Migrate from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013

In this document we will be able to see all the requirements and steps that we must take to proceed with migrating a Microsoft Exchange environment 2010 to Exchange Server 2013. We must bear in mind that it is a long process and especially depending on the number of servers as well as mailboxes we have or their sizes, It will be a migration that will not require a service stop at any time.

Microsoft Security Compliance Manager – Hardening our servers

Microsoft Security Compliance Manager 2 is a repository of Microsoft security templates that we can apply to our servers or PCs on our network providing greater security, since these templates are predefined depending on the OS. and the services run by the target machine. The good thing is that we will be able to keep the templates always 'up to date’ through updates that we can download from the console. We will be able to import GPOs, More Baselines… we will be able to edit/duplicate them and to apply them to our environment we will export them.

Integrating Lync Server 2010 with OWA

In this document, we'll look at how to integrate instant messaging between Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 allowing our users to connect from the outside without the Lync client, something that is missing when it previously existed in Office Communications Server, so that our users, once logged into OWA, will be able to use instant messaging from a browser anywhere securely and with any device,

Installing and Configuring Microsoft Lync Server 2010

It is the new product name Microsoft Office Communications Server, Lync Server will allow our users to be connected to each other at all times, being able to collaborate or participate with each other in a faster/easier way wherever they are; provides our users with the use of: voice, Instant messaging and audio conferencing, Video and web made easy. It also integrates seamlessly with Office applications & SharePoint,

Enabling archiving in Exchange 2010 SP1

One of the important features that Microsoft Exchange SP1 brings us 2010 is the possibility of managing the archiving of our users directly in Exchange and being able to store it remotely wherever we are interested, for example in an archive database located on a secondary disk drive (without good performance, no RAID protection…) in order to maintain user mailboxes in accordance with our requirements; This is interesting for specific users who need to have a high volume of stored mail.