Share Point Online And Exchange Online; The Perfect Team For Hosted Email

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Running water. Sliced bread. Air conditioning. Email. It's hard to imagine life without any of these things, as they have become so common that many folks alive now don't even know of a time that such things didn't exist.

Email has become as much a part of business as the forty-hour workweek. But for all it's functionality and convenience, email, like anything technical, is only as good as the applications used to run it. It is in this area that Microsoft has been providing top-flight software and even hosting for businesses of all sizes for decades now. With that kind of experience and expertise, one can't go wrong utilizing them.

For the medium to large business, cloud computing has become increasingly popular, as it allows networking on a grand scale. All employees can submit their tasks, documents, project, etc, to the business service provider even without actually having the application software. With the cloud service as the remote data center, all company personnel can then access the same information, leading to greater communication, productivity, and morale.

And just like email itself, Microsoft ...
... has been tops in leading the way of cloud computing as well. Microsoft SharePoint Online provides the means for businesses of all sizes and types to:
--Create and share documents with co workers by utilizing My Sites
--Keep teams on the same page via shared libraries, task lists, and calendars with Team Sites
--Provide communication among co workers in real time within SharePoint Online

Hosted Share Point advantages don't stop there. With no server purchases or requirements, businesses can quickly establish a small satellite office anywhere in the world, work seamlessly with contract or temporary staff, even handle newly acquired business. This will increase productivity, right from the get go.

And all of this is done with the simple and familiar experience of the well-known applications and interfaces of other Microsoft products such as Office.

As great as Share Point is, business still needs a good email program, and again Microsoft come through with Exchange Online. With Exchange, businesses can enjoy both security and flexibility in its deployment. Since the application is web based, accessibility is limited only by one's access to the internet. And best of all, Exchange Online works in offices and with compatible mobile devices anywhere in the world. Emails and communications are fully secured by Exchange, whether specific to itself, or used in conjunction with Share Point Online. You can communicate knowing our data is fully protected by industry leading anti virus and anti spam software.

Where Exchange Online can really prove its worth, though, is in the area of the recovery of lost emails and data by its use of continuously replicating and geo redundant data centers that meet international standards by numerous third parties. In the event of everything from a server crash to a natural disaster, your data is safe and can be recovered easily.

While there is no shortage of free email web sites and even cloud services out there, and there is no arguing that they do offer tremendous convenience and accessibility, for anything other than personal use, they tend to fall short. Free providers can't and don't guarantee security of the data that is sent or received, nor the reliability of the service provided. Should there ever be an technical issue or even a question, there is no tech support for customers. And if anything ever gets lost for any reason, there is often no means of recovering lost data. That alone is cause for pause as to whether such a service is a good choice for business communication needs.

In closing, you can't go wrong with Share Point Online tag teamed with Exchange Online, as the advantages far outweigh any costs involved. And with the capability of providing hosted SharePoint as well as email archiving for ease of use, everyone in the office will stay in contact.

Find out more about Exchange Online. Get more information on SharePoint Online and Hosted SharePoint.