Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging Solution from MessagingMo ltd

1. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Unified Messaging
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2. Why MessagingMo?
MessagingMo Solutions
MessagingMo have a wealth of Exchange Server experience gained during
the entire lifespan of the product.
Our Microsoft certified consultants are able to plan upgrades and migrations
using Exchange 2007 ensuring that
there is no unplanned user disruption
during the process.
Planning is vital to the implementation
of the new features within the
software. MessagingMo’s consultants
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take the time to realise the full
MessagingMo have
Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging
highly qualified and potential of implementing Exchange
trained consultants 2007 by ensuring that all the options
with a wealth of are fully explained, demonstrated and
Exchange Server
considered prior to any of the major
experience.
installation decisions being made.
As detailed within this document there are many exciting and innovative
enhancements which may drive an upgrade decision. MessagingMo have
made a long running and significant investment in Exchange technologies,
consultancy and training which can be used to ensure that your Exchange
upgrade is performed successfully.
Exchange 2007 Upgrade & Migration
MessagingMo plan, implement and support migrations to Exchange
2007 from previous versions of Exchange Server as well as from
alternative email software solutions
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3. Email …… A Business Critical Service
MessagingMo Solutions
The vast majority of organisations now view their email systems as critical
to their operating environment. Users of email systems expect the data held
in the mailboxes and public folders to be available to them 24/7 and as a
result store vital data and documents within the email environment which
historically used to be located exclusively within standard network file
shares.
Therefore the availability of e-mail systems is absolutely key.
With all of this in mind, Microsoft has redesigned their ‘Exchange Server’
product. There are now compelling reasons to consider implementing
Exchange Server 2007 from all three of the major business considerations...
“We can‟t afford
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our Exchange Security
Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging
systems to be
Availability to Users / Resilience
unavailable”
Return on Investment
Deverill understand
the importance that
companies place on
their Exchange
email infrastructure
and the implications
of the service not
being available.
The comprehensive
feature-set that is
available with this
latest release of
Exchange Server
can dramatically
improve the
reliability of the
email and
collaboration
infrastructure.
MessagingMo have a proven track record of implementing innovative,
Design, planning secure and highly available Exchange e-mail solutions.
and skilled
Exchange Server 2007 has some very appealing features which will appeal
implementation
to the majority of organisations. This document is designed to provide an
are key to the
overview.
realising the
potentials
available.
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4. MessagingMo Solutions
Redesigned Infrastructure
Exchange 2007 has become a very modular system to implement.
As shown in the diagram below, the design allows the separate components
to be installed on different hardware thus maximising performance in
environments with heavily used email architecture.
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Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging
“Mailbox sizes are
becoming a real
headache”
This release of
Exchange has a
radically different
design platform
which allows
organisations of
differing sizes to
select the most
appropriate server
and storage
configuration for
their particular
environment.
However, it is important to note that for the majority of smaller and
The move to 64bit
medium size organisations a single server can be used to host all the
architecture will
seperate internal roles.
ensure performance
is maximised as
64-bit architecture
storage growth
increases.
Exchange 2007 requires a 64-bit operating system
thus providing a superb platform for the predicted
rises in future growth of user mailboxes sizes and use.
Mail flow within
The move to 64-bit also improves the Server
multi-site
organisations is performance and scaleability.
simplified and
optimised to
share existing
Active Directory
replication
connections.
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5. Resilient Systems
MessagingMo Solutions
Continued access to e-mail data is vastly improved within the design of
Exchange Server 2007.
Replication of Exchange databases was not natively available within
previous versions. Currently clustering is by far the most popular method of
providing resilient systems.
Whilst standard shared storage clustering is still available with Exchange
2007, there are now an additional three options available which do not rely
upon a single copy of the data.....
Option 1: Local Continuous Replication
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The most cost effective manner to provide
“I need my Exchange
replicated Exchange data is to copy it to a
systems to be
Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging
separate storage array on the local server. Easy
available round the
to configure and simple to manage ‘LCR’ makes
clock”
online replication easily available and affordable
for business of any size.
Protection from
database and hardware
failure is featured very Option 2: Cluster Continuous Replication
prominently within
This replicates the Exchange data to a separate
Exchange 2007.
server node creating a second copy of the data.
This architecture provides resilience for the
server hardware in addition to providing
Standard clustering is
protection for the databases. A third ‘witness’
still supported but is
server is used to control the failover with MSCS.
now offered alongside
some alternative
solutions which are
Option 3: Standby Continuous Replication
applicable within
different environments.
Standby replication is a huge leap forward in
This means that all well
regard to Exchange availability as it supports the
designed Exchange
replication to servers located anywhere within
2007 implementations
the Intranet (clients environment). It is possible
should now have a form
to implement local Cluster replication (shown
of replicated resilience
above) and provide an additional layer of security
in place.
by implementing a remote ‘Standby’ server also.
These database replication options are a major attraction for implementing
Having servers Exchange 2007. It is now possible to protect your valuable email data in a
hosting „live‟ standby variety of manners to suit any IT budget.
versions of the
The ability to provide complete site resilience by having a replicated
Exchange databases
server on an alternative site is also a major improvement.
on separate physical
sites hugely improves
the Disaster Recovery
options available.
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The services offered by
our IT Facilities
Management Scheme
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6. Improved Administration
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“I‟d like to be able
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to automate some
of our Exchange
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administrative
tasks”
Microsoft’s new
Windows Powershell
scripting language is Exchange Server 2007 introduces some brand new tools for managing the
integrated into e-mail infrastructure. A redesigned graphical management console (shown
Exchange 2008. All above) has been updated to be more intuitive for the user. In addition, all
tasks can now be
the troubleshooting and diagnostic tools have been combined into a sensibly
easily scripted and
laid out toolbox available from the interface.
scheduled by
administrators The introduction of Microsoft’s Powershell scripting language has been
allowing a new completely intergrated into Exchange 2007. Every command issued through
degree of control
the GUI can equally be performed by using the new command line
over the Exchange
management shell (shown below)......
messaging
infrastructure.
The existing GUI
interface has been
overhauled to provide
a more intuitive and
useful management
tool.
Windows
Powershell is
completely
integrated into the
forthcoming
Windows 2008
release.
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7. MessagingMo Solutions
Anywhere Anytime Access
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“Do we need to
employ a separate
Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging
Blackberry server
to introduce push
email?”
No
The latest version of
Exchange Server Having easy access to email data only within the office is no longer
has some really acceptable to most organisations. Indeed Microsoft has offered a growing
neat remote and number of accessibility options during the recent Exchange editions.
mobile access
Exchange Server 2007 provides a robust and dependable set of access
technologies built
into the product. methods which can ensure that your critical email data is available where
and when required.
Mails can be
‘pushed’ out to Laptop - Outlook Anywhere (fully synchronised from anywhere)
mobile devices.
Mobile Devices - Push email (similar to Blackberry)
Lost and stolen
devices can be Internet Site Outlook Web Access
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remotely ‘wiped’ to
maximize security.
Laptop users can
access and
synchronize their
standard Outlook
folders from
virtually anywhere
without requiring a
separate VPN.
Exchange 2007
offers the ability
to have voicemail
messages
delivered to the
users‟ e-mail
inbox
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8. MessagingMo Solutions
Fully Featured Outlook Web Access
Exchange provides a multitude of connection options for users over the
Internet. However, one of the most popular is Outlook Web Access.
This has evolved tremendously since Exchange 2000 and is now more of a
reflection of the full Outlook 2007 client as seen in the screenshots below...
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Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging
“I‟d like Outlook
Web Access to more
closely match the
features and layout
of the latest outlook
client”
Exchange 2007 has
given a whole new
look and feel to its
web based e-mail
client. Many new
It is even possible to access voicemail messages using Outlook Web Access
features have been
as Exchange Server 2007 can offer the ability to implement ‘Unified
added including....
Messaging’ as shown below......
Search Ability
Calendar
Scheduling
Voicemail
Access
Tasks
Auto Complete
LAN Document
Access
Client Type
Caching
It is now possible
for users to access
standard LAN based
documents (located
in a file share)
through the OWA
client interface.
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9. MessagingMo Solutions
Simplified Connectivity
When partnered with Exchange 2007,
Outlook 2007 clients can take
advantage of the ‘Autodoscover’
functionality within Exchange.
This requires that users only need to
know their e-mail address and
password in order to fully configure
their Outlook client.
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“Having to make Not only can this auto-configuration be
remote based used to configure Outlook clients within
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users come in to the LAN but
the office to
externally also.
initially configure
Clients using a
and synchronize
unconfigured
their Outlook
Outlook client
clients can often
across the
be inconvenient”
Internet can
The Autodiscover
have their
service within
connection and
Exchange 2007 can
configuration
be a godsend in
automatically
being able to
setup by simply entering their e-mail
configure LAN and
WAN based Outlook address and password when Outlook
2007 clients in the fires up.
minimum possible
time.
Mobile devices
(such as those
based on the latest
Windows Mobile
operating system)
are also supported.
This results in IT
administrators
being able to talk
users through
configuring their
devices quickly,
easily and
successfully.
The services offered
by our IT Facilities
Management
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benefit and
infrastructure of
regular on-site and

10. MessagingMo Solutions
Microsoft Top Ten Reasons To Upgrade
1 Lower running costs and higher availability through the
new replication features.
2 Access to e-mail, voice mail, calendar and contacts from
virtually anywhere at any time.
3 Integrated enterprise-class mobile messaging using
push e-mail technologies.
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4 Unified Messaging capabilities. Users can access e-mail,
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“WHY?”
voice mail and faxes from a single accessible inbox.
Each organisation has
different needs,
5 Integrated anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-phishing
requirements and
technologies.
reliance on their e-
mail based systems.
6 Integrated compliance features such as retention rules,
However the vast
the ability to scan and act on messages in transport and
majority of companies
comprehensive searching.
would agree that their
e-mail is becoming
7 Rich Outlook Web Access experience. The Outlook 2007
more business critical
as its use increases. like interface has some major improvements including
the ability to navigate to file shares not held within the
The ongoing
exchange environment.
development of the
Exchange product
ensures that users of 8 Newly designed administration GUI, command line
2007 can assure their management shell, diagnostics and troubleshooting
user base of a stable, tools.
speedy, resilient and
feature rich e-mail
9 Easier and more modular deployment and management
environment.
architecture.
MessagingMo would
highly recommend a
10 Optimized for future growth. As a native 64-bit
review of the e-mail
application Exchange 2007 does not suffer from previous
systems in place for
hardware and performance limitations.
every organisation
in order to evaluate
the possible
advantages that
would come with
Exchange 2007. An
informed business
decision could then
be made.
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