Large companies and organizations can benefit from using Microsoft Exchange. This hosting solution is highly practical for businesses at all levels as it enables companies to customize features to match their unique corporate needs. Microsoft Exchange is designed for online contingency planning, and here are some of the major features.
Continuity Solutions
Like most big corporations with a large client base, that personalized, one-on-one customer support that you’ll find in small to medium-sized businesses is somewhat lacking. But what they lack in customer service, they make up for in continuity solutions. For instance, if your company’s email hosting goes down, Microsoft provides back-up until the issue is resolved. Most companies will find the cost of such service to be reasonable and worthwhile.
Integrated Service
Microsoft offers an integrated service. Unlike other providers who charge per service, companies using Microsoft Exchange have access to a variety of additional features at no additional cost. And while customer support may have its drawbacks, it is unlimited and a company can continue to contact Microsoft until the issue is resolved, at no extra charge.
No Client-Side Installations
With no client-side installations, Microsoft is refreshingly easy. Companies can back-up their data, and keep multiple copies. This allows them to play around with their settings, upgrade their Exchange servers, and feel secure if ever there’s an infrastructure meltdown because all of the data is still available for recovery.
Secure Solutions
The key for success in using Microsoft Exchange is to understand how the service fits into your strategic data goals.
One important consideration with the Microsoft Exchange contingency plan is knowing what to do if you Exchange server experiences a malfunction. Because the service is very reliable, this is an uncommon occurrence, but should it happen, the potential of losing important email does exist. Microsoft Exchange has built-in backups, but the service must be properly configured on the client side in order for them to work.
Make sure to have a back-upconnection to the Exchange server is of utmost importance in the event of an emergency as well. Should the worst happen, and a server completely crash, companies are able to run command line functions in Exchange. This feature allows it to restore corrupt files or do other troubleshooting.
Contingency plans guard against the worst case scenario, which is definitely necessary. But if companies understand and take steps to correcting potential weaknesses now, they won’t have to implement their contingency plans later. Still, Microsoft Exchange can help to ensure continuity of service in the event that it is needed.
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