Microsoft Exchange Online Initial Setup

Saad Zarkout - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at BUTEC s.a.l.

The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is very simple.

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Fadi Bathish - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Siren Analytics

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. 

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Rob Moore - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at Saint Tammany Parish Hospital

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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Babatunde-Olugbode - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical presales engineer at Avetium Consult Ltd

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.

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Muhammad_Irfan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Administrator at ACMC

Installation is easy. 

For installation, we have only two admins that can work on this solution.

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SunilAgarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Vice President and Global Head of Research and Development at Bqube Global

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. 

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Mustapha Sedki Ben Romdhane - PeerSpot reviewer
Sourcing Purchasing Manager at Nexans autoelectric GmbH

The initial setup was straightforward. It took a few minutes to deploy the solution. Three persons are required for deployment and maintenance.

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Anish Bheekoo - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Lead at CMH

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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FP
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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KK
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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EO
Information Security Management Individual Contributor at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.

The initial setup is quite straightforward and not overly complex

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Kalpa Prabashwera - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology System Administrator at Sumathi Holdings

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.

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Ayman Ayman - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior VMware /Storage Administrator at QNB Group

The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.

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Innocent Ohiaru - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at James Hope College

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.

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Ahmed Hesham - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Raya Integration

The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.

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VR
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. 

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TOFIK AHMED - PeerSpot reviewer
Ict User Support Technician at Jju

The initial setup is straightforward.

The deployment takes some time because it is complex.

We required 14 people for the deployment.

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SahilSharma1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at PayU Payments Private Limited

The initial setup is straightforward.

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Emil Heinemann - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Cerberus IT Solutions

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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MO
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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TY
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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AA
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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MW
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.

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GauravRaghav - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at APIS

The solution’s initial setup is really easy.

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BENDER BENEDICT - PeerSpot reviewer
L3 Technical Support Engineer at SV Gaming Limited

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.

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Dimitar Alexov - PeerSpot reviewer
CDO at SGROUP

Microsoft Exchange Online is easy to install.

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GlennHutchinson - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Infrastructure at a government with 201-500 employees

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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KM
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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DZ
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. 

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GeorgeKaravitis - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at Digital Horizon

The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is straightforward. It took approximately one hour to deploy for clients.

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Aron Liu - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Information Technology at a venture capital & private equity firm with 10,001+ employees

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.

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Ramprasad Yalavarthi - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager System Engineer / Lead Solution Architect at DXC Technology

The initial setup is straightforward and easy to configure.

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TZ
Azure Cloud Solutions Architect at cloud hiver

The installation is simple.

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Danie Joubert - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at ProQuanta

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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SP
Solution architect at Cargill

The initial setup is straightforward.

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Ololade Olotu - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Dell EMC

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.

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Wondwossen Abebe Kebede - PeerSpot reviewer
Program and performance manager at Ethio Telecom

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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SK
Senior Manager at Havells

The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is straightforward.

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it_user265281 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager / Senior Network Engineer at Warnock, Tanner & Associates

There is a learning curve when migrating from other solutions. Once you understand the process it is straight forward

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SI
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. 

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Khizer Saleem - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager Technical at Ironbridge Systems (Pvt.) Limited

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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CN
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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AN
ICT LAN Administrator at Zambia Revenue Authority

The initial setup is very complex. 

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SN
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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JR
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.

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Zülfikar Erdem - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support Specialist at Wagner Kablo A.S.

The initial setup was very basic.

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Wai KongWong - PeerSpot reviewer
Information security consultant at Ypsilon System

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.

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Wai KongWong - PeerSpot reviewer
Information security consultant at Ypsilon System

The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is quick.

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AD
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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PS
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.

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Wunpini Kobila  Ibrahim - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Officer at Emergent Payments

The initial setup was straightforward, and the deployment took ten to fifteen minutes for each machine.

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Saijeet Kalpoth - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Manager at Informa Solutions Pte Ltd

The initial setup was very straightforward, though the amount of time needed varies depending on the device's configuration.

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Harcharan Mittu - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and Managing Director at XOR BIT INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED

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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FB
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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RC
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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MS
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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SA
Manager at global trading

We have three technicians that do the deployment and maintenance for the solution.

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Sujit Suryavanshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager - IT at Logixal

The initial setup was straightforward

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AB
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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SD
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. 

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GauravMathur - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Information Technology at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was easy and straightforward.

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KN
Technical Account Manager at Softline Group

The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online was very easy

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VP
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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AS
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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JH
IT Specialist - Technology Services at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is pretty simple.

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IC
ICT Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The installation is quick.

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PT
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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MG
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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KW
Infrastructure Architect at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Initial setup was straightforward.

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RG
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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RR
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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TC
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.

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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.