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Outsourcing E-Mail

  • 10-12-2009 10:21am
    #1
    jamieh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I was asked a question yesterday and thought I'd get some opinions from boardsies.

    A company I work with are considering outsourcing their e-mail to Microsoft (open to other companies also)

    They have ~150 mailboxes. MS are offering 2.5gb mailboxes @ €8 each per month. Servers will either be in Dublin or Amsterdam.

    They can go down that road, or invest heavily in a SAN, servers, Exchange licenses, consultancy fees etc.

    What do you think the pro's and con's are of both?

    Also, the company is a regulated financial company so security is a big issue.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Keano
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    Does the €8 cover maintenance etc?


  • #3
    Komplett-Tech: Ryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,002 ✭✭✭Komplett-Tech: Ryan


    Or backups, virus scans. Spam blockers etc etc?

    Got any link to this service MS are providing?


  • #4
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,513 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    You'd want anti-spam, backups etc as a very basic service

    Google also offer a business e-mail service but costs a tad more -
    http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/gmail.html

    I use it as a home e-mail service as its free for 50 users...obviously doesn't have a business SLA though :D


  • #5
    killiank
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭killiank


    I would find the google business email very good. Everyone is used to the gmail interface for getting the emails remotely but it also works with outlook. The storage remotely is huge 7424mb currently & you also get them delivered to your inbox locally.


  • #6
    spartacus93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭spartacus93


    Cabaal wrote: »
    You'd want anti-spam, backups etc as a very basic service

    Google also offer a business e-mail service but costs a tad more -
    http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/gmail.html

    I use it as a home e-mail service as its free for 50 users...obviously doesn't have a business SLA though :D

    Google offer gmail to business for $50 per year per user. For 150 users that's roughly €5,500 P/Y.

    Microsoft charge (8 x 12 x 150) €14,400
    killiank wrote: »
    I would find the google business email very good. Everyone is used to the gmail interface for getting the emails remotely but it also works with outlook. The storage remotely is huge 7424mb currently & you also get them delivered to your inbox locally.

    Remote storage for business users is 25Gb per mailbox.


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  • #7
    FruitLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭FruitLover


    +1 for Google mail. The last company I worked for ran off Google apps and mail. Managing email on-site in 2010 is silly for anyone but huge corpos.


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