Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Best Practices

Description

Covers Service Pack 1!

 Apply best practices for administering Exchange Server 2010 and SP1--and optimize your operational efficiency and results. This guide captures the field-tested solutions, real-world lessons, and candid advice of practitioners across the range of business and technical scenarios--and across the IT life cycle. Gain expert insights on what works, where to make tradeoffs, and how to implement the best decisions for your organization.

 Discover how to:

* Apply scenario-based guidance for planning and deployment
* Prepare Active Directory(R) and the server environment
* Validate requirements and understand configuration tradeoffs
* Learn best ways to manage users, mailboxes, and permissions
* Optimize message routing and security
* Design and implement Unified Messaging and federated delegation
* Define your archiving and compliance strategy
* Build high availability into your backup and recovery plan
* Monitor and tune performance
* Apply proven troubleshooting tactics

 Companion Web content features:

* Checklists, planning worksheets, and other job aids
* Quick Reference Guide to best practices, including recommended configurations
* Fast-reference card for using Windows PowerShell™

CONTENTS:

About the SidebarsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Preparing for Exchange Server 2010
* Chapter 1: Introducing Exchange Server 2010
* Chapter 2: Exchange Deployment Projects
* Chapter 3: Exchange Environmental ConsiderationsPart II: Designing Exchange Server 2010
* Chapter 4: Client Access in Exchange 2010
* Chapter 5: Routing and Transport
* Chapter 6: Mailbox Services
* Chapter 7: Edge Transport and Messaging Security
* Chapter 8: Automated Message Processing, Compliance, and Archiving
* Chapter 9: Unified Messaging
* Chapter 10: Federated Delegation
* Chapter 11: Designing High Availability
* Chapter 12: Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery
* Chapter 13: Hardware Planning for Exchange Server 2010Part III: Upgrading to Exchange Server 2010
* Chapter 14: Upgrading from Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007Part IV: Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2010
* Chapter 15: Preparing for and Deploying Exchange Server 2010
* Chapter 16: Managing Exchange
* Chapter 17: Operating and Troubleshooting Exchange Server 2010