Most online resources that discuss the merits of email archiving concentrate on the legal aspects. While this is undoubtedly important, it isn’t the only aspect of archiving that business needs to consider. It has much more practical purposes that immediately benefits a business in a disaster recovery situation.

At the last estimate, over 80 percent of corporate communication was done via email. No matter the size, type or scope of business, electronic communication dominated the mediums available. We have also developed a habit of using our inboxes as storage for important information, company confidential data and personal files.

What if that ability was taken away? It’s easy to take our infrastructure for granted, but recent events in Japan should tell us otherwise. It could be anything from a simple disk failure, to the breakdown of power, utilities or the building in a given area. If all the data goes with it, it could cripple some businesses.

What them if not only did you lose the ability to send mail, but you lost everything stored on the mail server? If the business wasn’t in trouble before, it would be then.

The inability to send email would be the least of your problems. Our emails now contain contracts, company confidential information, orders, acknowledgements and a whole host of other important data. Anyone who is a believer in Murphy’s Law will know that it would be at that moment when you would receive an e-discovery request.

An email archiving solution is designed to help businesses through disaster recovery situations as well as protect you from the law. While the picture I painted above may seem a little extreme, it’s something that any business needs to prepare for. A coherent backup schedule and email archiving system can prevent data loss and keep the company productive while they cope with whatever disaster has befallen them.

Unless you have a robust business continuity solution, data loss could all too easily become a reality. There are many single points of failure in any IT infrastructure, and it cannot be protected from every eventuality. By spreading risk, a business can decrease this probability of failure by a significant amount.

Not all businesses can afford disaster recovery backup sites, but the ability to serve programs in the cloud helps in these kinds of situations. Working from home, from rented offices or anywhere that has internet access can enable the business to remain productive even during these worst case scenarios.

However, without access to inboxes, files, and important documents, employees will be hamstrung. No amount of cloud computing can solve that particular problem.For a reasonable monthly fee, or modest investment it’s possible to mitigate against this problem

That’s where the true value of email archiving comes in. The ability to quickly access or restore the email functionality of employees will enable them to at least get some work done, even if not at full capacity. For this reason alone it’s worth considering.

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Most of the world is on the internet nowadays, at least 80 percent of our country is anyway. Despite that, some businesses still can’t see the value in having an online presence. It’s sometimes a surprisingly hard sell convincing them that they could benefit by having a website designed by us.

Even if the business has a strong local bias, a loyal customer base, and no plans to expand, it’s still worth having a web presence.Convincing a business that it needs a website can be a tough undertaking. The fact they still don’t have one demonstrates that these clients are either small, new, or behind the times. Cash is often an issue too, with startup costs and limited clientele until the business gains a foothold.

We tend to use a few selling points to sell web design to these kinds of clients. Let’s discuss them here.

Availability

Even the hardest working business owner can’t operate 24/7. They have to sleep, have family time, and rest so they can function properly. A website doesn’t need rest. It can be selling, answering questions, and gaining customers while you sleep. The world is full of time zones, when it’s midnight here, its midday somewhere else. Business is a 24-hour activity, and if you aren’t in it, you’re out.

A great website design is a storefront to the world, open all day, every day.

Reach

Some businesses are purely local, with a local clientele and a narrow focus. That’s fine in those cases, but for everyone else reaching new markets is a must. Widening a customer base ensures security, stability and enables expansion. Resources in a given area are finite. Expanding that area allows a business to exploit resources further afield. The wider the reach, the wider the customer base.

A website is open to the world. If you sell products and can ship them internationally, the world is literally open for business.

Exposure

Oscar Wilde once said “The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about.” Never a truer word said when it comes to making money. If people don’t know your business exists, they can’t spend their money with you.

A website ensures exposure, and a coherent SEO strategy ensures word gets around about what you offer.

ROI

Return on Investment is more important to some businesses than others. It can often very quick to realize. For the relatively modest amount we charge to design it, the website has the potential of making the client many times more than that. Hosting costs very little, and once the site is live, it can be left alone. A regular update process will improve search results, but apart from that, maintenance is minimal.

Convincing companies to have a business website is occasionally harder than it should be. However, illustrating the company’s main competitors and how they approach the internet is a great way of convincing them.

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