Microsoft Exchange Online Other Advice

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

I chose to use Microsoft Exchange Online because of the disaster recovery, and clustering, and to make sure that our users are eligible for the business continuity process.

This solution is good if you have a critical business, you don't want to have any kind of down communication, you are located in multiple regions, your IT team is not large enough to maintain an Exchange on-premise servers or you don't have the large infrastructure to have clusters.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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Fadi Bathish - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Siren Analytics

I strongly recommend using the solution. 

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

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is good, but the mail-blocking feature can be improved. I advise new users considering implementing the solution to consider using a third-party vendor for the implementation process.

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Microsoft Exchange Online
March 2024
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Babatunde-Olugbode - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical presales engineer at Avetium Consult Ltd

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

Microsoft is an amazing organization with unique solutions. They don't compromise on security, and that's important. It's also very easy to use. The interface is simple and clear. You can even switch to dark mode if you prefer. Now, the cost might be a concern for some, but it's relative. 

Security-wise, there are frequent updates, especially when compared to other options. So, it's user-friendly, easy to use, and has a simple UI. That's what I can recommend.

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Muhammad_Irfan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Administrator at ACMC

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.

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

This is the latest version. We are using the cloud version, and it is constantly updated. We are using all of the standard features that come with the cloud-based product. 

This is a very user-friendly enterprise solution. Everything is very secure according to GDPR needs. The product is scalable, and its offering good value for money. Everyone can use it. It's a great product.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

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Manar Shihab - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Network Engineer at Pointec

Most of the customers want to send emails securely. Things changed when the cloud came. Microsoft Exchange Online is still important as on-premise for the government of Saudi Arabia because they have a policy that they don't allow their data to go on the cloud.

Most of our customers use Microsoft Exchange Online, which is a great solution because it reduces the headache of technical support. Very few users who deal with the government still use the solution's on-premise version. I would recommend the solution to other users to send and receive emails. It's a very great solution.

Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.

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

Initially, the solution is useful. However, I recommend exploring alternative propositions that are easier and more efficient. Conducting periodic tests could be beneficial in making informed choices.


I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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Anish Bheekoo - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Lead at CMH

I am using the latest version of the solution. Most businesses and users are using Microsoft for email business. I would recommend the solution to others. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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FP
COO at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees

It's a good product, I would rate Microsoft Exchange Online an eight out of ten.

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KK
Senior Consultant at DP World

It is important to do homework on exact business requirements and then make a purchase decision. It is not a cost-effective solution in some cases. I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a seven out of ten.

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

Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

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

I'm always on the latest version since it is a cloud-based solution. 

I'd recommend the solution to others if they have the budget.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

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

Overall, I rate Microsoft Exchange Online an eight out of ten.

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Innocent Ohiaru - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at James Hope College

If someone plans to use the solution, they must consider the number of users. They must choose the license model depending on their organization. The documentation must be put together in detail, and the right model must be chosen. Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

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Ahmed Hesham - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Raya Integration

Overall, I rate Microsoft Exchange Online ten out of ten.

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MS
System Administrator at KREBS+KIEFER

I prefer to use solutions like LibreOffice since they are free and cheaper, but our partners might have problems reading our data, and we would face difficulties cooperating.

The main problem with Microsoft products is that we get very dependent on them. Until 2016, I had to make decisions for the budget for the Southwest of Germany, and when you work with Microsoft, your budget is fixed to them, and you lose your ability to work with other solutions. That was a bad situation for us.

If you don't plan to use other solutions in the future, it's a good product. Otherwise, you have to be prepared that some problems may arise. Once you get married to Microsoft, it's a fierce divorce if you want to leave. I rate the solution an eight to nine out of ten.

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VR
IT specialist at Groww

I'm an end user. We also currently support Microsoft products. 

Everything is available in the documentation, and there is great support. It's worth the price, and other users would enjoy having it.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

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TOFIK AHMED - PeerSpot reviewer
Ict User Support Technician at Jju

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

We have 700 people using the solution.

I recommend Microsoft Exchange Online to other users.

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SahilSharma1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at PayU Payments Private Limited

I give the solution a seven out of ten. Microsoft Azure has experienced outages at times, but it can be comparable to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

I strongly suggest using Microsoft Office Exchange due to its ease of use and maintenance, as well as its increased reliability and added security features.

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Emil Heinemann - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Cerberus IT Solutions

We have one level two or level three engineer that does the deployment and maintenance of the solution. The online version does not require a lot of people to run it.

I recommend this solution to others and they will not regret it. They should not use other solutions.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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MO
Key Account Manager at Bechtle

The problem is that it's a little complicated when you first start using it. It's important to read up about it and figure out whether it's the right solution for you. 

I rate the solution seven out of 10.

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TY
Technical Consultant at LinkDev

The feature of Microsoft Exchange Online I found to be the most beneficial for team collaboration stems from the integration capabilities. Microsoft Exchange Online can integrate with products like Microsoft Teams or Windows Live.

I have seen that Microsoft Exchange Online's dashboard ensures the aggregation of all the integrated items in a single interface. I think my company has to order Microsoft Teams and apply for it separately to be used on a product like Microsoft Exchange Online.

The security and compliance features of Microsoft Exchange Online have impacted our company's business operations as it is a good tool for business needs, and I haven't seen any major issues with it in any of the items provided. I have also not had any negative reviews or complaints about the product from our company's teams.

I use the solution's calendar functions for my scheduling needs. but I don't know how it offers any support.

The tool's integration capabilities were used for the benefit of the management of the areas attached to the solution from a single place.

I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

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AA
Support Engineer at Crest

I currently support Microsoft products. I don't sell Microsoft. They also have my test environment, where I test a few things.

Everything is available in the documentation. It's a great solution. Everything you need is there.

Overall, I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. There's always room to improve still. 

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MW
Director of IT ISO at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

I’m a customer. I don't have any direct relationship with Microsoft.

I’d rate the solution a nine out of ten.

It's an excellent product. It's an excellent mail system. It does exactly what it's supposed to do. If you are under 5,000 employees, I would say that Microsoft 365 is the way to go. If you're over 3,000 or 5,000 employees, I would have some serious conversations about on-prem versus cloud. Once you get over about 3,000 or 5,000 employees that are mail users, the cloud really starts to get much more expensive than on-prem.

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GauravRaghav - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at APIS

Two engineers are sufficient to deploy and maintain the solution. Microsoft Exchange Online is a cloud-based solution.

Microsoft Exchange Online is easy to set up and configure. I would definitely recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate Microsoft Exchange Online ten out of ten.

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

Overall, I would rate Microsoft Exchange Online a 10, on a scale of one to 10, with one being poor and 10 being excellent. It is a fantastic solution.

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Dimitar Alexov - PeerSpot reviewer
CDO at SGROUP

In my company, Microsoft Exchange Online is deployed both on the cloud and on-premises.

More than two thousand people use Microsoft Exchange Online in my company of four thousand employees.

At the moment, there's no plan of increasing usage of the product because of the current crisis.

In terms of whether I would recommend Microsoft Exchange Online to others, with the integration it has, it depends on the focus of the company. For small markets, Microsoft Exchange Online is "too big" because it has a lot of services and you'll be paying for services provided in the package, with some you don't get to use. For end users, this would be difficult, but for companies, especially bigger ones that would have a choice, Microsoft Exchange Online is a good product. My recommendation would depend on the case because every user is different, for example, the purpose is different, the business is different, etc.

My rating for Microsoft Exchange Online is seven out of ten.

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

I rate Exchange Online seven out of 10. There's no alternative to it unless you want to use some Unix system, like Apache. People don't use Apache for wide-stream things like email and stuff like that. The only equivalent is a Linux-based or Unix-based solution, and who wants to do that?

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KM
system administrator at ZZI d.o.o.

Earlier, we had the solution on-premises, and then we migrated to the cloud. The solution helped with the planning and time management within our organization by providing everything that Outlook offers to end users, including email and calendar.

The solution does not provide 100% security, and some emails are still detected as malicious by our other endpoint security solution. Microsoft Exchange Online does not require any maintenance from our side.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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ChrisWanyoike - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Infrastructure Specialist at Central-Bank-Kenya

I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten. 

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DZ
IT Infrastructure & Tech Support Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

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GeorgeKaravitis - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at Digital Horizon

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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BP
Director - Testing CoE at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

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

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online seven out of 10. 

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

I give the solution nine out of ten.

For our clients that have security concerns regarding storing their information in the cloud, I always recommend Microsoft Exchange On-Prem products.

Depending upon each project, we can have thousands of people working on this solution.

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TZ
Azure Cloud Solutions Architect at cloud hiver

We have a lot of connectors with Office 365, and it's integrated with Microsoft technologies already. Additionally, there is integration with other third parties solutions. It's a good product.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a ten out of ten.

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Danie Joubert - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at ProQuanta

We require a full-time team of four or five engineers across different divisions to look after this solution.

I recommend this solution. You’ll find it difficult to find a better solution with all the same features at the same price point. Most other competing solutions don't have the same feature set for the price. 

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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SP
Solution architect at Cargill

I give the solution a ten out of ten.

Microsoft Exchange Online is simple and intuitive and I recommend the solution.

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Ololade Olotu - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Dell EMC

I'm an end-user.

I would recommend the solution to others and rate it at a ten out of ten. It's in the Cloud; people don't need to have anything on-site or to worry themselves with problems any longer. Microsoft takes care of the back end while companies can focus on their day-to-day work and be more productive.

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

I would rate Microsoft Exchange Online at eight on a scale from one to ten.

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Boris Kaluža - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Enter++

I recommend this product and rate it nine out of 10. 

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SK
Senior Manager at Havells

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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

Moving to Exchange Online open doors for many options that come with O365 and Azure. As technology continues to move forward it is pushing us to the cloud. Starting with email in the cloud open doors for other solutions that may fit your business. 

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SI
Managing Director at Oilfield Development llc

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

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

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.

I would recommend Office 365. It's a global product, and overall they have a larger footprint in the world. We're a Microsoft Gold partner, so as soon as the customer moves to Office 365, obviously our business will also grow.

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CN
Director of Infrastructure and Technical Services at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Make sure that's what you want to use. Consider your requirement. And if you want to scale to, say, an enterprise-class, you should be aware of certain of Exchange online's limits.

I like it, I would rate it a seven out of ten.

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AN
ICT LAN Administrator at Zambia Revenue Authority

I would rate this solution a nine out of of ten. 

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SN
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I give the solution nine out of ten.

We currently have between six and seven thousand daily users.

The solution 

The solution doesn't require any maintenance. The solution is a cloud platform and everything is taken care of by Microsoft, so there is no maintenance required. It's maintenance-free.

I recommend the solution. As soon as you know what your needs are, you can go ahead with Microsoft Exchange Online. You don't need any demonstration of features, and you don't need to do any POCs.

I think the solution is pretty reasonable in what it does. In terms of mobile applications, that is Microsoft Outlook for Android and iOS integration, which can make some integration to Microsoft Teams application, which is already prospected in the desktop application. If they can have it in mobile application also, that would be good. But as a solution, I couldn't think of any new features that are required presently.

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JR
Principal Cloud Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Since the project was finished, I'm no longer in an administrative role with Exchange Online. I have passed it on to other colleagues. The administration part is no longer in my hands, for which I'm quite grateful. I don't have to do the daily tasks anymore. My main job is to be the principal cloud architect for the company. I'm, to a lesser extent, concerned with daily administration tasks.

I'd recommend potential new users just go ahead and do it. It reduces the on-site administration chores by quite a bit. It's reliable enough to be used without second thoughts for business if you can handle the cost that comes with it, as Exchange or the whole Office 365 is not exactly cheap, especially when you count in the cost for security-related services that come with Office 365 if you pay for them.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. It works well, just not perfectly.

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

I would recommend Exchange Online to other users and rate it nine out of ten.

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Wai KongWong - PeerSpot reviewer
Information security consultant at Ypsilon System

I would rate this solution at nine on a scale from one to ten and would recommend it as well.

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Wai KongWong - PeerSpot reviewer
Information security consultant at Ypsilon System

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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Carlo Du Plessis - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at Engen

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online an eight out of ten.

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AD
Engineering Manager at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Our organization has 300 users making use of the solution. 

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

I would give Exchange Online a rating of eight out of ten.

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

Exchange Online is stable, scalable, and easy to use and administrate. I absolutely would recommend it to others looking into implementing it and would rate it nine out of ten.

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

I'd give Exchange Online a rating of nine out of ten.

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FB
manager of SAP department at Standard Sharing Software

If you are looking to deploy on-premise, make sure that you have a small data center, or even a small room for physical security. Otherwise, you should deploy Exchange online.

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MS
Consultant at Ilm Ux Pvt Ltd

I recommend the solution to others. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.

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SA
Manager at global trading

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online an eight out of ten. 

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Sujit Suryavanshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager - IT at Logixal

I would recommend Exchange Online to other users and rate it eight out of ten.

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

I would rate Microsoft Online Exchange an eight out of ten.

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KN
Technical Account Manager at Softline Group

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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VP
Delivery manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The solution is an SaaS cloud-based solution. 

There are a thousand-plus users making use of the solution in our organization. 

I would recommend the solution to others, although this depends on the capacity one is interested in and whether he utilizes another solution. For someone who wants the complete bouquet of the solution, he can go with Office 365. There are others solutions which are geared to one who is only interested in email capabilities. There are many cloud-based solutions available, although these vary with the needs of the organization. Office 365 is geared towards someone who is looking for a complete collaboration suite. Someone who is not looking for this is advised to go with another solution. 

I rate Microsoft Office Exchange as an eight to nine out of ten. 

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AS
Senior System & Security Administrator at a legal firm with 51-200 employees

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online 10 out of 10. I would recommend it. 

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

I would rate this solution a five out of ten.

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

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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PT
CEO at Shivaami Cloud Services Pvt. Ltd.

I would like to let new users know that there are challenges regarding user provisioning, HRMS and the AD. Also, the data migration integrity needs to be checked in terms of the old data.

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MG
Information Management Specialist at a government with 501-1,000 employees

I would recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.

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

Make sure you've got a set user base from all areas of the business because everyone in different departments uses the mail functionality differently. Just make sure you have a really good audit process of what your current environment really is doing before you do your migration.

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MS
CTO at Hybrid Tech

I recommend the product and we plan to continue selling it in the future.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online eight out of ten.

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RR
Tech Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Exchange Online is the best solution currently available in the market. And we see from our experience that people are moving from different mailing solutions to Exchange Online. It works very well with your Microsoft Suite of products such as : Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

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TC
Principal Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend investing in support. None of these systems are plug and play.

I would rate Microsoft Exchange Online a seven out of ten.

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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.
767,667 professionals have used our research since 2012.