Trend Report

Learn From Those Who Have Made The Leap To Cloud-Based Email

Solid Preparation And Proper Pilots Lead To Successful Migrations

Christopher Voce
 and  three contributors
Mar 22, 2011

Summary

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) chiefs at companies large and small are beginning to entrust their email to Google, IBM, Microsoft, and other hosters. Migrating email — a business-critical resource — to the cloud is a big step, and it's not always an easy journey. With a few years of migration experience now under customers' and vendors' belts, best practices and pitfalls begin to show themselves. To ease the pain of your migration, follow best practices such as cleaning up your Active Directory environment prior to the migration and assembling a diverse pilot group. This report reveals the emerging best practices for successful migrations.

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