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E-mail migration
and upgrade
E-mail is evolving constantly and
the need to keep up with the latest
technologies is vital for any busi-
ness. To meet the needs of a con-
tinually shifting University business
landscape, today’s messaging envi-
ronment must be available, flexi-
ble, and cost-effective. E-mail is
one of the most critical applications
in the University’s IT infrastructure
and the University is increasingly
relying on messaging tools for indi-
vidual and institutional effective-
ness. As a result, UITS faces con-
stant challenges as it continually
seeks to manage the conflicting de-
mands of availability, agility, and
cost.
As part of the UITS continuous ef-
forts to bring an enhanced commu-
nication & collaboration technology
to the University community, UITS
had migrated & upgraded the Uni-
versity’s email messaging solution
from Exchange 2007 to the latest
version of Exchange 2010 platform.
The new email solution will help the
university to better align its mes-
saging environment to its business
goals. It will also assist in maintain-
ing a cost-effective messaging envi-
ronment by maximizing the utiliza-
tion of computing power through
conservative resource requirement
sizing and taking advantage of other
physical server consolidation oppor-
tunities.
The installation and configuration
of the new enhanced email environ-
ment was completed in spring 2012.
Then throughout the summer, UITS
migrated all UAEU staff, faculty,
and students mailboxes to the new
email. To avoid any interruption for
UAEU community, most of the work
was conducted over weekends and
late nights. This massive upgrade
and migration processes was accom-
plished seamlessly and the Universi-
ty community routine work was not
affected.
The Exchange 2010 robust set of
features will help UITS to reduce
management costs as well as elimi-
nate many routine and repetitive
tasks done by the IT Administrator.
An added bonus is that it will allow
IT administrators to concentrate on
challenges of strategic importance
to UITS and the University.
Lower IT costs with a flexible and
reliable messaging platform, better
risk management with protection
and compliance capabilities, in-
creased productivity through any-
where access to University commu-
nications, and enhanced communi-
cation security are some of the core
benefits that Exchange 2010 brings
to the University community.
Below are some of the benefits that the new email messaging will bring to the University community:
Larger Mailboxes for students
Fully Compatible with Multiple Browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc…)
Web-enabled Calendar Sharing
Reduced risk of malware and spam
Self-service features for common tasks
Enhanced Security and Reliability
Greater mobility and flexible access
Simplified high availability and disaster recovery
SMS & eFax Integration
“
for a better alignment of UAEU messaging
environment to its business goals ...
By: Mahdi Ismail
THINK IT . UITS NEWSLETTER
. Nov 2012 |
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