Hybrid deployments with Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2010

Organizations using Exchange Server 2010 are now slowly migrating to Exchange Server 2013 and Hybrid deployments are not an exception for this, As per Microsoft recommendation for Hybrid its best to upgrade the existing Hybrid environment with Exchange 2013 Servers for better experience and supportability.

When you review the Hybrid Deployment prerequisites TechNet document above said statement is clearly defined, as a best practice its always good to be in the current Technology and achieving this is not a easy task and proper guideline is the one that can take us to achieve this goal with proper knowledge and planning.

I wrote this post today as a initial blog post in the future series I am planning to write on Exchange Hybrid deployments and referring you today to the  TechNet Documentation for Hybrid deployments with Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2010

Below are the key topic covered in the TechNet documentation,

• Server roles in Exchange 2013/Exchange 2010 hybrid deployments
• Hybrid management in Exchange 2013/Exchange 2010 hybrid deployments
• Edge Transport servers in Exchange 2013/Exchange 2010 hybrid deployments
• Transport options in Exchange 2013/Exchange 2010 hybrid deployments
• Transport routing in Exchange 2013/Exchange 2010 hybrid deployments
• IRM in Exchange 2013/Exchange 2010 hybrid deployments

Reviewing this in first place is the first step before your proceed with new or upgrading the existing Hybrid deployments with Exchange Online.

Stay tuned for my next posts in the series....