Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 support for a life extension

After analyzing the deployment status of existing Microsoft Exchange clients, Microsoft has decided to move the end date of Exchange Server 2010 support to October 13, 2020.

Microsoft originally planned to end Microsoft Exchange 2010 support on January 14^th 2020, but after finding out how many organizations using Exchange Server 2010 had been slow to migrate to new versions, they decided to extend support until October 13, 2020.

"Our commitment to meeting the ever-changing needs of our customers is as strong as ever and we recognize that the discontinuation of support for a product as popular and reliable as Exchange Server 2010 can We also know that some of you upgrades to a newer version of Exchange Server on-premise or more scalable migrations to the cloud with Office 365 and Exchange Online. , we are extending the end of the care until October 13th.^th 2020 to give Exchange Server 2010 customers more time to complete their migrations. This extension also aligns with the end of Office 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 support. "

For organizations that do not have the time or resources to migrate to Exchange Online or Office 365, Microsoft offers a free Microsoft FastTrack service that provides guidance on migrating from earlier versions of Exchange.

While the end of Exchange support has been moved back, administrators must remember that Exchange Server 2010 runs on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, which will reach the end of the year. taking charge on January 14, 2020.

For this reason, even though organizations may continue to support Exchange Server, they will not receive security updates for the underlying operating systems. For this reason, Microsoft recommends making a concerted effort to complete their migrations as soon as possible.