What to Look for in an Email Hosting Service

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Email is at the heart of communication in small and medium sized businesses, which means that your email hosting service is not something that should be overlooked when investing in website services for your business. If you are not sure where to start when looking for a hosting service that will meet your needs, consider these qualities that will point to the most reliable providers.

Consistent uptime
Perhaps the most important aspect of email hosting to consider is availability, since even an hour of downtime can cost your business up to $20,000 dollars. When you seek out a provider, guaranteed uptime should be a leading factor in your decision. Along with strong uptime, you will want the ease of 24/7 support and monitoring.

Security
Businesses large and small are vulnerable to email threats that could cause costly leaks of customer or employee information. Therefore, security is a necessity for any email hosting service. You will want to have the reliability of anti-virus and anti-malware filtering along with business-grade spam filtering to protect from big losses. There may also be specific safety concerns depending on the nature of your business such as HIPAA certification for medical offices.

Storage
An effective email service will allow you to archive, store, and consolidate information to streamline communication and preserve important data. You’ll also want to have the ability to send and receive large attachments and access your email from anywhere.

Ease-of-use
Accessibility is another key factor for a quality email hosting service. You should have complete control over the email system with adaptability to your needs. Mobile accessibility to both email and the hosting control panel will also be integral for business owners working on tight, unpredictable schedules.

Anchor Wave can keep your business up and running with web and email hosting services based in secure data centers with around-the-clock monitoring and support. To learn how easy it is to transition your site to our servers, give us a call at (520) 622-3731.

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