You would be hard pressed to find a business today that does not use email. From your local painter and
decorator to a big corporation it is without a doubt the best way for all businesses to communicate internally
and with customers.
It is hard to imagine how companies survived in the past without email. If your email goes down for as
little as an hour it can lead to disruptions with a ripple effect that can muck up the whole day.
Email is one of the most important tools for business and is one of the first things you look for when
starting up. For this reason it is very important you fully protect your email. This is because emails can
contain malicious content in the form of spam, phishing attacks and worse, virus attachments. When investing in
business email hosting ensure there are proficient spam and security provisions.
There are a number of options when it comes to business email solution these include using in-house on
premises servers or hosting your email in the cloud. The in-house option is far more costly as you have to
manage everything yourself including mail servers, firewall protection, backup systems, as well as virus and
spam protection.
By using an external company for your email hosting everything is managed for you, no headaches. Many
businesses outsource their email hosting so they can rest assured if any problems occur they are sorted with
minimum disruption to the business. When outsourcing your business email hosting you will get a service level
agreement that details the level of support and uptime you can expect from your business email.