Microsoft has released a public beta version of Exchange 2010 with new e-mail archiving and productivity features, plus an option for customers who want to mix and match on-premise and Web-hosted Exchange.
CIO (04/14/09) O’Neill, Shane
Exchange 2010 will become
generally available in the second half of 2009. If users choose to deploy the
software themselves, they can archive Exchange data to cheaper DAS
(direct-attached storage) rather than a more expensive SAN (storage area
network). This will reduce e-mail storage costs by up to 85 percent without
sacrificing performance or reliability, according to Microsoft. Another key
feature new to Exchange 2010 is integrated e-mail archiving. Aimed to protect
and preserve valuable information and help meet compliance rules, the e-mail
archive feature in Exchange will allow IT pros to store and access e-mails
across an organization using the Exchange software that they already use, says
Microsoft’s Julia White.
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