| Let's have a closer look at the breakdown of the | | | | SetupA Server $4,000-$10,000 |
| costs of a local exchange server vs a hosted | | | | Backup hardware/software $2,000-$6,000 |
| exchange service for an organization with 25 users. | | | | UPS $500-$1000 (stops your server being blown up |
| Please note that all pricing is for New Zealand in New | | | | with a power spike or power failure) |
| Zealand dollars. | | | | Microsoft Exchange Software & Licensing $6,100 |
| Hosted Exchange Costs | | | | Warranty $500-$1,000 |
| Setup | | | | Technician to setup $2,000-$6,000 |
| $100 one off per user cost to migrate all emails data | | | | Ongoing CostsBackups & Restores |
| to the new hosted exchange environment and | | | | $5,000-$10,000/year (1Hr/week either you or your |
| setting up users new exchange email. | | | | staff charged at $100/hr) |
| Monthly Cost$23 per user per month, which includes | | | | SLA $500-$2,000/year |
| spam protection (users can be added or removed as | | | | Fixed IP Address $240/year |
| required) | | | | Power $300-$400/year |
| $17 per domain per month, domain name hosting i.e. | | | | Spam Protection $600-$2000/year |
| So total first year cost for 25 users/email addresses | | | | Domain $200/year |
| is fixed at $9604 and then $7104 per year. | | | | So total 1st year cost for a local exchange server |
| Local Exchange Server Costs | | | | setup will be between $22,000-$45,000 please note |
| With a local hosted server the costs would hugely | | | | that does not include; technician time to perform |
| vary depending on whether you are going budget or | | | | updates, technician time to perform backups and |
| purchasing high quality equipment and services. | | | | restores when you or your staff can't do it, repair |
| Therefore I have included a range, the reason being | | | | failed hardware, software upgrades or the fact that |
| you can go cheap i.e. use second hand hardware, | | | | server hardware generally last between 3-5 years |
| used a low skilled IT technician however these are | | | | where you would have to go through the whole |
| false economies and it generally will end up costing | | | | process of a new server and licensing expense again. |
| you more in time and hassle fixing the shortcuts that | | | | When you compare the costs over a 3 year period |
| were taken in the future. | | | | there really is no choice. |