Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Exchange
We actually use a hybrid approach at the university. We generate our mailboxes and other resources onsite and then sync them with O365 to provide users with access from anywhere. Our contacts and distribution lists still reside on-site only and as email comes in it is redirected from our location.
- Now that it has hybrid flexibility it can be used for many different needs.
- Exchange still has the easiest interface in the business for configuration.
- It allows you to manage large amounts of users with relative ease.
- It can still tend to be pretty resource intensive.
- The connection of the hybrid setup and migration could be a little clearer.
- The ability to integrate with Active Directory for permissioning
- The ability to control integration with new technologies and physical resources.
- The initial setup and hybridization took a lot of time and effort to get working. Longer than expected.
- Now that the bugs have been worked out mostly we have seen a lot of positives of giving users more ability to resolve some of their own issues without intervention.
We have largely been an Exchange shop that used to use multiple open source products to assist with its overall capabilities. Now using the hybrid approach along with some tuning work along the way we have been able to just rely on Microsoft solutions. Thankfully they are constantly updating the product and releasing more advanced tools for tracking and threat protection.
Do you think Microsoft Exchange delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Microsoft Exchange's feature set?
Yes
Did Microsoft Exchange live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Microsoft Exchange go as expected?
No
Would you buy Microsoft Exchange again?
Yes