Exchange Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services

8. Step 5: Provisioning and Planning Concerns

Provisioning is the creation, modification, and deletion of mailboxes, distribution groups, and contacts within a system. This can be done through automation, delegated administration portals, or manually using native tools like Active Directory Users and Computers for Active Directory domains. Capacity and performance planning can be a challenge for IT departments as they try to balance future needs with budget limitations.

The topics covered in this step are:

• Active Directory Integration

• Capacity and Performance Planning