Microsoft Online Services Publishes Public Folder Data Migration White Paper
The Microsoft Online Services team has published a new white paper that provides guidance for migrating data from Exchange Public Folders to the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite.
Exchange Public Folders are widely used in on-premises Exchange environments. However, Exchange Online does not support Public Folders. As a workaround, SharePoint Online and some capabilities of Exchange Online can accommodate many of the processes and data for which organizations typically use Public Folders in their on-premises Exchange deployments.
This white paper addresses common usage scenarios for Public Folders and provides recommendations for accommodating and migrating the Public Folder processes and data to the Business Productivity Online Suite. Scenarios covered in this white paper include:
· Basic Sharing of Events, Tasks, and Contacts
· Archiving E-Mail Messages or Discussion Lists
· Document Sharing
· Manual Workflow
· Automated Workflow
· Custom Applications
· Free/Busy Lookups, OAB Distribution, and Outlook Security Settings
· E-Mail Delegates, Send As, and Shared Mailbox Scenarios
The white paper can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center.
