The "Bottom Line" when considering a Hosted (outsourced) Exchange 2007 Server Architcture is a positive financial impact with higher service levels. 

The financial investment and overhead of owning and maintaining servers & software applications is substantial. Many companies implement or “live with” a lower quality solution purely because of budgetary constraints. 

Another factor to consider is the fact that Software License and Hardware costs account for only a fraction of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the infrastructure.  The bulk of the costs are the ongoing Operational or technical support costs.
 
By outsourcing, companies can now reap the same benefits that were once reserved for large corporations with large IT Budgets. IE-Hosted Exchange offers companies the advantages of:

1. Lower cost-of-ownership
2. Cost predictability.
3. Lower budget risk
4. Better Use of Capital.
5. Immediate deployment.
6. Focus IT staff of Core Business applications.
7. Ability to scale-up or scale-down as needed, with no risk.
8. Anytime, anywhere access to information

Read on to discover more...

Key Benefits from Outsourcing Microsoft Exchange

The following identifies key dimensions (issue areas) associated with operating corporate email infrastructure based on Microsoft Exchange.  Within each issue area a comparison is made between an "in-house" or "on-premises" implementation vs. an "outsourced" or "Info Exchange Hosted" implementation.  The results are quite surprising...  Read On...

Issue 1:  Financial Investment

Do-it Yourself (In-House) Implementation
Large, unpredictable financial investment needed. The cost for the hardware and software needed to properly support and launch Exchange is often thousands of US Dollars, plus the cost for hiring and managing additional IT staff. In addition, the costs for ongoing maintenance, upkeep and storage can be very unpredictable.

Info Exchange Hosted Implementation
Initial costs are minimal and fixed. With a hosted solution, your costs to implement and launch are minimal, as it has already made the investment for you. There is no need to purchase hardware or software; no need to hire and train new IT personnel. Your costs are low, more fixed and easier to budget.

Issue 2:  IT Resources

Do-it Yourself (In-House) Implementation
Requires dedicated IT resources. Managing a typical e-mail system, Server & Patch management, Anti Virus and anti-Spam management, for a 75 person company can take up as much as 95% of a senior technician's time.

Info Exchange Hosted Implementation
No dedicated IT resources required. User maintenance can be performed by non-technical staff via an Online Control Panel provided with the service.  All system/server management is performed by Info Exchange.

Issue 3:  Deployment

Do-it Yourself (In-House) Implementation
Longer time to deploy. The average deployment time is often at least 30 days for an in-house messaging and collaboration solution with dedicated staff.  We have only assumed a 10-day basic implementation via Contracted Staff for this analysis.  This cost can be MUCH higher.

Info Exchange Hosted Implementation
Significantly shorter and potentially same-day deployment. The average deployment time through Info Exchange is no more than a matter of hours with a shared environment, a few days more for a dedicated solution, using your own domain.

Issue 4:  Reliability & Maintenance

Do-it Yourself (In-House) Implementation
Lack of redundancy, poor administration, delay in upgrades - any of these can cause security and/or performance issues. Server crashes and/or e-mail interruptions cause business delays and loss of productivity.

Info Exchange Hosted Implementation
Updates performed in timely manner by trained experts. Quality of service is guaranteed by SLA (99.9% uptime), along with Backup-service, and same business day technical support. Direct Tier-1 24x7 phone support is an available add-on.

Issue 5:  Security & Upgrades

Do-it Yourself (In-House) Implementation
Constant vigilance required to combat viruses and SPAM. Delay in upgrades. Costly, complex security solutions

Info Exchange Hosted Implementation
Security and mobility services available on-demand. Basic features included with service; advanced features available at low cost.