subject: What To Look For When Trying To Find Hosted Exchange Servers [print this page] Microsoft Exchange is one of the most widely used business tools available on the market today to assist with communication. An Exchange Server handles everything from email to calendaring to managing contacts and tasks. An Exchange Server can also handle requirements for accessing information via mobile phones and the internet, as well as data storage. Every business, in this day and age, needs to have these services available to them in order to effectively communicate both internally and with the outside world. For a large business, running an Exchange Server is part and parcel of daily operations. They each employ huge IT departments that run several Exchange Servers in addition to the other computer servers needed for other tasks.
If you cant afford to or simply dont want to hire people to run an Exchange Server for you, then you could look into a Hosted Exchange Server. Hosted Exchange Servers are Microsoft Exchange servers that are hosted and run offsite. This means that you can have all of the power of an Exchange Server at your beck and call without having to purchase your own expensive systems, software, and staff to run one. There are three types of Hosted Exchange Servers available to you; fully managed, partially managed, and non-managed.
If you are aware of the basics of how an Exchange Server works, or if you are intimately familiar with them, then the least expensive option is a non-managed hosted server. This will give you access to a fully operational Exchange Server that has passwords and other security determined 100% by you. This is the best option if you have both the time and the knowledge to run it. The options that are mid-range in price are the partially managed Hosted Exchange Servers. This option allows you the benefit of managing all of your data on your own, but having access to help as the need arises from everything from data management to fixing problems. Sometimes this help comes at a price if it doesnt fall within the included services offered by the company you are dealing with.
The third option is the fully managed Hosted Exchange Server. Fully managed Hosted Exchange Servers allow you the freedom of practically ignoring this aspect of your business and lets you be secure in the knowledge that should anything go wrong, or should you require assistance in changes to your needs or anything that may come up that is relevant to your Hosted Exchange Server, that help is readily available at no extra cost.
Decide which option you want to go with and then find yourself a company that specializes in Hosted Exchange Servers. Find one that operates with 24/7 tech support available, has good reviews, and is known to be reliable. Look for all of these things in your search for a Hosted Exchange Server in accordance to your business needs and budget and youll be well on your way to the best in business communications.
