Exchange Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services

Archiving and Journaling

Archiving is the ability to keep e-mail for a specific duration of time. Journaling is the ability to automatically create copies of all e-mails sent or received.

Importance Rating. Does the organization have a need for archiving or journaling? Record the importance of this criterion in the table below.

Solutions Rating. The list below compares the specific functionalities of each solution:

• Standard offering. The Exchange Hosted Archive (EHA) service is available at an additional cost. Journaling is only available for EHA customers. Microsoft administers the archiving infrastructure, but the customer retains control over which mailboxes are archived, the rules, and configuration options.

• Dedicated offering. Archiving ...