14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released an update to a tool designed to help Exchange Server 2010 customers streamline on-premise deployments. With the latest update of the Exchange Server 2010 Deployment Assistant, the Redmond company has introduced support for additional languages. The Cloud-based tool was initially unveiled in November 2009, as Exchange Server 2010 was released to manufacturing. According to the software giant, the Exchange Server Deployment Assistant was considered necessary in order to help early adopters deal smooth their transition to Exchange Server 2010 from older versions of the product such as Exchange Server 2003 and/or Exchange Server 2007.
“The Deployment Assistant is available in Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, and Spanish. This includes localized versions of the customized checklists that are available for download,” revelaed Katie Kivett, PM - Microsoft Exchange Deployment Assistant, noted, highlighting the changes in the latest update released by the Redmond company.
The software giant emphasized that it is monitoring closely customer feedback related to the Deployment Assistant and that it is willing to introduce modifications to the Cloud tool per the input it receives. “We're always interested in improving ExDeploy and would love your feedback about the existing version as well as additional scenarios that would be helpful to you in deploying Exchange 2010,” Kivett said.
Microsoft has also made available the Release Notes for Exchange Server 2010 Deployment Assistant for customers interested in the service. “Exchange Server 2010 Deployment Assistant (ExDeploy) [is]a free web-based tool which can help you deploy Exchange Server 2010. With ExDeploy, you can create Exchange Server 2010 on-premises deployment instructions that are customized to your environment. The Deployment Assistant asks you a small set of questions, and based on your answers, it provides a checklist with instructions that are designed to get you up and running on Exchange 2010. You can also print the checklist or create a PDF file,” Kivett added.