For many years I have been advocating the use of hosted spam filtering to make you life easier. There are three main reasons that hosted spam filtering makes your life easier:
1) It reduces the workload on your server
2) It reduces the network traffic on your router, firewall, and any switches between the Internet and the server
3) Having a hosted spam filter eliminates downtime when you move offices, replace the server, or switch Internet service providers
4) Having a hosted spam filter allows you to move from in-house email to hosted (cloud) email with zero downtime
Here are three videos to show you why this is true. First, here's a quickie on how to set up your hosted spam filter.
How to Set Up a Hosted Spam Filter
Second, here's a video on moving your email server when you have a hosted spam filter in place.
Moving Your Email Server with a Hosted Spam Filter
Third, here's a video demonstrating the steps to move your email from in-house to out-house. Um . . . well out-of-house anyway.
Moving from In-House Exchange to Hosted Exchange Mailboxes
Feedback always welcome!
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1) It reduces the workload on your server
2) It reduces the network traffic on your router, firewall, and any switches between the Internet and the server
3) Having a hosted spam filter eliminates downtime when you move offices, replace the server, or switch Internet service providers
4) Having a hosted spam filter allows you to move from in-house email to hosted (cloud) email with zero downtime
Here are three videos to show you why this is true. First, here's a quickie on how to set up your hosted spam filter.
How to Set Up a Hosted Spam Filter
Second, here's a video on moving your email server when you have a hosted spam filter in place.
Moving Your Email Server with a Hosted Spam Filter
Third, here's a video demonstrating the steps to move your email from in-house to out-house. Um . . . well out-of-house anyway.
Moving from In-House Exchange to Hosted Exchange Mailboxes
Feedback always welcome!
:-)
Hi Karl,
ReplyDeleteGreat article, I'm looking to provide a good spam filtering service as part of my 'Elite' MSP program and wanted to see what you recommended as your SPAM filtering favorite(s)? A solution that's effective and would fit well to offer at 'little to no cost' as part of my highest MSP plans.
Donte @ Tech Force
It's a great idea! We've included hosted spam filtering for more than six years. Maybe seven. We use Reflexion, but there are many good services. With low volume, expect to pay about $1.50 per mailbox. I think that's cheap enough to roll into just about any offering.
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