Re: Hosted Exchange Email

[Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

But do note that, from what I understand, Exchange 2008 requires a 64-bit
processor. That means a new server for most companies and you license the
Outlook clients on the server. So that is how that company can host like
that.

On Jan 11, 2008 11:58 AM, John Taylor <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > You will need a new, fairly large server. For that number of
> > mailboxes, DO NOT run Exchange on the same system that is already
> > doing file & print, unless it is way under utilized and has lots of
> > free disk space.  We also have a separate (small) proxy server outside
> > the firewall for OWA, so that the email server does not get hit
> > directly from the outside world.
> >
> > We have a similar number of users; it takes ~1/2 a person to manage on
> > an ongoing basis.
>
>
> I agree with the advice about running on a dedicated box, but you really
> don't need a huge server for 160 users.
>
> I've been running Exchange 2003 for 125 users on a Proliant DL360 G5 with
> one dual-core Xeon processor (3.2Ghz) for the past 2 years. We've had no
> unscheduled downtime at all. Service packs & hotfixes are the only reason
> the machine is ever bounced, and that might account for a total of a few
> hours per year, at most.
>
> 1/2 a person to manage Exchange on an ongoing basis? There's no way that I
> spend even ten hours per year on it. I really have no idea what that
> person
> could possible being spending that much time doing with Exchange.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Taylor
>
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