Microsoft Exchange hosting has become a popular solution for small- and medium-sized businesses that want the same class of messaging and collaboration as compared to large corporations, at the same time they cannot afford the expense of hosting their own exchange. As per "American Data Technology", here are the top 10 reasons for SMEs choosing Microsoft Exchange Hosting:

Financial Investment

By using Exchange hosting, companies are able to save a significant amount of money. In order to host their own exchange, a company would need to purchase all of the hardware, including everything needed to create the security and redundancy level needed for the company.

IT Resources

Maintenance of an in-house exchange system can often take well over 80% of the senior technician's time, making it necessary to have IT personnel specifically for the exchange. Using Exchange hosting eliminates the need for dedicated IT staff.

Deployment
With a dedicated IT staff, it can take as long as 30 days for a company to get their internal exchange system fully operational. With Exchange hosting, a messaging and collaboration environment can be up and running in minutes on a shared platform.

Reliability
For an Exchange system to be fully reliable there needs to be sufficient hardware and software for the job, and personnel to oversee all of it. Without redundancy, for example, a server crash can create email interruptions, which leads to a loss of email service and a loss of productivity. American Data Technology offers Exchange Hosting services uses server clusters to offer a guaranteed uptime!

Security
Protecting the security of the exchange system requires constant care, making it a daunting task for many IT departments. Exchange is set up with enhanced security features.

Data Preservation
While most companies recognize the value of backing up data, many fail to realize how valuable messages and collaboration documents can be until it's too late. By using Exchange hosting, message data is backed up, often on tape, on a regular basis.

Features
In addition to email messaging, Exchange offers a wide variety of group collaboration features that can be crucial to any business.

Accessibility
Exchange can be accessed using Outlook, Outlook Web Access, and any internet-based email client. Using Outlook or Outlook Web Access gives the user access to all the functions of Exchange, many of which are listed above.

Scalability
Servers running Exchange are run with up to 20 message databases per server, making it easy for an Exchange host to expand to fit your needs.

Mobile Devices
Many mobile devices can be synchronized with Exchange to allow secure access when employees are away from the computer.

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