Email, Messaging and Internet access are the most mission critical needs we have for modern business to stay competitive and be successful. Only a few short years ago, business could get by with private networks and not be too concerned with the Internet. That’s no longer the case.
More transactions are conducted across the Internet than are conducted using the telephone. Business can no longer afford to have third rate messaging, email or Internet communications access.
An astute businessperson can leverage the lessons learned by Fortune 500 companies and other large corporations, because you now have access to vast amounts of systems information on the Internet and newly developed resources. But, information overload can come quickly and you can become quite confused about your options.
So, we would advise you to remember these significant points:
1 – Get the notion of building and managing in-house EMAIL and MESSAGING systems out of your mind. When was the last time you constructed a car to drive around town? Probably, High School was your time to experiment and play with cars. You cannot afford to experiment and play with EMAIL and MESSAGING systems.
2 – Websites are for business. Internet access is for business. Take a business perspective to considerations relating to the WEB. Just as you would build a fence around your place of business and the property you are trying to protect, place security perimeters around everything concerning the Internet.
Yes we can build an email server and locate it in your business’s air conditioned telco equipment closet. We can even build and manage a full blown Microsoft Exchange Server or a Small Business Server for your business. But, the landscape changed. It’s no longer economically feasible for you to utilize a local server.
Today, better methods and many options are available to you, technologies that were not even around just a few short years ago. You might consider taking a hard look at Google Apps or consider Exchange. When you’re ready for a seamless transition away from email headaches, contact us.