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Exchange 2010 migration to o365
- No, you can use AD FS as well. But it makes no sense to provision 4 servers (2x AD FS, 2x Proxy) only for accessing Office 365 services. PTA and Azure AD Seamless SSO leverages “true” SSO.
If you have AD FS already in place and maybe using it for other on-prem apps, go ahead. Also you can connect other third party authentication methods like RSA, etc. without AD FS.
I would recommend to use the easiest and simplest method and do not provision any additional servers if you haven’t them yet.
Hello Eddie,
Take a look at this article: https://www.codetwo.com/admins-blog/migrate-exchange-2010-office-365/. It's about different options you have when migrating from Exchange 2010 to Office 365.
One of the options is using CodeTwo Office 365 Migration: https://www.codetwo.com/office-365-migration/. It migrates both user mailboxes and public folders.
As for the benefits of using CodeTwo migration tool, I think the following may interest you most:
- it is easier for the admin to handle the migration tasks (no scripting, 100% GUI, user-friendly reports from the migration progress, etc.)
- as it automates the migration you can finish it faster (source and target server connection wizards, automatic user account/mailbox creation and assigning licenses in Office 365, etc.)
- you can schedule the migration ahead (the migration jobs will start automatically at a scheduled time)
- no downtime.
For some hands-on experience, you can also download and run a free trial version.
All the best,
Adam