The document summarizes the current state of on-premises Exchange Server and its future direction. It notes that Exchange Server 2013 is almost 4 years old with limited new features, and Exchange Server 2016 adds some new features but still depends on syncing with Exchange Online. Long term, the cloud is Microsoft's focus for Exchange development, and it is unclear how many more major on-premises Exchange releases there will be before it is no longer attractive for Microsoft to maintain a separate codebase.

1. 14 September 2016
OGD ICT Services
Dave Stork
Current State of Exchange On-Prem
Overview, Updates and Futures

2. 2016
Dave Stork
Solution Architect at OGD ICT services
I am an MCT and and Office Server and Services MVP
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 Current state of Exchange On-prem
 Short term
 Long term
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4. Current State of Exchange On-Prem

5. 2016
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HEREWhat are the current versions?
• Exchange Server 2003 – No longer supported (April 2014)
• Exchange Server 2007 – Extended support until April 2017
• Exchange Server 2010 – Extended support until January 2020
• Exchange Server 2013 – Mainstream until April 2018, Extended April 2023
• Exchange Server 2016 – Mainstream until October 2020, Extended Oct. 2025
Extendedsupport=onlysecurityfixes.Nocompatibilityfixesornew features.
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HEREExchange and Exchange Online?
• Exchange 2010 (v14) released in January2010
• Office 365 “Wave14” released in June 2011
• Exchange 2013 (v15) released in December 2012
• Office 365 “Wave 15” released in late 2012 / early 2013
• Exchange 2016 released in October 2015
• Office 365 “Wave 16” gradually late summer/fall2015
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7. 2016
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HEREWhat’s in O365 and not in Exchange?
• Clutter or Focused Inbox
• Seamless integration with other products
• Office 365 Groups
• Exchange Online Protection (EOP) & add-on Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
• DKIM inbound check and outbound signing
• Message Encryption
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8. Short term

9. 2016
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HEREWhat to expect with Exchange 2013?
• Exchange 2013 is almost 4 years old
• Limited new revolutionaryfeatures
• Depends on back portability from Exchange Online which is based on Exchange 2016
• Probably no support for Windows Server 2016
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10. 2016
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HEREWhat to expect with Exchange 2016?
• Announced/publiclydisclosed features but currently not present:
• Windows Server 2016 support
• Content Index (search) built from Passive Copy instead of copied from Active Copy
• Some Outlook on the web (OWA) user interface features
• @mentions?
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HEREWhat NOT to expect with Exchange 2016?
• Features that requirecloud computing to be (cost) effective
• Highly integration with other services
• Features that look like they are integrated in Exchange (Admin Center) but are actually O365
Portal functionality
• Reporting
• Auto-ExpandingArchives?
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12. Long term

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HEREWWMD?
• It’s clear that the cloud is the focus for Exchange.
• Exchange Online is the basis for Exchange on-premises,but with disabled components.
• As long as on-premises Exchange generates enough revenue it is reasonableto expect it will
have an on-premises version.
• But with what caveats? The cloud is the focus, feature first. When will it become no longer
attractive to “fork”?
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What Will Microsoft Do?

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HEREWWMD?
• Will there be another major release; Exchange 2019, 2022 etc.?
• Next version (if there is one) will probablybe updated more like Windows 10.
• More in tune with how Exchange Online already is being developed.
• Actually, Exchange Server 2016 already is being updated like this.
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What Will Microsoft Do?

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HEREWWMD?
• When will we know?
• Difficult to say, everything has changed so we can’t use behaviorfrom the past.
• But up until now there has been a major build every three years.
• Maybe we know more at GWAVACon 2017?
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What Will Microsoft Do?

16. Questions?

17. 2016
Dave Stork
OGD ICT Services
Solution Architect
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