When doing a recent email migration project for Exchange 2013 to Office 365, I needed to remove the migrated mailboxes from Exchange. And I needed to keep the AD user accounts. The migration was not using Hybrid, and was done via cutover, using PST files. Care is needed […]
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A recent email migration project saw me migrating users from GSuite to Office 365. The users on GSuite were using Outlook 2016 to access their mailboxes via IMAP. We pre-created their new O365 mailboxes, and added these email accounts into their existing Outlook Profiles. This allowed users […]
Microsoft Exchange 2007 support ends on April 11th 2017. This means Microsoft will not be issuing security updates, patches or provide any support options. This article describes the business risk of continuing to use Exchange 2007 in any capacity within your organisation email infrastructure. Production Exchange 2007 Servers I would […]
The email migration approach you choose to follow is a key decision, and will greatly influence your chance of success. Email Migration Approach | Where to Start Do you go for a “big bang” approach and migrate everyone over a weekend, or do you migrate over an extended period ? […]
How to succeed ? This section lists some ideals to aim for, to achieve a successful email migration project. They are listed in no particular order, and most will be obvious. If you have suggestions for more ideals then please email me. Good Quality Staff: Having a good team of […]
Migration planning for the email migration project is critically important and you will need a detailed project plan to work against. That plan will vary according to the size of the project. Some key elements in the planning phase are listed here: Project Technical Documentation In my experience you need […]
Through my email consulting I am amazed at the number of customers who are still using Exchange 2003. Exchange 2003 has been out of support for nearly six months now, and these companies are running a business risk by remaining on Exchange 2003. Especially as the Exchange 2003 servers are […]
Introduction | Exchange 2013 CU6 Exchange 2013 CU6 has been out for a short while now, and many people will be considering a migration to Exchange 2013 off other platforms (eg: Exchange, Domino, GroupWise). Is this a good time to migrate ? Is Exchange 2013 sufficiently mature as a product […]