Funny, I just talked to Dell services about MessageLabs today. It looks really interesting. >From my understanding, the way it works is:
For inbound, you have a lower priority MX record that points to messagelabs. You can select to manually activate continuity or for it to automatically kick over. For outbound(in a disaster), there's an outlook plugin that will detect your exchange servers are down and will apparently connect to message labs without any reconfiguration? Alternatively there's an OWA style web interface. There's an AD sync tool that replicates new user add/removes to messagelabs(just usernames, not passwords) so new users are setup automatically. It does seem pricey though. There's also MXLogic. Their spam solution includes a continuity piece. It doesn't seem as robust as messagelabs. I think it's simply an OWA style interface, nothing else. MXLogic is far cheaper though. I also know of a local consulting firm who uses office365 as a backup to their exchange server, but I haven't looked into how they're doing it. Curious if anyone has heard of other solutions or has firsthand experience with any of there. Thanks, Jon [cid:[email protected]] Jon Derrenbacker | CISSP | Systems Engineer | Manager | Keiter 4401 Dominion Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Glen Allen, VA 23060 phone: 804-273-6221 | fax: 804-747-3632 | keitercpa.com<http://www.keitercpa.com/> Experience | Knowledge | Relationships | Insight Note: This communication, including any attachments, may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe you have received this communication in error, do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information contained within. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding any penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction(s) or tax-related matter(s) addressed herein. From: Jean-Paul N [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:31 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: mail continuity services Hi all, Was curious to know what services you maybe using for email continuity- years back i recall message labs provided that service- does anyone have any experience with any others? TIA JP --- To manage subscriptions click here: or send an email to with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist --- To manage subscriptions click here: or send an email to with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
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