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123Together Hosting 

Powerful email and collaboration software hosting in the cloud is offered by 123Together in affordable monthly plans. They also offer on-demand virtual cloud servers, with three tiers of service, as well as fully customized servers.

Support

You can access an extensive knowledge base for self-help and tutorials. A handful of how-to videos and setup guides will also help you if you run into simple problems. You may contact tech support by submitting a request through their ticketing system 24/7.

Features

123Together facilities house the hardware that delivers their services to you.

• Tier 4 facility
• Co-located
• Four major backbones
• Double power grid
• Diesel generator power backup
• Security monitoring
• 99.999 percent uptime guarantee for shared servers
• 100 percent uptime guarantee for dedicated servers
• Spam filters
• Anti-virus software updated hourly
• Optional server management for a fee
• Standalone services available: desktop backup, email archiving, and McAffee Message Continuity

Microsoft Exchange 2010

Hosting for your Exchange email in sizes suitable for small to large businesses.

• Choice of shared or dedicated servers
• Three pricing tiers: Mail Bundle, Collaboration Bundle, or Security Bundle
• 25 gigabyte (GB) hosted Exchange
• Spam filtering
• Up to 1 GB SharePoint, depending on tier selected
• Microsoft Lync, except with Mail Bundle
• 200 megabyte (MB) SharePoint site
• Email encryption and complaint archiving with Security Bundle
• No setup fees
• No contracts with fewer than 100 users
• Add-ons available, such as Blackberry support and email encryption

SharePoint Foundation 2010

Collaboration software hosting for organizations of any size with any budget.

• Five pricing tiers: 2010 Basic, Starter, Pro, Enhanced, Premium
• Up to 50 GB storage, depending on tier chosen
• Subsites
• Daily backups
• Microsoft Office integration
• Document change tracking
• Alerts
• Templates
• Browser-based customization

CloudSHIFT Server

Scalable virtual server in three sizes or customized for your business.

• Three tiers: Standard, Advanced, and Premium
• Windows 2008 R2 64-bit
• Up to 4 GB of memory, depending on tier chosen
• Up to 3 central processing unit (CPU) cores
• 150 GB hard drive
• One public IP
• Accessible via Windows or Mac from any Web browser

Pros

• Customizable plans so you’re not locked into pre-packaged solution
• Uptime guarantee
• Redundant facilities
• Choice between shared and dedicated

Cons

• No choice in operating systems; everything is Windows-based
• Limited features
• No software installers included

The Verdict

123Together is not a typical Web hosting provider offering loads of hosting plans and site building software. They specialize in email server hosting for Exchange and collaboration software hosting for SharePoint. 

The cloud hosting available would be useful if you need quick, on-demand cloud hosting for app testing or a simple website. It is not the type of hosting you would want for a huge corporate website, media streaming site, or a large e-commerce site. 

If your business uses Microsoft products for email, documents, and collaboration already and you want to take the next step by getting a server, 123Together probably has a solution that’s right for you.