Microsoft Exchange Reviews

We are a consulting company. We deploy Microsoft Exchange. One of our clients has been working with a file drive endpoint with Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft 365 Exchange. We use the latest version, which is a hybrid platform with Microsoft 365. I also work with departments in the government that use the solution for email purposes.

The maximum number of users that I am working with is approximately 20,000 users at a time. 

We've been using Exchange as an email platform. Our clients require multi-country, multi-regional email collaboration with controlled mail flow. The most valuable feature is the capability of message tracking and the protection of user data.

I would like to see Microsoft Exchange improve its documentation. The legacy version of the solution had very accurate product documentation. Also, they had very good training courses. Recently, as Microsoft has been frequently adding new features, the documentation has not been as detailed. This means that we need to spend more time making use of our own experience to tackle some problems.

New users will need help from technical professionals. There are not many people in the market that have in-depth knowledge of the product. The documentation for Microsoft Exchange is scattered, poorly organized, and often incomplete.

Due to the lack of adequate documentation, users cannot determine the optimal way to operate the system and end up crashing the product. Unfortunately, many of them do not seek help as they are unwilling to pay Microsoft the high cost of professional services.

I have been working with Microsoft  Exchange for twenty-three years. 

Microsoft Exchange has been in the market for more than twenty-five years. It is a stable, mature product. Any concerns with stability usually have to do with the fact that the user is not using the product in the correct manner because Microsoft did not teach them how to operate the solution correctly.

As long as you have a good plan, Microsoft Exchange can scale very well. However, the solution does consume a lot of web resources if deployed on physical hardware or on VMware. For example, I have an organization that has 200 users and Microsoft has eaten up more than 100 gigabytes of memory.

If you use Microsoft Hyper-V, the scalability is good. 

It is not unusual that when you implement the solution and you need information, you can not find it, or it is not very detailed. You will then need to engage with the Microsoft support team. You will need to spend a lot of time making use of your own experience to tackle some problems.

Microsoft charges very expensive professional fees for support services. Unfortunately, the quality of support is very low. They are not grooming sufficient people to support the end-users.

The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange is not complicated. However, if you need to set it up to work in harmony with any other program, you need a very in-depth understanding of the platform. 

Licensing costs for Microsoft Exchange have increased, but are still fair. For some users, the cost is high considering the number of functions and features they will use. 

The advice I would give to anyone considering this solution would be to use the latest online version. It is the only way to get quality support when you encounter any type of problem.

If you are not going to use all of the functions and features and only require primitive functions, this solution may be too expensive. When you consider the cost in terms of storage when you are leveraging the online version of Microsoft Exchange, it is quite a good investment.

When considering just the product itself, I would rate Microsoft Exchange a nine out of ten.

Email exchange is part of our operations. As a customer, I use email for communication.

Integration is crucial for data storing. Web data is handled effectively, and it's quite convenient.

Microsoft Exchange is a little bit difficult. The challenge lies in the cloud implementation.

We have been using this system for almost more than five years.

The system is stable.

We don't currently use a similar service platform as we developed our own system.

When discussing price, we usually inquire about ROI. While Microsoft Exchange is expensive, we see some return on investment.

At this moment, we have not explored additional features. We do not utilize a shared calendar. I focus on scheduling, and we seldom use the shared calendar but share files instead. The system performance is quite satisfactory. I can provide a referral. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Microsoft Exchange a 6.

We mainly use the solution for our company email communications.

The platform is easy to use as it is integrated with Microsoft. We can easily share work files with other employees. 

We are not able to use Microsoft Teams due to connection issues. Thus, the product integration with Teams could be improved.

We have been using Microsoft Exchange for about seven months.

The product is stable. 

We have 73 Microsoft Exchange users in our organization. It is scalable. 

We contacted the technical support team for the migration. They responded immediately to our concerns and were knowledgeable.

We used Google Workspace before migrating to Exchange. We switched to Exchange as it was already integrated with Microsoft Office and didn't require paying for a separate license.

The setup was not very complex. It took about one to two weeks to migrate all our end-user accounts.

The platform's calendar-sharing capability is useful. It integrates well with other tools. 

I recommend it to others. It has many security features and is integrated with Microsoft Office, making it cost-effective. I rate it a nine out of ten.

Microsoft Exchange is a user-friendly product that is easy to manage and configure. 

Some users encounter stability issues. I connect with the support team through my local partner, which takes time. 

I have been using the product for ten years. 

I rate the product's stability a seven out of ten. 

I rate Microsoft Exchange's scalability a nine out of ten. My company has around 4000 users. 

The tool's deployment is simple. 

I rate Microsoft Exchange's pricing a six out of ten. 

I rate the tool a seven out of ten. 

We use the solution in our company for emails, calendars, requests, and tasks.

The exchange of emails is its most valuable feature.

I'm a user for the time being. I'm not an administrator who is managing the server. I was an administrator fifteen years ago. But today, I'm just a simple user using the solution for emails.

We had an antivirus like Sophos to secure our network. In terms of Microsoft Exchange, I think maybe what can be done is to make it more user-friendly. Also, Microsoft should make it more like a web version.

I have been using Microsoft Exchange for a very long time. Currently, we are on the cloud version.

It is a very stable tool.

It is a very scalable tool. In my last company, the solution had more than five thousand users. Now, thirty users use the solution. Considering the upcoming year, there are no plans to increase its usage.

I am not seeking any help from technical support because we speak with our own technical staff.

As a user, we don't get involved in the setup process. We need to connect it using the email address. It takes a minute to deploy it. I can do the deployment by myself.

Since my company is on Microsoft Cloud, we pay for the licenses per user. Compared to volume licensing, I would say the present licensing cost is not expensive.

I recommend others planning to use the solution to use it. I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for email and passing on information between the company's user base.

The exchange functionalities are good. It helps ensure information is accessible and can move between people in the company. The exchange of email is very easy.

The integration is very good.

The Microsoft visuals are very helpful. 

We're able to work on SQL servers with no issues. 

I can't say there are any missing features. 

I'd like the archiving process to be faster. 

They could offer better performance and enhancements throughout the product. 

I've been using Microsoft for 15 years. 

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. It is reliable. I'd rate the overall stability eight out of ten. 

It is a scalable product. A company would have no issues if it needed to expand. 

The solution is mainly used by all end-users. Everyone in the company has it. That's about 1,500 users.

I have never reached out to technical support.

I have never worked with other similar products. 

Others work on the deployment and configuration process. I did not take part in the implementation process. 

I have five colleagues that handle all aspects of Microsoft maintenance, including any needed maintenance for Exchange. One is an admin on Exchange. The others handle other Microsoft products.

I am using the latest version of the solution. 

I'm an end-user. As an end-user, the solution works well to the point I don't really know it's there. My company is a Microsoft customer. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Exchange is an email solution. 

Exchange's best feature is single sign-on access using the Microsoft Identity framework. 

The security features could be improved. There should be a better policy management system. 

I have used Exchange for the last 12 years.

Exchange is 100% stable.

Exchange is 100% scalable. More than 100 of my customers use Microsoft Exchange, and some of the larger ones have more than 10,000 users.

We are a service provider, so we provide the first and second tiers of support. If we cannot solve the issue, we escalate to Microsoft premier support. My clients are happy with the Microsoft team. 

When I started using Microsoft Exchange, I found it to be complex. It's much easier now that I understand the architecture. Microsoft Exchange can be deployed on-premises, but it is also excellent as a cloud solution. 

The deployment time depends on the customer. A greenfield deployment typically takes around two weeks. It might take one or two months if you need to migrate accounts and data. 

I rate Microsoft Exchange 10 out of 10. I always recommended customers go with the Microsoft email solution, either on-premises Exchange or Microsoft Office 365. You can also go for the hybrid. I suggest Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Exchange for their collaboration and communication solutions.

Speaker 2:

Our company uses the solution to manage emails and accounts. 

The solution's speed is good. 

The search tools are good. 

Observations are very user friendly. 

The solution could be more secure. 

I have been using the solution for ten years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

The setup is easy. 

I rate the solution a ten out of ten.