I administer an Exchange Server. I use the term loosely as I don't have any idea how it works or does anything. Exchange Server with outlook is a very powerful combination for simple collaboration. However it is almost entirely likely that you will follow the same path we did and install it, make everyone use outlook then not bother with it again. There is so much that can be done with in terms of project management, scheduling etc etc. BUT we do none of that!!!! We use it for email. When we needed contact management software we didn't bother learning to do it in outlook, we bought Goldman. A great product but everything we use it for we could have used outlook.
AND licensing is a nightmare. We are constantly getting new licenses.
My advice: DON'T DO IT!!! Unless there is a true commitment to really using it.
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I administer an Exchange Server. I use the term loosely as I don't have any idea how it works or does anything. Exchange Server with outlook is a very powerful combination for simple collaboration. However it is almost entirely likely that you will follow the same path we did and install it, make everyone use outlook then not bother with it again. There is so much that can be done with in terms of project management, scheduling etc etc. BUT we do none of that!!!! We use it for email. When we needed contact management software we didn't bother learning to do it in outlook, we bought Goldman. A great product but everything we use it for we could have used outlook. AND licensing is a nightmare. We are constantly getting new licenses. My advice: DON'T DO IT!!! Unless there is a true commitment to really using it. message typed in hurry, know i grammar bad