Email is a big part of every company since it has replaced most other forms of inter-office, and outer-office communication. With reliable email service being so important, Microsoft has bolstered their Office 365 exchange mail hosting to compete with, and surpass in most cases other third party exchange providers. If you are not sure what the difference is, here are the top three reasons you should be using Office 365:

Office 365 is a great upgrade for small and mid-sized businesses that have tried to operate and maintain their own on-site server that is dependent on their own power, their own Internet connection, and their own system administrators. While such a set up might save money in the short term, the advantage of outsourcing your server becomes clear in the long run.

Over a three to five year period, it is very likely that a server that is kept on-site will fail, lose power or connectivity for an extended period of time, leaving you with no backup and no way of accessing the email you need in order to do business. Incoming messages will bounce back to senders, which not only looks unprofessional, it could cause your business to miss critical business communications

Keeping everything in one place can be disastrous. While adding an additional monthly fee is something no business owner likes to do, the alternative is far less appealing.

By using Office 365, you get all of the functionality that hosting your own server provides, but with the benefits of added security and stability. Rather than devoting valuable time and resources to maintaining a system that is bound to cause trouble, invest in the peace of mind that Office 365 and cloud computing provide. With everything hosted in the cloud, you can access anything you need anywhere, any time and avoid any costly service interruptions..

Office 365 gives you the overall satisfaction of knowing that the operational lifeblood of your business—your email—won’t go down. It is reliable, easy to use, and great for business.