So you’ve got your ruddy paws around a shiny(Well, figuratively) of Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2010. Now what? It looks hard! So many features. So many options. Where to start? Don’t worry gang, the kind folks over at Microsoft have you covered.

They’ve released a free hosting deployment guide for Exchange Server 2010 SP1.

“The hosting solution available for Exchange 2010 SP1 includes most of the features and functionality available in Exchange 2010 SP1 Enterprise deployments, but also includes features and functionality that will allow you to create and manage tenant organizations,” Microsoft states. “Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 will form part of the suite of multi-tenant capable products that will replace the Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.5 solution.”

The guide is available now. Get it here.