{"id":1994,"date":"2021-05-12T01:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2022-07-08T19:36:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:36:35","slug":"how-important-is-email-to-your-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/","title":{"rendered":"How Important is Email to Your Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1-148x148.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1-296x296.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Email-1-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">email <\/a>a mission critical application to your business? Here\u2019s an interesting observation. Seventy-five percent of a company\u2019s intellectual property resides in its email or other messaging application versus seventy-five percent of fortune 500 litigation involves email related discovery. An even larger percentage of companies accept email messages as confirmation of transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#How_important_is_email_to_your_company\" >How important is email to your company?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#Microsoft_Exchange_Server\" >Microsoft Exchange Server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#What_about_the_cost\" >What about the cost?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#Disaster_Recovery\" >Disaster Recovery<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#Compliance\" >Compliance<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-important-is-email-to-your-company\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_important_is_email_to_your_company\"><\/span>How important is email to your company?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Email\nis a means to an end. Essentially email is not actually a product or service\nyou sell, rather a convenient avenue of communication outside the core\ncompetency of your business. Rather you internally host or outsource your\nemail, it\u2019s a very necessary infrastructure expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\nwere to poll your employees today (this minute), I\u2019m betting over 90% of them\nwould consider email as either important or critical in getting their work\naccomplished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microsoft_Exchange_Server\"><\/span>Microsoft Exchange Server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok,\nyour IT staff has recommended Microsoft Exchange Server rather than depending\non your ISP for email. I was with one company that had their email shut down\nfor days at a time because their ISP claimed they were sending thousands of\nemails daily through their servers in violation of their Terms of Service (TOS).\nThey actually weren\u2019t as it was traced to a spam bot, but this took months to\nresolve. Needless to say, there were a lot of unhappy campers there. First, is\nyour IT staff certified to manage Exchange Server. Clearly, Exchange has the\nreputation for being one of the most complex servers Microsoft has ever\ncreated. Mismanage it and you risk losing everything when it crashes. Mismanage\nCitrix and it\u2019ll crash too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_about_the_cost\"><\/span>What about the cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Of\ncourse, you\u2019ll have the initial hardware acquisition costs and Exchange\nlicensing fees. Add CALs, anti-virus and anti-spam software, spare parts (PSUs\nand MOBOs), HR expenses, etc. Typically outsourcing to a managed email service\nallows you to avoid initial startup as well as ongoing costs. A managed\nexchange solution is normally significantly more reliable as hosting companies\nincorporate redundant infrastructure to ensure the highest level of\navailability. This is normally spelled out in the form of a written SLA, or\nService Level Agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disaster_Recovery\"><\/span>Disaster Recovery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosting\ncompanies are usually better equipped to recover from any number of disasters\nwhereas few companies have the human or hardware resources to quickly restore\ntheir data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compliance\"><\/span>Compliance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your\ncompany subject to federal regulation concerning the security, management and\nretention of your email? Complying can be expensive, but company executives and\nIT staff may be subject to criminal penalties, including prison time, for\nnon-compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>&nbsp;all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>&nbsp;[1] and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;[2]. For everything from gaming servers to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is email a mission critical application to your business? Here\u2019s an interesting observation. 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