Mail Exchange Server is the technology which is being used for emails and email synchronization. It runs only on windows platforms. This server provides flexible mail communications, voicemails, schedule options, calendars, tasks, collaborations etc. It helps organizations to achieve reliability and top performance.
Scalable and High performance Exchange migration
Exchange Server Migaration to any destination is with multi threading capability with throttling management can make your migration fast and high performance.
Exchange Server is a widely used Mail Server, Calendaring Server and Contacts Manager developed by Microsoft. Exchange server is an extended version of Microsoft Mail. Exchange Server 4.0 was the first release by Microsoft. Initially Microsoft used X 400 Directory Service but changed it to Active Directory later. It uses MAPI, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, EAS protocols. It is licensed as on-premises software and also as software service (ex: Office 365). Latest version released is Exchange Server 2016. Primary extension of an Exchange Server database file is .edb.
Exchange Server Versions
- Exchange Server 2016
- Exchange Server 2013
- Exchange Server 2010
- Exchange Server 2007
- Exchange Server 2003
- Exchange Server 2000
- Exchange Server 5.5
- Exchange Server 5.0
- Exchange Server 4.0
Features of Exchange Server:
- Secure Company Information: Exchange server provides built in security for your company data against virus, spam and other types of security threats. It also provides tools to monitor the communications and the data for better analysis.
- Accessing from anywhere anytime: Users can securely access their email messages, attend video calls, voice mails, instant messages from anywhere anytime using Exchange Server just with a device of their interests like phone, laptop, tablet etc with internet access.
- Scheduling Out of office messages: You can schedule the Out of office start and end time as and when required. Administrator can turn the settings on or off anytime.
- Address Book: All the email addresses and contacts will be updated automatically to the address book. It will be helpful for bulk emails and for filtering too.
- Cloud Storage options: Exchange Server provides an option to migrate to cloud on their own interest. It can be direct or hybrid environment with on-line mailboxes and on-premises to complete their requirements.
Now we will look briefly into how an Exchange Server really works.
There are four important components in Exchange server which works concurrently to handle all the process efficiently.
- Information Storage / Data Storage: The Exchange Server database where all the communications data like mails, contacts, scheduling information will be saved, fetched and updated.
- SMTP: The primary protocol which will be used for the main data transmissions between the servers and clients. Few receiver client may be outside the premises with or without Microsoft email provider.
- System Attendant: SA is the core service of Exchange Server to monitor, manage and control many other exchange server services.
- Active Directory: It is mainly used to store and share the directory information with windows. The AD driver is the core MS Exchange component that allows Exchange services to add, update, delete and search for Active Directory Domain Services (AD-DS) information.
Configure the Exchange Server and create the email accounts for each user to communicate via emails using the server. Each account must be configured with necessary permission levels. User can login to manage his data like emails, contacts, calendars etc. MS Exchange Server Administrator user can handle filtering options to secure the user data from viruses, spam and other emails which are basically irrelevant. IP Blocking, Incoming messages blocking are few other filters that administrator can set. Once the data is accepted by the exchange server, they will be routed to the intended recipient. Recipient user can view the mail using any of the email providers.
Scalable and High performance Exchange migration
Exchange Server Migaration to any destination is with multi threading capability with throttling management can make your migration fast and high performance.