Migrating to Office 365

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Migrating to Office 365
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Why Migrate?

• Mailbox size (quota) will increase from 500mb to
  25 GB.  This is a 50-fold increase in capacity.
• The web interface (webmail.umb.edu) will be
  significantly improved.
• Mac users will now be able to use Outlook, which
  is the email client in Office 2011.
• You will have access to Word, Excel and other
  Office applications online.
• Your email address and password will not change.

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Migration Process

• About 400 users have already been moved,
  including all of the IT staff.
• We are working to schedule other departments to
  migrate. We try to migrate departments together.
• The migration takes one night, approximately 6PM
  to 6 AM. A whole department may take three
  nights, but each user will only be down one
  night.
• Our goal is to migrate everyone by the end of the
  calendar year.

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What to Expect

• Upgrade to Outlook 2007 or 2010. Microsoft is
  phasing out support for Outlook 2003. Desktop
  support can help with that.
• Clean up your mailbox. It should be less than
  100 MG to facilitate a smooth migration.
• Save files to a personal folder (PST).
• We are working with department IT people and the
  desktop staff to assist with the mailbox prep.
• We are offering classes to show people how to
  create PSTs.
• We will send a SWAT team to the department before
  and after migration to troubleshoot.

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Office 365 Web Client

• Webmail.umb.edu

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More Information

• http//www.umb.edu/it/getting_services/email/offic
  e365
• Office 365 Classes
• Friday October 19th in P2 from 1000 am - 1100
  am
• Friday October 26th in P2 from 1000 am - 1100
  am
• More to come
• Salina Allen-Sharpp is coordinating scheduling.