Office 365 provides a nice set of basic and rich integration options for both Exchange and non-Exchange messaging systems. We learned about the base integration options to enable a simplified logon process for users, to an extended integration option, enabling rich coexistence for on-premises and online Exchange Organizations. These options should help you work through your planning process, bringing us to prepare for the deployment of these options.
Based on the integration options for professionals, small businesses, and enterprises, you have a decision to make on which path is the correct path for your organization. If you choose to leverage the professional or small business path, then the next chapter is a right fit for you. If you plan to leverage the enterprise path, you may want to skip ahead to Chapter 7, Preparing for a Hybrid Deployment and Migration.
In the next chapter, we will look at how to prepare for a simple migration. We will look at few of the migration options...