Exchange Tips and Hints

Exchange 2007 Tip #1:  Prepare for Exchange 2007
Exchange 2007 requires a total overhaul of your infrastructure, but the benefits are well worth the effort.  This article describes the preliminary steps you need to take to prepare for Exchange 2007.

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Exchange 2007 Tip #2:  Integrated Communications in Exchange 2007
Exchange 2007 contains some great unified messaging functionality, described by Microsoft as a ‘revolutionary advance in the way we communicate and collaborate.’  This article walks you through the steps to test and demonstrate this new functionality.

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Exchange 2007 Tip #3:  Exchange 2007 Managed Folders vs Third-party Archiving
The new Managed Folders feature in Exchange 2007 lets you create custom folders that match your information retention and deletion needs.  Find out how this feature impacts your need for a third-party email archiving system.

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Exchange 2003 Tip #1:  Managing Database Size
Proper management of your Exchange databases is vital to the overall health of your environment.  This article contains some generally-accepted ‘best practices’ for managing database size.

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Exchange 2003 Tip #2:  Should You Defrag Your Exchange Databases?
Do you want to recover white space to help manage your database sizes?  Or do you want to avoid downtime at all costs?  This article discusses the pros and cons of database defragmentation.

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Exchange 2003 Tip #3:  Are Mailbox Quotas Really Necessary?
Email is the lifeblood of your organization—so much so that your users’ mailboxes are growing out of control.  But your users don’t want quotas; and with costs for storage media steadily declining, do you really need to implement quotas?  In a word:  YES!  Read this article to find out why.

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