Migrating to Exchange 2010(EHLO is it me your looking for)

Ben SnapeIT Manager

EFG Office Furniture Ltd

“Don't tell anyone! This isn't what we're supposed to be working on.”

Ray Tomlinson 1971

Migrating to Exchange 2010(EHLO is it me your looking for)

Ben SnapeIT Manager

EFG Office Furniture Ltd

• Who uses Exchange?

• Who’s using exchange 2003/2007?

• Who’s upgraded to exchange 2010?

What about you?

• Windows domain at 2003 level

• Exchange 2003 frontend / backend server

• Mail delivered through a filtering service

Existing setup

• Backups

• Archiving to .pst

The Pain

• Mailbox size

• Budget

The Pain

2007 2008 2009 2010

MailboxBudget

• Do Nothing

• Upgrade

• Outsource

Choices

• Plan ahead

• Budget

Prepare

• DAG

• Built in Archive

Exchange 2010 Features

Mailbox and Archive

• DAG– Windows 2008 Enterprise– Exchange 2010 Standard or Enterprise

• Archive– Exchange Standard CAL– Exchange Enterprise CAL

Mailbox and Archive

• Time without email

• Time to recover from backup

• How many emails can be lost

Every company is different

• Take the pressure off me

Looking for alternatives

• Money in budget for backup

• Features I wanted– De-Duplication– Single Item Recovery– Ease of Use

Be creative with the Budget

Backup Solution

Backup Solution

Backup Solution

X

• Features I wanted– De-Duplication– Single Item Recovery– Ease of Use

Be creative with the Budget

• Offsite Archiving

Missing link

OffsiteArchiving

• Features I wanted– De-Duplication– Single Item Recovery– Ease of Use

Be creative with the Budget

• Exchange Standard– Mailbox server– Hub transport/Client Access server

• Veeam Backup• Third party archive

Setup

• Required– Exchange standard– Exchange standard CAL– Windows 2008 standard

• Nice to have– Office 2010

License requirements

• Take plenty of advice

Microsoft Licensing

• Professional desktop bundle

Licensing

http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/A/1/6A1647EE-3FC7-47F2-9AFE-470AD5E5D856/OpenValueSubscriptionCustomerReference.pdf

Licensing

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/home-use-program.aspx

• Make a Plan • Create Deadlines

Making it Happen

Need Advice?

• Setup archive• Update Active Directory• Install Exchange• Transport Server• Mailbox server

Masterplan

• Update clients

• FOG How-to

• Staff training

Masterplan

• Less servers

• Disaster– What happened

Could do better

• Finance Happy– But not because of costs

But also Success

• What’s the Pain• What does your business need• Plan well ahead• Build relationships with suppliers• Get help from your Spicy friends• Tell everyone how well it went

Round Up

Questions?