This section provides an overview to enable you to begin your deployment quickly and easily.

Hosted Messaging and Collaboration recommends that you install and test System Center Operations Manager 2007 in a test environment before production deployments. Testing in a controlled environment enables you to verify success, validate performance, audit security, and evaluate integration into your existing systems.

See Deployment Walkthrough for an overall view of the network architecture of the Hosted Messaging and Collaboration.

For more information about Reporting Services in Hosted Messaging and Collaboration, see Get Started with Reporting.

See Deployment Walkthrough for an overall view of the Deployment Steps of the Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.5.