Email Archiving: SaaS Strengths vs. On-Premise Solutions

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Email Archiving:
SaaS Strengths vs.
On-Premise Solutions
A White Paper by Ferris Research
December 2008. Report #798
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Email Archiving: SaaS Strengths vs. On-Premise Solutions...........4 Technology Background .................................................................4 SaaS Solutions...........................................................................4 Software On-Premise Solutions ................................................4 Appliances .................................................................................4 Strengths of SaaS vs. On-Premise...................................................4 Ease of Installation ....................................................................5 Simplicity of System Maintenance............................................5 IT Staff Focus............................................................................6 Installation Costs .......................................................................6 Total Cost of Ownership ...........................................................6 Predictability of SaaS Costs ......................................................6 Summary..........................................................................................7 Interview with Mimecast ....................................................................8 About Mimecast.................................................................................10
Ferris Analyzer Information Service. Report #798. December 2008. © 2008 Ferris Research, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may be copied or freely reproduced provided you disclose authorship and sponsorship and include this notice. For subscriptions, contact us at +1 415 986 1414 or info@ferris.com. 3 Email Archiving:
SaaS Strengths vs.
On-Premise Solutions
Email archiving can be implemented by subscribing to a hosted service-commonly called "software as a service" (SaaS)-or by licensing software and installing it in-house (on-premise). This Ferris Research white paper explains the main strengths of the SaaS approach over t... [download for more]