Davis School District

Davis School DistrictNovell to Microsoft Conversion2011-2012 School Year1Reason for ConversionAdvanced technology, licensing issues, smart phones

Budgetary implications

Novell vs. Microsoft customer base, R&D investment

Demand for updated 3rd party products and features

Novell stability & challenges supporting an account our size

How will this benefit you?GroupWise is being replaced with Microsoft Exchange

New email domain. Address sameusername@DSDmail.org

Improved email client using Outlook

Increased mailbox size

Email archiving

Microsoft Lync instant messaging

Improved smart phone synchronization

Improved personal storage optionsTimelineMay 1, 2011Decision to changeJuly 1, 2011Formal support agreement with MicrosoftSeptember 8, 2011Discussion with administratorsDecember 22, 20111st email to DSD staff announcing conversion instructionsJanuary 16, 20122nd email to DSD staff announcing conversion instructionsFebruary 15, 20123rd email to DSD staff announcing conversion instructions

ImplementationMarch 1, 2012Go Live date for Exchange, Outlook, and Lync@DSDmail.org becomes availableGroupWise becomes read only. No in or out email to GroupWise June 15, 2012GroupWise goes offline permanentlyAccess to old email available only through Archive To GoChallengesOld email will not be moved to your new mailbox

Old cabinet will not be moved to your new mailbox

Access to old mailbox and cabinet will be via Archive To Go

GroupWise address book and contacts will not be moved to your new email services

Mail will continue to be accepted at DSDmail.net account and forwarded to new domain well into the futureHow Do We Get There From Here?Fast Track Strategy

Build the system right from the beginning

Learn from others who have traveled this road

Start with quality technical training

Design review by industry experts

Communicate, communicate, communicateDo We Have All The Answers? Not Yet!Design, Build Implement Methodology

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