I want push email...

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I have a small business with me and my other half and I would like to build a server myself and sort it out. We run 2 laptops with Windows 7 pro 64 bit and Office 2010 Pro plus. We also use an iPhone 4 each for emails. Also want to store some files centrally but not much data.

I would like to get exchange 2010 and build a small server based on sandy bridge and an ssd.

Am I in the right direction or not?

Is it mind bogglingly hard to configure?

What do i need? Any books to recommend?
 
Who hosts your email services at the moment?

I'd stick with hosted, the cost to buy the licenses, hardware and configure it really doesn't make sense for that amount of users. Plus it sounds like you'll be building the "server" yourself which again I wouldn't really recommend despite how small scale it is.

My suggestions:

#1 Find a hosted solution that'll provide activesync/push mail. You'll generally pay a monthly cost and once it's set-up you can forget about maintenance / problems / hardware failures / backups etc...

#2 Buy a NAS box that can mirror disks, and ensure you have proper tested backups (for a cheap solution backup to CD/DVD might suffice depending on how much data).
 
For your reqirments hosted is by fr the best option, unless your really into playing around with technology and have plenty of time on your hands.
 
What about buying a MobileMe subscription? £35 on ebay.

Push calendar, email and contacts, plus a free storage account via iDisk.

A thought...
 
Thanks guys. With mobileme you have to have a .me mail i think. google sounds good.
 
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