Pro’s and Con’s of Managed Email Services

Many people ask us to comment on if it is a good idea to out-source your email filtering services to a managed service provider or host the sytem in-house.

Most businesses and individuals depend on internet messages and e-mail to conduct their activities. However the emergence of spam is making this communication method useless as legitimate emails are being lost in all the inbox crap.

In addition to spam there are other distractions such as malicious programs, “phishing”, and viruses to deal with. Some companies try to eliminate spam by installing a email filter inhouse to filter unwanted email. This is often a fruitless exercise.

Market Research reveals that managed & hosted spam protection services has advantages over inhouse systems. Managed service providers are useful because they have teams of developers who can react to spam threats in a faster time frame than inhouse teams. Furthermore, managed spam protection providers allow you to divert your message traffic to a third-party hosting location thereby totally protecting your own servers from email that is unfiltered.

I have tested the emailcloud.com service from Rozmic Wireless. EmailCloud.com blocks spam, viruses, phishing, and email threats, and provides sophisticated message management and policy enforcement. It ensures your email is free from threats and junk mail, keeping your company compliant and productive. Staff regain time lost by distracting spam and inappropriate communications. EmailCloud.com is provided as a fully managed, fully hosted solution provided by Rozmic using datacenters in the US, UK and Ireland.

to to answer the question…to outsource or not…it depends on your partner…I liked EmailCloud.com!

Peter Johnson is an IT consultant based in Leeds, England. He began his career in Information Technology more than 11 years ago. This article was distributed by Spoutingshite.com.

- Peter Johnson

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