I'm=20a=20one-person=20show=20also.=20=20We=20run=20Exchange=202003=20for=
=20about=2050=20mailboxes
and=20I=20have=20little=20maintenance=20to=20do.=20=20We=20run=20shared=
=20calendars,=20MANY
distribution=20lists,=20and=20have=20added=20parents=20as=20contacts=20so=
=20that=20we=20can
use=20DLs=20to=20email=20parents=20of=20classes,=20divisions,=20whole=20s=
chools,=20etc.=20=20So
far,=20it's=20been=20good,=20although=20we=20are=20looking=20at=20impleme=
nting=20an=20online
parent=20portal=20next=20summer=20to=20alleviate=20some=20of=20the=20work=
load=20in=20updating
and=20setting=20up=20the=20lists=20each=20year,=20plus=20the=20online=20f=
eatures=20that=20come
with=20the=20portal.
Bernadette=20
-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20A=20forum=20for=20independent=20school=20educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20Ademola=20Popoola
Sent:=20Thursday,=20June=2024,=202010=201:08=20PM
To:=20ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject:=20Re:=20Exchange=202007=20-=20management/maintenance=20workload
If=20the=20server=20is=20beefy=20enough=20and=20the=20the=20Exchange=20co=
nfiguration=20is
solid,
it=20pretty=20much=20runs=20itself.=20Besides=20adding=20new=20users,=20w=
hich=20is=20mostly
taken
care=20of=20when=20you=20add=20the=20users=20to=20AD;=20and=20creating=20=
DL's,=20there=20really=20is
not
much=20of=20a=20maintenance=20issue=20or=20workload=20with=20an=20Exchang=
e=20box.
A.
On=20Thu,=20Jun=2024,=202010=20at=201:03=20PM,=20JPDS=20Tech=20<techpurch=
ases@jpds.org>
wrote:
>=20We=20are=20a=20small=20school,=20with=20under=20100=20email=20account=
s.=20=20We=20are
considering=20a
>=20shift=20from=20POP3=20to=20Exchange=202007=20but=20I=20am=20concerned=
=20about=20adding=20a
great
>=20deal=20of=20administrative=20overhead.=20=20The=20proposed=20new=20se=
t-up=20would=20be
Exchange
>=202007=20running=20on=20(VMWare-virtualized)=20Server=202008;=20we=20wo=
uld=20continue=20to
use
>=20Postini=20to=20reduce=20our=20spam=20load.=20=20We're=20hoping=20to=
=20achieve=20universal
access
>=20for=20staff=20and=20shared=20calendars=20and=20distribution=20lists.=
=20=20I=20also=20hope
that
>=20the
>=20SIS=20described=20in=20the=20thread=20below=20will=20reduce=20our=20s=
torage
requirements.
>
>=20I'm=20aware=20that=20Google=20Apps=20and=20Microsoft=20Live=20offer=
=20these=20things=20but
I'm
>=20specifically=20asking=20about=20Exchange=202007.=20=20One=20techie=20=
tells=20me=20that
2007=20is
>=20so=20stable=20that=20there=20is=20little=20maintenance=20work.=20=20W=
ould=20I=20be=20taking=20on
a
>=20nightmare=20of=20administrative=20tasks?=20=20I=20am=20a=20one-person=
=20tech=20office.
>
>=20With=20trepidation,
>
>=20Dan=20Berger
>
>
*****
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