Exchange Server 2007 Migration
By: Martin Harrison
This article is designed to help and advise those considering migration to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
Before Microsoft Exchange Server was introduced, businesses had to rely on increasingly disconnected and disjointed systems which prevented the integration of messaging and collaborative documents.
Thankfully, its introduction brought to an end this nightmare and gave businesses the freedom to communicate quickly and easily, empowering staff and increasing efficiency and productivity.
Alongside Microsoft Exchange Server’s all-important email application, it also encompasses shared calendars, contacts and even voicemail integration for truly unified messaging capabilities. In addition, it provides a new, intuitive administrative user interface enabling remote administration, integrated management and diagnostic tools.
Many businesses wrongly believe that implementing Exchange will be too costly. You may think that purchasing the licenses for Exchange Server 2007 will be expensive. However, if you already have Microsoft systems in place, you may already have the licenses as part of a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement.
One of the most common fears of migration to a new system is the loss of data that could occur. SharePoint Server 2007 has a host of disaster recovery options to ensure that your valuable data is always protected. Recovery Manager for Exchange provides backup in case of accidental deletion of email. It can restore messages not just from Exchange but also Lotus programs.
Downtime could potentially cost your business a lot of money, and the loss of email services for even a few hours could have a detrimental effect. A quality Exchange Hosting provider will understand this and have the knowledge and expertise to ensure that a transition to Hosted Exchange is as quick and painless as possible.
One of the main objections businesses have to Exchange is that they are running non-Microsoft messaging products. If this is a concern, then most Exchange hosting providers will have the necessary software to help you transfer all of this data across. Exchange Server Service Pack 1 enables the easy transfer of data stored in public folders.
Increasingly, many industry bodies are requiring that all business communications, including emails, are logged and recorded. Exchange’s auto archiving facility is one way of ensuring that your business is compliant with the latest requirements.
Implementing new systems takes time and effort, which can detract from your core business objectives. Migration to an Exchange Server may seem like a burden on your already overstretched IT department - if you have one. Without the available, skilled workers to implement such systems, an in-house exchange server is simply not possible. By letting an Exchange hosting provider take care of the day to day management of your business email, you can save both the time and associated staffing costs, not to mention the actual cost of the equipment itself.
Genesis Communications are specialists in providing Exchange hosting services. They have successfully helped thousands of businesses across the UK to migrate to hosted Exchange Servers in their state of the art data centre in Leicester.
http://www.genesis.co.uk/exchange2007 Genesis Communications Limited, Waterfold Park, Rochdale Road, Bury Lancashire United Kingdom BL9 7BJ Tel: 0844 847 9606 Fax: 0844 847 9636 Website: http://www.genesis.co.uk
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