The rapidly changing internet threatscape, quest for IT resource optimization and escalating operation and maintenance cost of keeping digital resources up are leading to cost-effective and technologically efficient business solutions, with computing resources available on demand and consumption pattern on pay per use basis.
| MailRoute | In-house |
|---|---|
| Filtering and quarantine of viruses and malware | A single breach is more costly than MailRoute's yearly cost |
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Automatic updating of virus definitions |
IT staff and processes more costly than MailRoute's yearly cost |
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Protection against DDoS and hacker attacks |
IT staff and processes leave you exposed on the internet |
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Continuity protection against mail system failures |
A single recovery can cost 1/2 of MailRoute's yearly cost |
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Outbound security guards against insider threats |
Insider threat protection almost impossible in-house |
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99.999% uptime guaranteed |
Limited uptime guarantee |
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Full redundancy – no single point of failure |
Single point of failure |
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90+% reduction in traffic on your server, 99% of which is spam |
In-house servers handle 100% of mail traffic |
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Reduce bandwidth by restricting email to only approved accounts |
Paying for bandwidth to manage useless and dangerous email from phishing attacks |
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Lower CPU and memory resource needs |
Paying high CPU |
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Mailbagging and Disaster Recovery included |
Bounced mail when your servers go down |
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100% cost-free Customer Support |
Expensive, unavailable support from manufacturer and often in-house |
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60 seconds to setup account; No hardware or software to install |
Time to setup and test in-house |
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Meets industry compliance standards |
Must navigate industry standards alone |
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Improves employee productivity; extra hands in IT |
Expensive in-house labor to manage email filtering hardware/software |
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No need for costly upgrade and maintenance |
Regular maintenance, upgrades and security patches |
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Low entry cost |
Expensive systems that become obsolete |
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Risk-free implementation; platform-agnostic |
Must commit to buying multiple pieces of software, middle-ware |
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Ongoing development of new features |
Filters lose their efficacy over time |
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MailRoute is never obsolete |
Hardware and software end-of-life |
Behr Iron & Metal uses MailRoute's hosted services. The decision to move to a SaaS was due to in-house solutions requiring physical space and high cost, and placing a constant demand for support and configuration on in-house engineers. Since Behr moved their email security to MailRoute they have maximized productivity of their servers as well as provided a UI to end-users for easy management of spam settings on a customized, granular basis.