Intelligent migration based on filtering is also available depending on Source.

Evolve uses SSRS and whilst has good reporting capability from the outset, is also highly configurable. This gives a level of granularity not always available in other platforms.

All items are configurable. Customization is simple and quick.

We expect there to be a few bumps in the road and Evolve’s “Single Commit” architecture helps here too. If connectivity drops, Evolve pauses and moves on to the next job it can process in the schedule.

All credentials are carefully managed and re-use of other pass through credentials is made where possible.

Evolve avoids a protracted initial phase. It breaks each small migration job into pieces so analysis of each mailbox is completed faster. This enables the process to begin sooner which means the project can move forward quicker. This is important for stakeholder visibility and reporting – especially on the larger projects where a more immediate “let’s get going” approach is required.

Job Scheduler is invaluable for working around backup and maintenance windows and fitting in to the right overall operational and delivery schedule.

22 x 5 and 12 x 2 Support for delivery means we are always on hand to provide assistance.

Users are automatically mapped from AD with suggested mappings linking source and target users quickly and easily.

Costs are based on per TB or per user depending on which is more beneficial to client. Flexibility over type of delivery also ensures fit to budget. We are often told that we offer the most compelling commercial proposition when a broad view of the market is taken.

Evolve takes an item-by-item approach to maintain chain of custody, reduce risk, and start faster. It does not do a complete scan of all data, rather, scanning each individual archive then starting the process of moving as soon as the individual archive has been reviewed.

Evolve is capable of one-one / many-one migrations and is not bound by just one type of source platform. There are a number of projects with EAS, EV, PST, EmailXtender data from different sources all migrating to the same target in parallel.

Evolve enables both direct and indirect migration to ensure maximum flexibility and control by the users.

Evolve requirements are flexible, hardware can be virtual or physical as well. As long as resources are dedicated, it does not impact the delivery.

Evolve has a fully Scalable Architecture that has been designed to leverage the full capacity of the source system (normally the bottle-neck). Migration jobs are simply queued against the resources of the Evolve application and SQL server. The amount of threads that can be run is only limited by the resources on the servers, until either the source server cannot give any more data, or the application server starts to reach its maximum throughput before slowing down.

Shortcuts can be consolidated, moved, or removed depending on the user experience required.

For Evolve, speed cannot be sacrificed for certainty, auditability and control. Each individual move is tracked through SQL on a single “item-by-item” commit approach. This ensures seamless migration and full rollback should any issues arise. It also provides legal defensibility over the process, and gives comfort that source data is not amended in any way – preserving a chain of custody for compliance and regulatory purposes.

MD5# and algorithms for message evaluation to identify unique messages. Quick and easy reports available to demonstrate the audit trail.

In comparative against competitive platforms, Akaibu has performed with fewer corrupt messages and increased shortcut conversion. There were also speed improvements in starting the pilot or production phase, and then on an ongoing basis.