The primary use case of the solution is mainly used for our email conversation, specifically for minutes of meeting or to propose a solution.
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees
Great security flow, easy to set up, reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup is straightforward and is definitely easy."
- "Compared to the competitors, I would say it gives you a lot more functionality and is easy to integrate with other applications and tools."
- "Technical support can be improved by shortening the response time and increasing their knowledge."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are the security of the email flow, the primary security, having a dedicated, consultative space where if I send an email from a billing app or from a browser or anywhere, it gets stored in consultative space, and some of the end users features such as Word solution.
What needs improvement?
Technical support can be improved by shortening the response time and increasing their knowledge. The solution can improve the integration with mobile applications.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for over ten years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is completely based on how we connect with the support team. I would say they just follow the ticketing process. I do have mixed feelings because it's completely based on the engineer allocated to my ticket. Depending on who you get some are more knowledgeable than others.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
- Technical support can be improved by shortening the response time and increasing their knowledge.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and is definitely easy. Anyone with basic IT knowledge should be able to do it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would say the solution is reasonable and affordable. Compared to the competitors, I would say it gives you a lot more functionality and is easy to integrate with other applications and tools. I give the solution ten out of ten for pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I give the solution nine out of ten.
We currently have between six and seven thousand daily users.
The solution
The solution doesn't require any maintenance. The solution is a cloud platform and everything is taken care of by Microsoft, so there is no maintenance required. It's maintenance-free.
I recommend the solution. As soon as you know what your needs are, you can go ahead with Microsoft Exchange Online. You don't need any demonstration of features, and you don't need to do any POCs.
I think the solution is pretty reasonable in what it does. In terms of mobile applications, that is Microsoft Outlook for Android and iOS integration, which can make some integration to Microsoft Teams application, which is already prospected in the desktop application. If they can have it in mobile application also, that would be good. But as a solution, I couldn't think of any new features that are required presently.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
COO at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees
Reasonably priced, reliable, easy to install, and helpful technical support
Pros and Cons
- "When you used to write to someone, you would often begin typing their name and their email address would appear; you would simply click and you would have the correct email address. That has been working for a while, but having the location address appear was a pleasant surprise. It was amazing."
- "I couldn't delete an email account because it was identified as my primary account by the application."
What is our primary use case?
I use Microsoft Exchange Online for email.
What is most valuable?
I was talking to my dentist this morning, and I was manually entering the appointment into my calendar, and I was impressed that Exchange would actually give me the address.
It wasn't always this way, but now it's all connected in some way. I just entered the name without checking to make sure I didn't have a typo, and my calendar was able to give me the address, it just popped up.
When you used to write to someone, you would often begin typing their name and their email address would appear; you would simply click and you would have the correct email address. That has been working for a while, but having the location address appear was a pleasant surprise. It was amazing.
What needs improvement?
I have been having problems with Exchange. Sometimes there are issues with emails, most likely from a POP3 server, and some of the email accounts, I am not sure which one, but emails stop coming in at some point if I don't update.
Not all of my email accounts are affected, but I have a few, and I am wondering if it is not my Gmail account on Exchange. There will be an upgrade at some point, and if I put it off, emails will stop coming in. That is a problem I have seen before, but then you do the upgrade, restart or restart the application, and usually, when you do the upgrade the problem is gone, and the emails are coming in.
Sometimes they change the interface. This has happened recently, and I'm not sure if it was something I did or something else. They don't ask for your opinion when they do this, and I am not a child anymore, and I despise it when they change the interface without consulting me.
I am sure they had good reasons for the last interface change, but now you have the mail calendar people and tasks on a very narrow vertical bar on the left-hand side of the screen when Exchange is open full screen, and it used to be on the left side of the screen, but near the bottom, and I used to select them there, but for some reason, it has changed.
Aside from that, it's a good product. I recently added a new email account. I now have four email accounts attached to my main computer from which I receive emails on a regular basis, which is beneficial. I was able to add email accounts on my own.
I had an issue with a delayed email account at some point. That was a long time ago, and I am not sure if the problem is still present; it could have been two or three years ago.
I couldn't delete an email account because it was identified as my primary account by the application.
I am not sure why any of my accounts should be considered my primary account if I haven't explicitly told the app that they are. I was unsuccessful in removing it.
I needed to figure out how to change which of my accounts was the main account so that I could delete the one that the machine thought was my main account. But that was three years ago, so I'm not sure if it's still that way, but I was irritated at the time because I wasted half a day figuring out how to do this.
How are customer service and support?
I contacted technical support and was surprised that Microsoft contacted me.
I had some account, login account issues on my Xbox One, and I remember being able to talk to someone in Microsoft, which was also amazing.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used Google Hangouts briefly, but I have been using Microsoft Teams for conferencing.
I am not well versed in Google Hangouts. I have issues when it is not Teams, which is why I use it all of the time.
When it's not Teams, I sometimes have issues with the desktop that I am using, and the microphone and speakers are not always properly configured.
I have a camera with an integrated microphone attached to my desktop, as well as speakers connected to the desktop, and there is occasionally an incorrect selection in the inputs for the microphone.
I am not sure if this is a problem with Google Hangout, Zoom, or something else. I know that Teams always works and that my computer always knows which option is the correct one.
At the start of COVID, when I started using these applications more, like everyone else. I recall attending a meeting where my camera was turned on but I was completely silent because I couldn't figure out how to make my microphone or select the input, and the meeting had already begun, my colleagues took over and I was there, people could see my face, but I couldn't speak.
Now that I've gotten a lot better at this, if the audio doesn't work within the first few minutes of the meeting, I can usually fix it by going into settings and selecting, trying every input until I can actually test and see that, the microphone is now picking up my voice.
Microsft Teams works great for finding the microphone on my machine, or the microphone associated with my camera, but not so well for other applications.
In addition to Microsoft Exchange Online, we use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel Teams, and sometimes PowerPoint.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was all done online. I subscribed, received a link, and installed the application. It is not an online version, but it is online in a browser.
As it was not installed with a disc, I consider it online. I subscribed to Office 365 or 360, and then I received links to install all of the available applications. They are on my machine, but they were not purchased at a computer store.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have an Office 360 subscription.
I'm not sure. It's somewhere between $100 and $200, but I couldn't tell you.
I didn't install it on my computer. The app is a resident on my computer, but it's a Microsoft Office subscription with automatic updates, and it's not like a version of the application that I purchased and installed on a disc on my machine.
I don't own the application because I pay an annual subscription to use it.
Previously you had to buy it at a computer store and own it until you purchased the next version. That is not the case. I pay approximately $120 or $150 per year, and as long as I pay that amount, they will do regular updates so that I always have the most recent and greatest version of the application.
What other advice do I have?
It's a good product, I would rate Microsoft Exchange Online an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IT Infrastructure & Tech Support Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Hosted messaging solution used in addition to Office 365 offering remote access to mailboxes
Pros and Cons
- "This solution makes it very easy to receive and detect problems about the mail flow and offers very good reporting. In general, it's very easy to manage the organization's mailboxes."
- "From a user's perspective, this solution enables them to access to their mailbox from anywhere and their mailbox size is as big as 100 gigabytes so they never run out of space."
- "When we need to purchase additional licenses for additional users, the process is slow."
What is our primary use case?
We use this in addition to Office 365 in order to have our user mailboxes on the cloud.
What is most valuable?
From a user's perspective, this solution enables them to access to their mailbox from anywhere and their mailbox size is as big as 100 gigabytes so they never run out of space.
This solution makes it very easy to receive and detect problems about the mail flow and offers very good reporting. In general, it's very easy to manage the organization's mailboxes.
What needs improvement?
When we need to purchase additional licenses for additional users, the process is slow.
We would like to have a single point of view or pane where we can manage all of our infrastructure.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution. I would rate it a four out of five.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution. I would rate it a five out of five.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment of Exchange Online only was very easy and was completed within a week. The full setup and migration of on cloud and on-premises infrastructure is still in progress but this is not due to difficulty.
What was our ROI?
The return on investment is very good. I would rate it a five out of five in this regard.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing for this solution is good. We renew our contract every three years. I would rate the pricing for this solution a three out of five.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Owner at DIGITAL HORIZON
Simple to manage, robust, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Microsoft Exchange Online are spam filtering, 50 GB of email storage, good integration with Outlook, and ease of management."
- "The support could improve their response time and sometimes the phone lines are not clear because of static or noise. However, the agents are knowledgeable and very helpful."
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Exchange Online is a robust mailing solution.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Microsoft Exchange Online are spam filtering, 50 GB of email storage, good integration with Outlook, and ease of management.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Exchange Online for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Exchange Online is scalable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 80 clients using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
The support could improve their response time and sometimes the phone lines are not clear because of static or noise. However, the agents are knowledgeable and very helpful.
I rate the support from Microsoft Exchange Online a four out of five.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is straightforward. It took approximately one hour to deploy for clients.
What about the implementation team?
We have three people that do the deployment and support of Microsoft Exchange Online.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing cost increased at least 15 to 20 percent recently and it would be helpful for them to be reduced.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
CDO at SGROUP
Convenient, easy to install, and scalable when deployed on the cloud, but has too many products integrated with it that it has now lost focus
Pros and Cons
- "What I like about Microsoft Exchange Online is that it's a very convenient solution because it's part of the Microsoft business suite. This is the first email service I've used that lasted for many years, and I'm still using it because it's very convenient and it's suitable for my needs. Microsoft Exchange Online is the best product in the world for me because I don't remember any other service that's so well-accepted."
- "What I don't like about Microsoft Exchange Online is too much integration because now it has many services connected to it. In the beginning, it was just email, and now it's also Teams and Visio, and many other services which I don't like. Microsoft Exchange Online should focus on one service. The product now lost focus, and this is its area for improvement. I would also like more freedom in choosing to use just one service, for example, just Microsoft Exchange Online, which means I don't need Teams or any other Microsoft product or service there. Right now, all services are either in the Microsoft Office suite, or there are more products or services integrated with Microsoft Exchange Online, and I'd like to just focus on one."
- "What I don't like about Microsoft Exchange Online is too much integration because now it has many services connected to it."
What is our primary use case?
We're using Microsoft Exchange Online for our emails.
What is most valuable?
What I like about Microsoft Exchange Online is that it's a very convenient solution because it's part of the Microsoft business suite. This is the first email service I've used that lasted for many years, and I'm still using it because it's very convenient and it's suitable for my needs.
Microsoft Exchange Online is the best product in the world for me because I don't remember any other service that's so well-accepted.
What needs improvement?
What I don't like about Microsoft Exchange Online is too much integration because now it has many services connected to it. In the beginning, it was just email, and now it's also Teams and Visio, and many other services which I don't like.
Microsoft Exchange Online should focus on one service. The product now lost focus, and this is its area for improvement.
I would also like more freedom in choosing to use just one service, for example, just Microsoft Exchange Online, which means I don't need Teams or any other Microsoft product or service there. Right now, all services are either in the Microsoft Office suite, or there are more products or services integrated with Microsoft Exchange Online, and I'd like to just focus on one.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Microsoft Exchange Online for more than ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Exchange Online is a stable product, in particular, when it's on the cloud. It's stable when it's dependent on the cloud, but if it's deployed on-premises, Microsoft Exchange Online is not stable.
It's a very old product with the same code, even on Windows. Nothing's changed, and my company is using Windows NT for Microsoft Exchange Online with Unix as the code.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Exchange Online is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
We haven't used the technical support for Microsoft Exchange Online.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Microsoft Exchange Online is the first service I've used, and all the new services in the market are a little bit different from this solution. Microsoft is a very old company, and almost all of my colleagues started with Microsoft products, so it's just natural to continue using Microsoft Exchange Online.
How was the initial setup?
Microsoft Exchange Online is easy to install.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a license for Microsoft Exchange Online and I have information on that, but there have been so many changes to the licensing and it's a completely different story nowadays. Microsoft has been pushing users to buy a package of products under one license. Users are becoming more dependent on Microsoft rather than independent, that you can't decide anymore, and from my point of view, that is bad.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
My company evaluated Qualitas, Unix, HP, and IBM.
What other advice do I have?
In my company, Microsoft Exchange Online is deployed both on the cloud and on-premises.
More than two thousand people use Microsoft Exchange Online in my company of four thousand employees.
At the moment, there's no plan of increasing usage of the product because of the current crisis.
In terms of whether I would recommend Microsoft Exchange Online to others, with the integration it has, it depends on the focus of the company. For small markets, Microsoft Exchange Online is "too big" because it has a lot of services and you'll be paying for services provided in the package, with some you don't get to use. For end users, this would be difficult, but for companies, especially bigger ones that would have a choice, Microsoft Exchange Online is a good product. My recommendation would depend on the case because every user is different, for example, the purpose is different, the business is different, etc.
My rating for Microsoft Exchange Online is seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Assistant Manager Technical at Ironbridge Systems (Pvt.) Limited
Features like SharePoint Online allow for collaboration between our team members
Pros and Cons
- "We also create technical presentations, so most of the time we are dealing with MS Word and Excel. Sometimes, we also use Visio for diagramming. Our overall experience is good."
- "Overall, technical support is very good."
- "They should tighten their cloud security."
What is most valuable?
We use SharePoint Online for the collaboration of our team and for other desktop applications we are using in-house.
We also create technical presentations, so most of the time we are dealing with MS Word and Excel. Sometimes, we also use Visio for diagramming. Our overall experience is good.
What needs improvement?
They should tighten their cloud security. If you are using Microsoft Office 365, the responsibility of backup is not on the part of Microsoft. It is on the part of the customer. Microsoft Office should give some kind of built-in solution with the Office 365 subscription regarding the backup of their online mailboxes.
For how long have I used the solution?
My company has been a Microsoft Gold partner for the last 12 years. As soon as we became a Gold partner, we started to use Office 365.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We can have different plans. If we are scaling, then obviously we can go for the enterprise plan and add an unlimited number of users to our Office 365 plan.
How are customer service and support?
Overall, technical support is very good. My colleagues reached out to Microsoft technical support many times for queries. They are very responsive.
How was the initial setup?
Setup was really simple. We migrated our customers from a different platform to Microsoft Office 365. There is a separate technical team. I designed the solution only.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
They have raised their prices, and obviously, it hits our customers. Some of them are deciding to step back from Office 365. For customers who have bought the annual subscription, they are moving to the monthly subscription.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.
I would recommend Office 365. It's a global product, and overall they have a larger footprint in the world. We're a Microsoft Gold partner, so as soon as the customer moves to Office 365, obviously our business will also grow.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Senior Manager at Havells
Initial setup straightforward, high availability, and performs well
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Microsoft Exchange Online is its performance."
- "There is an annual enterprise subscription could improve by having more features."
- "Microsoft Exchange Online support can be optimized further. They should put some more efficient technical engineers to support end customers."
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Exchange Online is used for all the emails and the software is used by all employees to send emails to others and to corroborate with other people over the email.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Exchange Online is its performance.
What needs improvement?
There is an annual enterprise subscription could improve by having more features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Exchange Online for approximately 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Exchange Online is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Microsoft Exchange Online to be scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Microsoft Exchange Online support can be optimized further. They should put some more efficient technical engineers to support end customers.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used Microsoft Exchange on-premise, and we switched because we wanted to use the cloud.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is an annual enterprise subscription to use Microsoft Exchange Online. The price is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Exchange Online a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Security Specialist at Engen
Easy to use and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Exchange Online is an easy-to-use solution."
- "We would like to have more automation with Microsoft Exchange Online."
What is our primary use case?
I am using Microsoft Exchange Online for email.
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Exchange Online is an easy-to-use solution.
What needs improvement?
We would like to have more automation with Microsoft Exchange Online.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Exchange Online for two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 3,000 used in my company using this solution.
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used other solutions previously.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is an annual license required to use this Microsoft Exchange Online.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Exchange Online an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Hosted messaging solution that is well built and offers an intuitive user experience
Pros and Cons
- "The features of Microsoft Exchange Online are very intuitive and well-built, keeping the user experience in mind. The usability and the accessibility are the best aspects of this solution."
- "The SaaS platform performance could be improved. At a previous company, we used this same solution on-premises. The data exchange was much faster compared to the SaaS platform and we sometimes experience lags."
What is our primary use case?
I use this solution for mail exchanges, calendars, and setting up meetings.
What is most valuable?
The features of Microsoft Exchange Online are very intuitive and well-built, keeping the user experience in mind. The usability and the accessibility are the best aspects of this solution.
What needs improvement?
The SaaS platform performance could be improved. At a previous company, we used this same solution on-premises. The data exchange was much faster compared to the SaaS platform and we sometimes experience lags.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used this solution for 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
How are customer service and support?
We have never needed assistance from the customer service team.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used IBM Notes and Google Gmail.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Provides a secure login and is intuitive but needs to be more user friendly
Pros and Cons
- "Intuitive and easy to use."
- "The design is intuitive and better than the solution we had previously used, and once it was configured it was very easy to use."
- "Using this solution is initially quite complicated."
- "This is a single solution and if it's the first time you've used Exchange, it's extremely difficult to get users onboard because it's much more complicated than you'd have with 365, for example."
What is our primary use case?
This product provides us with a secure login and enables us to gather information from our users. We are resellers and I'm a key account manager.
What is most valuable?
The design is intuitive and better than the solution we had previously used. Once it was configured it was very easy to use.
What needs improvement?
This is a single solution and if it's the first time you've used Exchange, it's extremely difficult to get users onboard because it's much more complicated than you'd have with 365, for example.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've only just started using it, it's been a week.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable, we have around 100 users.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was complex and took us around two weeks. We deployed in-house; it's in the cloud so there's no maintenance required.
What other advice do I have?
The problem is that it's a little complicated when you first start using it. It's important to read up about it and figure out whether it's the right solution for you.
I rate the solution seven out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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