Microsoft Exchange Online Initial Setup
The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is very simple.
View full review »The solution is cloud-based and accessed via a website so there is no setup. You just point to the URL, provide any extensions, and log in to the solution.
View full review »I cannot comment on the initial setup as a third party did it for us.
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Microsoft Exchange Online
March 2024
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The setup was straightforward for me, and the interface design is user-friendly. I've managed it for quite some time without significant challenges. On the rare occasions when issues arise, Microsoft support has been helpful.
View full review »Installation is easy.
For installation, we have only two admins that can work on this solution.
The initial setup takes two to four weeks. It's pretty straightforward. We take each domain and consolidate everything on the exchange. We can migrate everything in one go, and usually, we migrate each company each week and migrate one by one, so that end users are not disturbed.
View full review »The initial setup was straightforward. It took a few minutes to deploy the solution. Three persons are required for deployment and maintenance.
The solution is very easy to set up. We just have to enter the username and password and start using it. We can deploy emails to end users within five to ten minutes. The product is cloud-based.
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reviewer1975452
COO at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees
The installation was all done online. I subscribed, received a link, and installed the application. It is not an online version, but it is online in a browser.
As it was not installed with a disc, I consider it online. I subscribed to Office 365 or 360, and then I received links to install all of the available applications. They are on my machine, but they were not purchased at a computer store.
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Kapil Korpe
Senior Consultant at DP World
I rate the initial setup process an eight out of ten. It takes around a couple of weeks for complete deployment.
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Emmanuel Okoroji
Information Security Management Individual Contributor at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
The initial setup is quite straightforward and not overly complex
View full review »We don't have to do any setup. We just have to log in and start using it. Since it's cloud-based there is no configuration necessary.
We have three people who are able to deploy and manage the solution.
View full review »The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.
View full review »The setup was not difficult. We created a domain and implemented it with the help of a third-party company that is a partner with Microsoft. I do the annual renewal of our licensees. We have moved from enterprise licenses to educational licenses. Educational licenses have certain benefits and discounts.
View full review »The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.
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Varun R
IT specialist at Groww
The setup is pretty straightforward. It's not overly complex. It just took about an hour to set up everything. We simply had to go through some documentation. After we did that, it was very easy.
We have two administrators that can handle the management. They are global Microsoft admins. We also have an Exchange admin specifically.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward.
The deployment takes some time because it is complex.
We required 14 people for the deployment.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward.
View full review »The initial setup of the cloud version is similar to the on-premise version. You can have a straightforward or semi-complex deployment. Cloud deployments do not become as complex as the on-premise version, but they can, depending on how it is used.
The deployment of the solution only takes five minutes. It is very useful when deploying from scratch. As soon as you have the domain up and running it is complete and ready to go.
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Marco Ory
Key Account Manager at Bechtle
The initial setup was complex and took us around two weeks. We deployed in-house; it's in the cloud so there's no maintenance required.
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TarekYehia
Technical Consultant at LinkDev
The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.
The solution can be deployed in a week.
My company requires people with some IT knowledge to handle the product's deployment and maintenance processes.
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Adesoji Adeniji
Support Engineer at Crest
I took part in the implementation process. The initial setup is pretty straightforward and simple.
The deployment didn't take more than an hour.
We have two administrators that are global admins. We have one admin that is specifically for Exchange.
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reviewer1199370
Director of IT ISO at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
The initial setup is very straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy.
View full review »The solution’s initial setup is really easy.
View full review »I would rate the initial setup a 10, on a scale of one to 10, with one being very complex and 10 being very straightforward. It was really straightforward.
View full review »Microsoft Exchange Online is easy to install.
View full review »Setting up Exchange Online is straightforward. I rate it eight out of 10 for ease of installation. The total time of deployment was a couple of days. I have eight staff looking after it.
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Kl Mo
system administrator at ZZI d.o.o.
It wasn't difficult to migrate the solution from on-premises to the cloud. It took us around one week to migrate from on-premises to the cloud because we don't have that many mailboxes.
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Dimitris Zografos
IT Infrastructure & Tech Support Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The deployment of Exchange Online only was very easy and was completed within a week. The full setup and migration of on cloud and on-premises infrastructure is still in progress but this is not due to difficulty.
The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is straightforward. It took approximately one hour to deploy for clients.
View full review »It can be complex to incorporate the unique requirements of each division into a single platform to meet all of the requirements. It's not hard to maintain Exchange Online, but you need an expert on your team and some outside help from the vendor.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward and easy to configure.
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TahaZaki
Azure Cloud Solutions Architect at cloud hiver
The installation is simple.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward and takes around a week to complete.
Exchange Online deployments can be complex, especially when migrating existing data from on-premises to the cloud. Much planning and preparation is involved, and the process can be lengthy.
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Sucharita Prabhakar
Solution architect at Cargill
The initial setup is straightforward.
View full review »I'm not part of the team that does the installation. That said, I know that Exchange should be good in terms of implementation. In the mailing lists that I used to install, the installation was straightforward. If you get your configurations right, it works. It works well without any trouble. This is Mircosoft. I'm sure it's fine to install.
View full review »There are no problems with the installation, but when you finish the installation and get to the authentication part of the log-in, there may be problems. It needs improvement.
A team of not more than ten is needed for deployment and maintenance.
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Sanjay-KUMAR
Senior Manager at Havells
The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is straightforward.
View full review »There is a learning curve when migrating from other solutions. Once you understand the process it is straight forward
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Said Ismaily
Managing Director at Oilfield Development llc
Microsoft Exchange Online's deployment is easy. My company focuses on software development; setting up the tool is a breeze.
View full review »Setup was really simple. We migrated our customers from a different platform to Microsoft Office 365. There is a separate technical team. I designed the solution only.
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reviewer2045109
Director of Infrastructure and Technical Services at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The initial setup is pretty straightforward.
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Alfred Nawa
ICT LAN Administrator at Zambia Revenue Authority
The initial setup is very complex.
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Sabarish Natarajan
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup is straightforward and is definitely easy. Anyone with basic IT knowledge should be able to do it.
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reviewer1220712
Principal Cloud Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We had a partner help us migrate everything over.
The deployment times depend on a few factors. From the first start to the last migrated mailbox, for us, the deployment took over half a year. That said, actually, it wasn't that long, as we deployed in several waves taking one user group at a time and migrating them over.
Therefore, the real transfer time was much less than the seven months. In total, if you take the net time, it might have only been one month of actual migration. However, we made a point of migrating only on weekends to keep user satisfaction high and disturbance to daily business low.
The initial setup was very basic.
View full review »It's very easy to set up. It can be done in one hour by one person. Also, one person can handle the maintenance as well.
View full review »The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is quick.
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reviewer1629057
Engineering Manager at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
As the solution is cloud-based, we found the installation to be easy. I do not know how long it took, as I was not responsible for this.
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Prahlad Singh
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is straightforward, and not complex. If you have your IT director implement it, it has to be planned because users are using it and do not have a habit of cleaning up their mail boxes.
View full review »The initial setup was straightforward, and the deployment took ten to fifteen minutes for each machine.
View full review »The initial setup was very straightforward, though the amount of time needed varies depending on the device's configuration.
View full review »The initial setup is a little complex because you don't get any assistance - you just go to a site and do it yourself. I would rate it as two out of five.
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Faker Ben Fradj
manager of SAP department at Standard Sharing Software
On-premise setup for one server took about seven hours in total - I would expect this time to double, triple, etc. depending on the number of servers that you have.
I would expect cloud deployment to be significantly faster - maybe two hours for 100 email boxes.
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Reshantha Conrad
Manager IT Projects & Systems Integration at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The initial setup was straightforward. But, it took a bit of time because we had a lot of PST files with the users, and we had to migrate them batch by batch.
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MohamedSultan
Consultant at Ilm Ux Pvt Ltd
The initial setup was very straightforward. I required emails and domain connectivity for the users. I wanted all the users to be able to send emails locally and to external users. I also wanted the server to communicate with the ISP. It was easy to configure the solution. A team of engineers deployed the tool.
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Sami Alomaisy
Manager at global trading
We have three technicians that do the deployment and maintenance for the solution.
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AhmedBayoumi
IT Team Leader (Network and Security) at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees
The setup was easy, and took only an hour.
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Sunil Dara
Director with 11-50 employees
The implementation only took us about an hour. You just connect easily, set up the domain, and you are good to go! We implemented it for 3,000 users.
View full review »The initial setup was easy and straightforward.
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Khoa-Nguyen
Technical Account Manager at Softline Group
The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online was very easy
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reviewer1701507
Delivery manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
As the solution is cloud-based, there is no installation required. There is no need to worry about its applications and no license. We are talking about per-user subscription-based use.
When it comes to the license, we are already talking about Microsoft. There is also provisioning. Otherwise, it's just plug and play. There are not many administrative tasks involved.
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Amgad Soliman
Senior System & Security Administrator at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
Exchange Online is a straightforward cloud-based application. It's easy to connect and the interface is user-friendly.
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reviewer1443714
IT Specialist - Technology Services at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup is pretty simple.
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reviewer1646865
ICT Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The installation is quick.
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PunitThakkar
CEO at Shivaami Cloud Services Pvt. Ltd.
The initial setup was not complex. There was a learning curve, but we overcame the challenge. We used the Microsoft website to help us with our questions.
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reviewer1656168
Information Management Specialist at a government with 501-1,000 employees
I was not involved in the installation.
We have a team of four or five admins to maintain and deploy this solution.
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Keith Williams
Infrastructure Architect at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Initial setup was straightforward.
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Ranjit Gopinathan
Senior Technology Support Analyst at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
The initial setup was good. Initially, we had a hard time with installing the hybrid environment online, but we contacted the Microsoft technicians, and they helped us through it.
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Rajesh Ramakrishnan
Tech Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup was not that complex. If you have experience with Microsoft Exchange, then the setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is still fairly straightforward.
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reviewer1439037
Principal Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup is pretty much straightforward. They are full of secure-everything. They want your password again after a couple of weeks. Everybody has to be security safe, so, of course, that's why they do it.
Buyer's Guide
Microsoft Exchange Online
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Exchange Online. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.