As we all get more accustomed to the cloud-based lives we lead, ‘everything, everywhere, all the time’ becomes the norm.
We rely less on physically located single servers doing one thing (well), but with a single point of vulnerability and, therefore, potential failure & downtime. This is where Microsoft Exchange Online comes in…
Previously customers would have hosted Exchange servers in-house or relied on excellent hosting companies maintaining Exchange platforms in their own data centres. Whilst there was an often-enormous overhead on the maintenance of these systems, both CAPEX and OPEX, things worked relatively smoothly most of the time…
However, as the internet matured, so did the number of people trying to abuse Exchange platforms.
Security patching was a never-ending game of cat and mouse, and inevitably, some poorly maintained platforms became vulnerable to attack and compromise.
As Microsoft matured as a cloud-based provider, so has their perspective on how they want to deliver Exchange to ISPs, businesses, and end-users.
Microsoft has stopped supporting updates for many versions of their hosted Exchange platforms whilst launching their Cloud Offering – Microsoft 365.
The Microsoft 365 business products are now mature, secure and used by millions worldwide.
The benefits provided by Cloud-based Exchange have been proven over the years; it’s highly available with minimal downtime, and it’s incredibly secure, as patching and security is taken care of centrally (by Microsoft). It’s also very flexible in how you buy, use, and upgrade it to other complimentary packages within the Microsoft Business 365 product suite.
Benefits of Microsoft Exchange Online
Compliant: Microsoft 365 & Exchange Online are ISO 27001 compliant by default.Recoverable: Exchange online can be restored quickly – it is Cloud based!Scalable: Exchange online can easily scale to 300 seats and add extra functionality.Flexible: Pay as you go – pay for only the users you need.Controllable: Give control back to your management team.
Hosting UK is proud to offer the full suite of Microsoft 365 Business packages, including Exchange Online Plans 1&2, alongside the massively popular Microsoft 365 Business Basic and Microsoft Business Standard packages.
We can also help move your existing Exchange or email to Microsoft Exchange Online in a process called ‘migration’. Our team can securely move your email, content, calendars and contacts, so you don’t have to.
Please find more information about Migrations here
Contact us.If you are interested in speaking to one of the team about Microsoft Hosted Exchange – please contact us, we will be happy to help.Regards,Matt
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