Top 3 Questions People Ask Us Re: Exchange 2010
Filed under: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010, Reference, Unified Communications
Sorry about not posting this yesterday. We”re embroiled in a big new client website (yay for that!).
Last week I blogged about the 3 most frequently-asked questions we get on OCS 2007. I promised I”d do the same for Exchange Server 2010, so here you go. We get easily the same amount of questions on Exchange 2010 as OCS. More sometimes. But far and away, these are the most common.
1. Is it out yet?
Yes it is. Exchange 2010 has been available in full release since November 9th. The RC has been out for a while now; if you run it, best to switch to full version ASAP. (Luckily the RC can auto-upgrade to RTM.)
Here’’s Microsoft’’s Licensing and Pricing FAQ for some help on that.
2. Does the Exchange 2010 Standard Edition support Archival and discovery?
It’’s recommended that you use the Enterprise Edition if you want Archival and discovery. Archival for Enterprise has been delayed until Q1; I believe to test some additional workloads. But once it’’s finalized, that’’s a more secure, better-running bet.
3. What do we need for the upgrade?
- A 64-bit-capable server. If you don”t already have one, that is.
- Windows Server 2008 (or 2008 R2).
- Backups of your existing mailboxes.
- A day or two. (Really; it’’s a fast upgrade.)
Pretty simple huh? All too often we skip over simple things though, assuming everyone else “gets it” right away. Dangerous assumption. Someone else may be distracted, or too busy, and they miss the obvious. So it pays to remind.
(By the way, another reminder - Exchange 2010 also works great as a hosted option. Email me if you want to hear about that!)
Next week, Top 3 questions we get on VoIP.
Got a question of your own on OCS 2007 or related technology? Leave a comment or email me.
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Exchange 2010 is in Beta Already!
Filed under: Exchange Server 2007, OCS 2007, Unified Communications
Just a heads-up - this is the “OCS Insider” blog. But I plan on talking about technologies related to OCS too. Like Exchange Server.
Which is why I”m linking to this article from InfoWorld.com -
First Look: Exchange Server 2010 Beta Shines
Yes, the beta for Exchange 2010 is already out.
InfoWorld publishes some pretty good IT articles, in my opinion. This “first look” is no exception - lots of information about the new beta in here.
My thoughts?
Refining most of the major services from Exchange 2007 - Great!
Dropping support for Windows Server 2003/Requiring Windows Server 2008 - Problem for cash-strapped businesses. With that in mind, I think it’’s good that Exchange 2010 won”t be due out until late 2009. More time for upgrades later.
I also found this on Page 4:
“The Outlook 2010 client and OWA both will have conversation view, and both will include integrated instant messaging and voice mail. Voice mail includes a text preview of the recorded message, automatically transcribed using Microsoft’’s voice-to-text engine.”
So Exchange 2010 will sharpen up the Unified Messaging side of things in Outlook. Nice.
If you want to try out the beta, download it here: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Beta
