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Hello,<br />
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We are in the finishing stages of a project that will result in no longer utilizing our Exchange server and switching to Gmail. Are there any risks to the domain or active directory by removing Exchange? Is there a specific process we need to follow in order to safely decommission this server? The specifics are below, thanks for any guidance or assistance.<br />
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Once Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server on a Windows 2003 Server in an Active Directory Domain (not sure what else you need).
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Hello,

We are in the finishing stages of a project that will result in no longer utilizing our Exchange server and switching to Gmail. Are there any risks to the domain or active directory by removing Exchange? Is there a specific process we need to follow in order to safely decommission this server? The specifics are below, thanks for any guidance or assistance.

Once Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server on a Windows 2003 Server in an Active Directory Domain (not sure what else you need).

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