Windows Phone Thoughts: Can Hosted Exchange Work for Your Company?

"Can hosted Exchange be cheaper? Can it lower your total cost of ownership?... Can hosted Exchange be better than going it alone? Can it enable you to focus on your core business? 'The answer here is simple,' explains Walter. 'We started out trying to bring up our own Exchange 2003 and VPN environment, and it became apparent very quickly that it was taking our focus away from where it needed to be. We are a small business and our time is better spent serving our current customers and acquiring new ones.'"



Over the past 5 years, the market for ASP (Application Service Providers) solutions has really exploded and anyone with lengthy experience running an IT department or making IT decisions for a company should be quite familiar with the ASP question by now. Every year, more and more types of standard back-office solutions are being offered in this manner; corporate email is just one example. In this article, the author looks at the pros and cons of a hosted Exchange service. Take a look and let us know your thoughts, especially if you've had any exposure to such a service.