I had a conversation with a customer the other day about what kings of things should they be doing in their first week or so with Exchange Labs...is there a checklist anywhere for example? Well we do provide starter guidance in the materials we send out during the enrollment process...but I thought I would complement this here for you.
I came up with the following table of things of do, and resources you can use at each phase. I got some positive feedback on this, so I am happy to share it here. Any thoughts, let me know, and I can update it:
Task | Notes | Resource |
| ENVISIONING | | |
| Review Exchange Labs offer | Get to know what it is we are offering. The service is built on Exchange 14, but know that this is not the same as on-premise Exchange...features you see documented on Technet are what you get today...more to come over time. | blog
Technet
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| PLANNING | | |
| Determine your domain structure | Do you want to use an existing DNS namespace, or create a new one? | blog
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| Understand your Single Sign On options | We support web-based SSO in some scenarios today, check out this customer-run project for ideas. | http://codeplex.com/luminisSSO/ |
| Familiarize yourself with the look and feel of the service | Get to know what users will see, and what admins can do | blog |
| TESTING | | |
| Activate your service by configuring your DNS | Creating an MX record to start mail-flow is an important part of the service activation. | technet |
| Install PowerShell CTP and WinRM 2.0 | Make sure you install the right tools for the job | blog |
| Create some test accounts and work with them for a while | Do not test with your real accounts, use samples instead | blog |
| Create some test distribution groups and work with them for a while | Groups are a powerful feature, get to know the difference between standard groups and dynamic groups, and how to manage them | blog
technet |
| Familiarize yourself with managing mailboxes | Creating mailboxes is only one part of the story...get familiar with on-going management | blog
technet |
| Decide on a naming scheme for mailboxes | If you are planning on an 'email address for life', then some thought needs to be put in here. | blog |
Jonny
