Migrations

Microsoft Exchange Migrations

Seamless Exchange Server Upgrades & Migrations

 

Foxsolve LLC can help you with any and all phases of your Exchange 2016 migration including coexistence, piloting, mailbox migration, decommissioning, and remediation. Migration-related services provided by Foxsolve LLC include:

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  • Provide outsourced or co-sourced project management services

  • Discuss management goals and pain points

  • Analyze costs and benefits of alternative deployment architectures

  • Design and document a detailed migration plan with diagrams and estimated costs/time for various options

  • Inventory existing resources

  • Establish server and CAL licensing compliance

  • Prepare Windows Server 2012 R2 or later to host Exchange 2016

  • Create PowerShell scripts

  • Design namespaces and load balancing for multi-datacenter, cloud, or hybrid deployment

  • Set up schema, domain, AD forest for Exchange 2016

  • Move mailboxes and public folders and fix migration issues

  • Create new SSL cert and resolve SSL errors

  • Switch namespaces and edit DNS settings

  • Configure CAS services, IIS, and firewalls

  • Define and implement policies and auditing settings

  • Update MAPI over HTTP settings

  • For hybrid deployments, set up DirSync between Office 365 and Active Directory

  • Integrate mobile devices by provide services such as iPhone and iPad integration, Android phone and tablet consulting, and RIM BlackBerry expertise

  • Deploy and test Database Availability Groups (DAGs) on disaster recovery data center

  • Design and install Windows Hyper-V implementation

  • Integrate Exchange 2016 with Microsoft Lync/Skype for Business and SharePoint

  • Design and set up pilot test on premises or at Foxsolve's test lab

  • Establish coexistence with Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013, or upgrade earlier versions of Exchange

  • Go live with Exchange 2016

  • Verify that Mail flow is working correctly

  • Test with Outlook on the web and OWA

  • Decommission previous Exchange environment

  • Perform client remediation with Office 2010 SP2 or greater or with Office 365

  • Provide online or onsite instruction for management and end users

Active Directory Migrations

Seamless Active Directory Server Upgrades & Migrations

 

Foxsolve LLC's Active Directory Consultants, project management consultants and  information security experts have for more than a decade providing online and onsite expertise to help businesses of all sizes migrate to current versions of Exchange while retaining as much as possible of their existing hardware resources and network infrastructure.

 

Foxsolve LLC's consultants have worked with every release of Active Directory from AD 2000 to AD 2016 and can provide as-needed consulting support or comprehensive project management or co-management to help you evaluate the business benefits of adopting Active Directory 2016, plan and implement a non-disruptive migration, train your support staff and other stakeholders to manage and utilize the many features of Active Directory 2016, and troubleshoot technical problems.

 

Foxsolve LLC can help you create an Active Directory 2016 environment based on physical local or collocated data centers, a cloud-based solution, or a hybrid deployment that combines local and cloud-based resources. Foxsolve allows you to leverage the experience of seasoned Active Directory experts in order to minimize the cost, technical risk, management distraction, and duration of your migration to Active Directory 2016 while maximizing the business value of your Active Directory 2016 ecosystem.

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Additionally, there is an inherent challenge in avoiding the disruption of workflow processes–those both actual and perceived–of your users.

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Partnering with Foxsolve LLCs’  IT allows you to make any such disruptions minimal. You’ll benefit from hands-on help and attention from a team with a singular focus on architecting, deploying, and mentoring your IT staff in advanced Microsoft Directory Services solutions, using and sharing Microsoft best practices throughout each step.

 

Office 365 Migrations

While many SMBs attempt to make the move to Microsoft's cloud platform Office 365 on their own, unfortunately, these companies are often left calling upon IT consultants after precious time and money has already been wasted. Making the switch to this cloud platform and extracting its full value in the long-term takes more than the flip of a switch, and that is why Foxsolve consultants have developed their signature Office 365 Readiness Assessment. 

 

The assessment is the first step to ensuring that the actual migration and deployment of Office 365 is on scope, on budget and seamless for your staff. Foxsolve's signature Office 365 Readiness Assessment provides you with a roadmap for implementing Office 365 within your specific IT environment. Our team of experienced and certified cloud consultants listen to your unique business goals (i.e. mobility, productivity, reduced hardware spending) and align the objectives with the proper cloud model and Office 365 suite for your needs.

 

The Office 365 suites allow small and medium-businesses to modernize their IT environment and enhance daily productivity with flexible, familiar and trusted solutions. No matter how you access and use Office 365, you receive the same seamless experience and enterprise-grade security to protect your business and customers. There are no big upgront costs and no worrying about upgrades. Online or offline, your team can work together to get more done using fully-featured Office apps accessible on PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. 

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Office 365 gives you the ability to:

  • Deliver your best work with new and innovative features throughout each Office applications

  • Save important emails with business-class email and up to 50GB of mailbox space.

  • Protect your business from malware and spam with up-to-date security and email protection.

  • Store, sync, and share files with OneDrive for Business and 1TB of space. 

  • Collaborate with team members and join online meetings from your preferred mobile device.

  • Gain peace of mind with a financially-backed 99.9% uptime guarantee.