrade, creating pressure to upgrade twice as frequently as upgrades are really warranted.

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As IT leaders position an Exchange 2010 upgrade on the roadmap, a TCO calculator will be a key component in building a business case for the upgrade. More importantly, it clearly illustrates the cost differences between moving to an on-demand...

Exchange 2010 is a radical re-architecting of the Microsoft flagship e-mail platform. New features include on-premise and/or hosted deployment, major operational improvements and e-mail archiving. However, most organizations find the drastic...

Exchange Server 2010 was released hot on the heels of Exchange Server 2007 SP2. While many enterprises are still running Exchange 2003, Microsoft is betting that those organizations are ready and willing to upgrade. Exchange 2003 shops need to...

Large enterprises looking to upgrade to Exchange 2010 should consider deployment options beyond on-premise. Small and mid-size companies facing the upgrade to Exchange 2010 should not make the mistake of assuming an in-house upgrade path is the...

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Microsoft's Exchange Server holds the largest worldwide market share of any enterprise messaging solution. As IT leaders position an Exchange 2010 upgrade on the roadmap, this TCO calculator will be a key component in building a business case...

IT organizations operating Exchange 2007 and considering upgrading to Exchange 2010 should be aware of the changes Microsoft has made to the server role architecture. Use this guide to learn about the key considerations and what to watch for...

With the decreasing price of e-mail hosting providers, outsourced solutions are now becoming a more feasible option for small enterprises. Compare the benefits of a hosted e-mail provisioning strategy over an in-house approach to understand its...

For many enterprises that have made the decision to pursue Unified Communications, Microsoft's Office Communications Server 2007 product has considerable appeal, offering flexible deployment and tight integration for Microsoft-centric IT...

Small healthcare firms will use this snapshot of a small healthcare insurance provider to start discussions about e-mail infrastructure and staffing. A companion note discusses application and operating system choices from a small healthcare...

When enterprises encounter unacceptable e-mail client performance, finding the root cause can present a challenge. This challenge is complicated when provisioning e-mail to a distributed workforce from a handful of regional or global locations....

Enterprises considering a transition from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 will need to plan the possible deployment before committing. Calculate the enterprise's hardware requirements by focusing on number of employees and...

Small enterprises running Windows applications and needing high availability should consider migration to Windows Server 2008. Improved clustering capabilities in the Enterprise and Data Center editions provide a cost effective failover solution...

IBM Lotus is generating fresh energy around Lotus Notes and Domino with version 8. IT leads considering an upgrade from Lotus Notes/Domino version 7 and those considering a move to the Notes platform will want to consider the feature roadmap to...

Falling e-mail archiving prices enable small enterprises to take a better posture towards a legal environment that looks ever closer at electronic evidence. Identify business drivers and build an implementation strategy, then use these to...

Many enterprises are investigating e-mail archiving solutions. Before speaking to vendors, use this note to help identify business drivers and build an implementation strategy. Then approach vendors that offer product features tailored to meet...

E-mail system migration is often a difficult, time-consuming task. Expect difficulties with project management and technical aspects of data migration and interoperability. Learn from the experience of one enterprise, and take appropriate...

Microsoft Exchange is the clear leader in the on-premises e-mail server market. But, competitors provide advantages in simplicity, price, functionality, and hardware requirements. Evaluate vendors discussed in this note when considering e-mail...

Template/Policy

The “E-Mail TCO Worksheet” helps IT leaders peer into existing e-mail infrastructure and provisioning costs. IT leaders will gather expense information for 19 specific cost components in four categories: 1. Security 2. Delivery 3....

The convergence of mature messaging platforms (especially in core e-mail and IM functions) and hosting/outsourcer maturity suggests that now is the time to evaluate hosted e-mail solutions. Build a comprehensive TCO for on-premises operations...

Enterprises looking for an alternative to Exchange, but not interested in outsourcing, have several solid options. Look for Microsoft interoperability, lighter hardware requirements, architectural simplicity, equivalent functionality, and...

Enterprises facing an Exchange upgrade often make the mistake of assuming an in-house upgrade path is the only option. Let the possibility of transferred risk, service gains, and cost savings steer the enterprise toward a hosted solution.

Falling price-points from e-mail hosting providers require enterprises to rethink e-mail provisioning strategy. Enterprises can make an informed decision by determining if hosted e-mail is an option and comparing the cost of in-house e-mail...

Job Description

The Exchange Administrator's role is to manage Exchange servers and related components to achieve high availability and performance of the various business applications supported. This individual also participates in the planning and...