I'm looking to implement FIM 2010 r2 however looking at the software reqs, it mentions
"Exchange 2007 SP1 Management Console." , "System Center Service Manager 2010 Service Pack 1 (SCSM 2010 SP1) " and "Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010."
Is exchange required? We do not have an exchange server nor use office 365. The password for our email account is not linked to the AD account
SCSM is apparently needed for "new reporting" features. What would we miss out on if we did not get SCSM?
I know sharepoint foundation is free but is it a show stopper if we don't have it?