Managing Exchange servers can be a difficult prospect for many small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Smaller companies may not have the resources for a dedicated Exchange administrator, even though it’s the application of choice for most enterprises of any size these days. But backing up, restoring, searching or migrating  Exchange database (EDB) files isn’t exactly a voluntary proposition. Systems administrators have to find a way to manage Exchange – or they may find business grinding to a standstill.

Exchange backup has unique challenges because not only is it important to backup the entire server, but it is also important to have a way to restore mailboxes and individual e-mail messages and attachments quickly and easily.  This has been a complex problem because many Exchange backup solutions don’t address all requirements from complete restore of an Exchange database as well as the granular recovery of an individual e-mail message or e-mail attachment.

Another issue for SMBs is complying with regulatory or legal demands regarding the production of e-mail records. Searching e-mail databases for individual messages based on specific criteria can be an incredibly time-consuming task that most small businesses can ill afford. Restoring individual databases, then painstakingly searching for keywords, messages to certain domains or recipients, messages sent on specified dates or with specified subjects can take days – or even weeks – to complete.

In addition, upgrading to a new Exchange server can frustrate IT staff with its complexity and potential for disaster. The migration process can place a heavy load on SMBs with limited IT resources.

StorageCraft has just released a new solution to address these challenges: ShadowProtect Granular Recovery for Exchange. ShadowProtect Granular Recovery for Exchange  provides fast and reliable recovery, migration and simplified management of Exchange mailboxes, e-mail messages and e-mail attachments. IT administrators can recover individual mailboxes or multiple mailboxes directly from Exchange Server backups (EDB files) and migrate to new Exchange Servers with ease.

Exchange has become a business-critical tool, one administrators cannot afford to have down. To download a white paper outlining the issues that arise from Exchange management, why they are important for SMBs to address and how to resolve them while maximizing business continuity and minimizing IT resources necessary to accomplish the demands of maintaining Exchange servers, click here. We’ve also put together a product tour to give you an idea of how ShadowProtect Granular Recovery for Exchange works.