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The Great Email MigrationOver the next two years hundreds of thousands of businesses will embark on a great email migration. All but a few will head for the rich features and ongoing support of Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Office 365. For many of them, it will be an arduous journey, fraught with risk…MIGRATION SEASONWhen will they migrate?26% - next 6 months57% - next 12 months77% - next 2 yearsFERTILE PASTURESWhat’s behind this epic migration?New features (57%) Easier administration (50%)Improved security (49%) Support for larger mailboxes (49%)Improved storage options (48%)Improved web access (46%)BEAST OF BURDONThey will carry with them email data running to tens, maybe hundreds of millions of gigabytes – and every byte must arrive intact 65% over 100GB29% over 500GBA DANGEROUS JOURNEYThe ill-equipped, the unprepared and the unfit fear a migration fraught with risk…52% - data loss 44% - downtime35% - Application integration issues34% - Cost of archive transfer33% - Hardware upgrades…and some face a long, arduous journey27% - Two to three days6% - A working week or moreILL-PREPAREDToo few are taking steps to get fit, and prepared to face the risks along the way55% - will enlist third party support 53% - will archive data before migration43% - will encrypt all data36% - will use a migration continuity service35% - will utilize cloud services for storageAll data from The Great Email Migration - a survey of 500 IT / email decision makers commissioned by Mimecast and conducted in July 2011 by Loudhouse, an independent research consultancy. Read the full report – www.mimecast.com/migratrion-research
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