8. Step 5: Provisioning and Planning Concerns

Provisioning is the creation, modification, and deletion of mailboxes, distribution groups, and contacts within a system. This can be done through automation, delegated administration portals, or manually using native tools like Active Directory Users and Computers for Active Directory domains. Capacity and performance planning can be a challenge for IT departments as they try to balance future needs with budget limitations.

The topics covered in this step are:

  • Active Directory Integration

  • Capacity and Performance Planning

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