Exchange Online provides advanced security and reliability to help protect your information. Stream Data Solutions is a Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner and can assist with new implementations or migration for your existing systems.
Some of the key features of Microsoft’s Exchange Online Solution
Maintain the latest defenses against malware and spam with a service that handles hundreds of millions of messages around the world every day and is updated to address new malware and spam threats quickly.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities prevent users from mistakenly sending sensitive information to unauthorized people, while informing them of internal compliance policies.
Safeguard your data by hosting it in geographically distributed data centers, with continuous data backup, premier disaster recovery capabilities, and a team of security experts monitoring Exchange Online around the clock.
Deliver reliability, availability, and performance with a guaranteed 99.9% uptime, financially-backed service level agreement.
It’s easier than ever to provide your users with the business email they need to be productive.
Automatic patching eliminates the time and effort of maintaining and servicing your email system.
Keep all your important data in one place by giving users an In-Place Archive with a native, well-integrated user experience.
Consistent and secure anywhere access to information on all major browsers and touch-enabled devices that your users depend on.
Seamless integration with Outlook so your users can enjoy a rich, familiar email experience with offline access.
Gain the advantage of hosting on Microsoft servers even while maintaining control over your environment.
Manage your organization efficiently with the Exchange Administration Center, an easy-to-use, web-based interface.
Mobile device policies let you create approved mobile device lists, enforce PIN lock, and remove confidential company data from lost phones.
The two most popular Microsoft Exchange Online plans shown below.
| Feature |
Exchange Online (Plan 1) |
Exchange Online (Plan 2) |
| Mailbox size | 50 gigabytes (GB) | Unlimited |
| Outlook Web App (regular and light versions) |
Yes |
Yes |
| POP |
Yes |
Yes |
| IMAP |
Yes |
Yes |
| Outlook Anywhere (MAPI) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exchange Web Services |
Yes |
Yes |
| Inbox rules |
Yes |
Yes |
| Delegate access |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instant messaging interoperability in OWA |
Yes (requires Lync™ Online or Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010) |
Yes (requires Lync™ Online or Microsoft Lync™ Server 2010) |
| SMS notifications |
Yes |
Yes |
| Personal archive (shared with 50 GB mailbox allocation) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hosted Voicemail (unified messaging capabilities) 4 |
No |
Yes |
| Legal hold – helps preserve users’ deleted and edited mailbox items |
No |
Yes |
| Ability to send attachments up to 25 MB. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Advanced email features such as calendaring, contact, and task management including built-in archiving, optional Conversation View, and MailTips |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Forefront® Online Protection for Exchange, which includes multiple filters and virus-scanning engines. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Disaster recovery though continuously-replicated, geo-redundant data centres that are third-party certified to international standards |
Yes |
Yes |
| Robust management tools that keep administrators in control of user permissions, distribution lists and security policies similar to a sophisticated on-premises deployment |
Yes |
Yes |
| 24/7, IT-level support over the phone, the web or email |
Yes |
Yes |