Doesn't help that BES pinging an Exchange server for one user is like 4 nonBES users...
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Jason Gurtz <jasongu...@npumail.com> wrote: > +1 > > Actually, for us, more expensive to outsource due to the amount of > Blackberries here. Seems some things initiate nickel-and-diming... > Outsourcing Exchange probably makes the most sense cost-wise for: the > business with low amounts of in-house I.T. talent, the very small biz, or > the very large biz. > > Also, besides cost comparison, I think it's a really great idea to do a > bit of searching through the archives of this list. Also, check out the > technet forums for the hosted exchange product. You won't even have to do > searching there to get an idea of some of the things you'll run in to. > There is stuff that matters beyond perf/uptime and raw cost numbers. > > Someday it will probably be better--very immature service offerings out > there when it comes to the details. > > ~JasonG > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jay Dale [mailto:jd...@unetek.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 16:52 > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2010 in-house vs cloud > > > > I don't know exact cost amounts, but I can tell you we went through a > > similar comparison and the costs were relatively the same for both, so > it > > basically depended on the client's feelings towards in-house vs. hosting > > in general and weighing the pros and cons of both. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jay Dale > > Senior Systems Administrator > > > > P:281-574-2414 > > > > > > > > From: Scott Schneider [mailto:sschnei...@inscapesolutions.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 1:35 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Exchange 2010 in-house vs cloud > > > > > > > > Our current hardware goes end of life this year. We are looking at > either > > upgrading our current 2003 Exchange to 2010 and replacing the hardware > it > > runs on, or outsourcing the Exchange portion to a cloud service. We have > > about 10 Wintel servers and would incorporate Hyper V as part of the > > upgrade, as I have other servers which also need to be replaced this > year. > > > > > > > > What I have been trying to find is a general cost per user of hosted > > versus in-house Exchange, and the average bandwidth per user required > for > > outsourced. Anybody know a decent site where I might find that info? > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott Schneider > > > > > > > > Save a tree, print only if necessary > > > > > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > > software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > > software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > > --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
