Exchange Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services

Step Summary

This step discussed provisioning mailboxes, distribution groups, and contacts within a system. It was determined that this can be done automatically or through administration portals. In addition, capacity and performance planning differences were noted and evaluated. The features were rated according to their effectiveness in fulfilling the business’s needs. The scores will help guide the technical decision makers in objectively evaluating the impact of a change to Exchange Online from a provisioning and planning perspective.

The next step will tally the results of the evaluation process.