Microsoft Office 365: Exchange Online Implementation and Migration

304 Pages·2012·10.25 MB·English

by  David Greve

Microsoft Office 365: Exchange
Online Implementation and
Migration
Microsoft Office 365: Exchange
Online Implementation and
Migration
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David Greve
Loryan Strant
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Chris Prewitt
Shalini Pasupneti
S. Rene Strawser
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Foreword
In the middle of 2006, I was preparing for an important executive
review for Jeff Raikes to seek approval to kick off the project to build
"CCS" — a communication and collaboration service from Microsoft.
As was Jeff's approach to big decision meetings, he would ask for
the PowerPoint slides in advance so he could review the content. He
would often start the meeting with questions about the plan instead
of following the carefully crafted storyline we would build with our
slides. This approval meeting was no different, but how he started
the meeting was certainly unique. As the group of us working on the
project and the other execs from the division settled into their seats
for the two-hour review, Jeff open the meeting with a question: "Is
there anyone in the room who doesn't think we should do this?" For
the next few moments, the room was silent. With a smile on his face,
Jeff jumped back in again by saying "Let's do it." What was
scheduled to be a two-hour meeting, lasted for 45 minutes and CCS
was born.
CCS launched as the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) in
2008, later became Office 365 in 2011 and now is one of the fastest
growing businesses in Microsoft's history. The reasons why the
business is growing so quickly now, are the same reasons why Jeff
was so quick to approve the project — Office 365 creates value for
customers, it created value for Microsoft and it creates value for
partners. It is rare that a new business can create so much value
across the ecosystem, but when it happens, things take off — Office
365 is a great example of that dynamic.
The virtuous fly wheel starts with the customer. If there isn't value for
the customer, then the business can't get off the ground. The value
to customers is relatively straight forward: with Office 365 they will
save money, simplify their overall IT environment, see higher
reliability and tighter security, while providing their end users with the
best productivity experience that is always up-to-date.
For Microsoft, Office 365 allows us to expand into new markets,
serve new customers and reduce churn by delivering a better overall
experience using our latest technology. Office 365 makes
technologies such as SharePoint, previously only available to the
largest enterprises, now available to small and midsized businesses.
By staying up-to-date with the latest bits, Office 365 keeps
customers on our latest products and it improves overall loyalty to
Microsoft through a better customer experience. These factors have
motivated Microsoft to continue to make deeper and deeper
investments in Office 365 moving forward.
Finally, Office 365 has created a great opportunity for partners to
help customers fully capture the value of Office 365 as they use the
service. Office 365 helps partners scale to reach new customers and
deliver higher level value. Less time and effort is spent setting up
servers, and more time can be spent customizing the environment to
meet the needs of the customer. Partners can help customers in two
key ways:
Migrating from their current environment into Office 365 and once
they have Office 365 up and running
Customizing the environment to meet the needs of the customer's
business
While the value proposition of Office 365 may be clear, getting there
isn't always straightforward. This book represents an excellent
resource for people with basic IT skills who are looking to move to
Office 365, but aren't sure of how to get started. The authors, David
Greve and Loryan Strant, are both Office 365 MVPs, and experts in
helping customers take full advantage of moving to, and using Office
365.
Enjoy the book, Office 365, and welcome to the cloud.
Eron Kelly
General Manager
Microsoft Corporation
About the Authors
David Greve is a Microsoft Office 365 MVP and Microsoft Certified
Professional with more than 15 years of IT consulting experience,
specifically around the design and implementation of Microsoft
Solutions ranging from small to enterprise environments. One of
David's current ventures is designing and developing Microsoft
Cloud Computing (BPOS and Office 365) solutions with an emphasis
on Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online, as well as
strategic migration planning in complex business environments.
Before directing his focus and concentration to Microsoft Cloud
Computing solutions, David worked with Active Directory
infrastructure design, on-premise Exchange deployments and
migrations, and on-premise SharePoint architecture.
David has been working with PointBridge, now Perficient, since 2005
and is currently leading their Office 365 business. PointBridge is an
IT consulting firm that specializes in building high-impact business
solutions with Microsoft technology. Headquartered in Chicago,
Illinois with offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Boston,
Massachusetts, PointBridge is one of the fastest growing Microsoft
partners in the central United States and is a National Systems
Integrator (NSI).
I would like to thank my colleagues at PointBridge for their
support and guidance on various use cases and scenarios I've
presented in this book. I would also like to thank the PointBridge
leadership team for the outstanding support and flexibility to
work on exciting new opportunities within the business and in
my personal life. Most importantly, I would like to thank my
family for their support as I pursue ways to expand my passion
for technology and contributions to the community.
Loryan Strant is veteran of web and network technologies since
fifteen years. He has spent the last decade and a half building digital
relationships for businesses and organizations. Loryan blogs at
thecloudmouth.com and writes articles for BoxFreeIT
(http://www.boxfreeit.com.au/) and a variety of other sites.
Loryan is also the founder of a leading Australian cloud engineering
company Paradyne — helping to deliver innovative solutions through
the cloud, enabling businesses to reduce fixed IT costs. He is
passionate about enabling people and organizations using
technology the right way, enabling them to become more productive.
Some of the company's notable successes include being an
Microsoft Australian Partner Award finalist for Online Services,
delivering the first Windows Intune customer in Australia, launching
the first marketplace in the world for BPOS third-party solutions,
delivering the first Office 365 customer in Australia and becoming the
first Office 365 MVP in Australia.
In April 2011, Loryan became the first Microsoft Office 365 MVP in
Australia. His passion for technology has also enabled him to deliver
the first customers in Australia for Office 365 (commercial and
educational) and Windows Intune.
Previously, Loryan held Senior Consultant and Project Manager
roles at Brennan IT and SKILLED Group. He worked as a
Convergence Design Consultant at BTAS and as a Senior Solutions
Consultant for Total Network Support. He has achieved several
Microsoft certifications, including Office Communications Server
2007 and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).
I would like to thank my amazing wife for giving me the time to
write this book and for the patience while I wrote it.
About the Reviewers
Chris Prewitt is a Senior Technical Consultant on the Unified
Communications team at Perficient. Over the past fifteen years,
Chris worked with medium business and enterprise clients on a wide
variety of messaging co-existence and migration projects.
Shalini Pasupneti is a Senior Consultant focusing on Office 365
and Exchange at Perficient. She has more than 8 years of
experience in IT and Healthcare. She holds MCITP for Exchange
2010, MCTS for Lync and CCNA.
Rene Strawser has been engaged in the Information Technology
field for over 18 years, working as a senior consultant for the past 11
years. Rene's diverse experience includes leading all stages of
directory and messaging solutions with system development efforts,
including requirements definition, architecture design, planning, and
implementations with organizations of varying sizes. Her recent
engagements have included FIM 2010 implementations, Exchange
solutions, co-existence, and deployments including migrations to
BPOS/Office 365. In addition to work experience, she holds MCSE,
MCTS, and MCITP for Exchange, and is also ITIL 3 Certified.
Rene resides with her two children in the Columbus area. In her free
time, she enjoys laughing with her children, cycling, and shoes!