Exchange server hosting-Knowing the basics

Hosted e-mail and collaboration relieves you  the cost of installing and maintaining complex hardware and software while at the same time getting reliable, secure access to your business communications from anywhere you can  access the internet.

The Hosted Business E-mail and Collaboration catalog includes experienced Microsoft hosting partners who provide e-mail systems built on the latest Microsoft technology. These partners provide Exchange server hosting, hosted Share Point, and hosted CRM solutions that you can use for enterprise-class communications and collaboration while gaining predictable IT costs.

 

Managed services providers can effectively relieve your IT burden, enabling you to focus your resources on your core business. Hosting partners deliver secure, managed access to a variety of applications, including your business-critical applications.

 

Exchange server software delivery enables you to license software, delivered over the Internet, from a hosting provider for a monthly fee. You essentially rent the software, and your hosting provider takes care of ongoing upgrades, maintenance, security, and any other IT headaches.

 

Exchange server must be fully integrated with AD. Exchange server as Prerequisite. The server will not install unless AD is there.

Active Directory (AD) allows administrators to create a more flexibility Network structure. Active Directory is a Directory services. Active Directory services are based on approach to Network design that allows for large distributed network environment that have a common centralized authority for network security.

Before Installing Exchange Server there are certain Windows Server 2003 components that should be enabled on the server because of level of integration Exchange has with active Directory and the windows Operating systems.

These following services should be enabled on the server.(i)    Microsoft .NET frameworks.    (ii)    Microsoft ASP.NET  (iii)   World Wide Web services. (iv)    SMTP (v)    NNTP