​With this offering, help the customer experience their solution through a Proof of Concept, Labs, and Demos.  Use the Exchange Proof of Concept Overview presentation and virtual machines to give customers a hands-on understanding of the Exchange Server environment before they plan their deployment.

This offering is supported within the course of 3, 5, 10 or 15 day engagements, depending on the scope of work determined with your customer.  The outcome of this engagement varies based on desired parameters for the proof of concept or pilot. The customer can then use these results to assist in development of a deployment plan.

Exchange Proof of Concept Kit

The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Proof of Concept Kit is for use by the Microsoft Field, MCS and Partners to help you guide Customers through a proof of concept or limited production pilot.

To use the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Proof of Concept Kit:

1. Read the Customer-ready "Proof of Concept Overview Presentation" first to become familiar with the Kit, its contents, and intended use.
2. Become familiar the remaining materials. Suggested order:
   - VM Setup Guide
   - Virtual Machines
   - Scenario Guides
   - Evaluation Guides 

Note: The "Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Scenario" and "Exchange Server 2010 High Availability Scenario" files are large in size and should be downloaded from the site using a multithreaded File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client that supports resuming the download in the vent that it gets interrupted. If there is any interruption in connectivity during the download, it may fail and you may have to restart the download. Due to these issues, we do not recommend attempting to download the POC kit over a wireless connection. 

If you are having problems or prefer to access an FTP location where you can download the virtual machines in smaller pieces, please email ucignites@adeware.net.   For all other link or content issues, please send mail to edpshelp@microsoft.com.