Hosted email has been available for quite some time, but the arrival of new “cloud-based” solutions offered by technology heavyweights such as Google (GoogleApps), Microsoft (Microsoft Online Service), Apple (MobileMe) and even IBM (Bluehouse) are stirring up a renewed debate of the pros and cons of using these services at an enterprise level.

Last week’s outage at Google, recent repeat problems at Amazon’s S3 storage services and Apple’s “insanely grating” MobileMe launch highlight the need to carefully consider all aspects when weighing hosted vs. on-premise solutions.

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