Exchange Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services

Steps

This document contains six steps designed to guide the reader through the decision-making process about whether to use an on-premises e-mail service or the Microsoft Exchange Online Standard or Dedicated offering.

Step 1: Client Experience

Office Outlook Web Access	BlackBerry Devices
Outlook Anywhere	Macintosh Clients
MAPI	Single Sign-On
IMAP and POP	Unified Messaging
Mobile Devices Using Exchange ActiveSync	Mailbox Sizes

Step 2: Impacts to Mail Flow

SMTP Relay Services	Connectors to Other Systems
SMTP Smart Hosting	Transport Rules
Line-of-Business Application Integration	Public Folders

Message Hygiene

Step 3: Data Management and Security Implications

Network Security	Archiving and Journaling
Network Connectivity ...