Exchange 2013 Management Pack - RELEASED!

Microsoft is on a roll this week. Not only do we now have the role requirements calculator for Exchange 2013, but now we have the management pack for Exchange 2013. For many larger organizations that use System Center Operations Manager this was a critical components before considering the deployment of Exchange 2013.

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