Knowledge Hub
Sharing insights & actionable advice


Please wait while we prepare your content...
“Thank you Bidvest team for your great service throughout 2024.”
- MTN
“Working with the Bidvest team is a real pleasure. We've thoroughly enjoyed partnering with a local provider for our business' WhatsApp profile - invoicing is simple and our templates are loaded and approved speedily. Prepaid24 would highly recommend Bidvest. Such a seamless process from setup to production!”
- Prepaid24
“We're incredibly grateful to the Bidvest Data Team who go above and beyond to support us with vital customer communication. Their commitment and innovation has kept us at the forefront of electronic customer engagement.”
- Sanlam Retail Mass
“Dear Bidvest team, Just wanted to take the time to say a very special thank you to TEAM BIDVEST. Everyone at OUP thanks all the people involved over the last few weeks and trust me, everyone in our organization now knows how much we can depend on Bidvest and we're all truly grateful for your efforts. Your responsiveness to our changing needs and requests is truly appreciated”
- Oxford
Discover how integrated failover for email enhances communication reliability, security, and efficiency for enterprises in South Africa. Learn implementation strategies and benefits.
In today's digital landscape, reliable communication is paramount for enterprises, particularly in sectors like finance, healthcare, and government. Integrated failover mechanisms for email systems present a proactive solution to ensure communication continuity even when primary systems fail. This guide delves into the benefits of implementing an integrated failover strategy for your enterprise email communications, emphasizing enhanced reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
Integrated failover solutions involve an automatic switch-over to a secondary email system or server in the event of a primary failure. This ensures that email communication remains uninterrupted, safeguarding business operations from the disruptions that can arise from technical failures, outages, or other unforeseen events.
The implementation of integrated failover for email systems provides enterprises with numerous benefits that enhance operational resilience and efficiency.
With integrated failover, enterprises can expect a significant decrease in downtime. Even during maintenance or unexpected outages, email communications continue seamlessly, maintaining service levels critical for client trust and operational requirements.
Data loss due to server failures or outages can introduce critical vulnerabilities. Integrated failover systems employ robust security protocols, ensuring that data remains protected during transitions, which is particularly vital for industries like banking and healthcare that handle sensitive information.
Integrating failover systems minimizes revenue loss associated with downtime. By ensuring communication channels remain open, enterprises can sustain productivity and benefit from reduced operating expenses related to system recovery.
Integrated failover solutions are designed to grow alongside the enterprise. As your email communication needs expand, these systems can be adjusted to comply with increasing data volumes and user demands without losing reliability.
To ensure effective deployment of an integrated failover system for email, enterprises should follow these essential steps:
Many enterprises across various sectors have embraced integrated failover solutions to enhance their email communication strategies:
Investing in integrated failover for email communications is an essential strategy for businesses looking to enhance reliability, security, and efficiency in their operations. For South African enterprises, ensuring that communication remains uninterrupted—even during critical incidents—is essential in maintaining customer trust and operational integrity. Explore how Bidvest Data's robust email solutions can help your organization implement integrated failover mechanisms tailored to your unique requirements.
Get started today and see immediate results
Get answers to common questions about EMAIL
“Thank you Bidvest team for your great service throughout 2024.”
- MTN
“Working with the Bidvest team is a real pleasure. We've thoroughly enjoyed partnering with a local provider for our business' WhatsApp profile - invoicing is simple and our templates are loaded and approved speedily. Prepaid24 would highly recommend Bidvest. Such a seamless process from setup to production!”
- Prepaid24
“We're incredibly grateful to the Bidvest Data Team who go above and beyond to support us with vital customer communication. Their commitment and innovation has kept us at the forefront of electronic customer engagement.”
- Sanlam Retail Mass
“Dear Bidvest team, Just wanted to take the time to say a very special thank you to TEAM BIDVEST. Everyone at OUP thanks all the people involved over the last few weeks and trust me, everyone in our organization now knows how much we can depend on Bidvest and we're all truly grateful for your efforts. Your responsiveness to our changing needs and requests is truly appreciated”
- Oxford
Discover our comprehensive solution features designed to transform your business communication experience

We implement your designs, images and artwork for optimal delivery. We measure and manage spam ratings, and we monitor and manage blacklisting and reputation of sending domains.

PDF documents, HTML content, videos and animations can be hosted on our Zero Rated Data domains. Reverse billing of data on these domains ensure access for end users to content at no cost. Bidvest Data offers this service on all South African and Namibian mobile networks.

Bidvest Data offers custom-built, screen adaptive, HTML environments, enabling features like animation, rotating GIFs, and interactive buttons in the email body and built into the unique microsite.

Our service includes automated large file batch sending through sFTP data transfer. The data can selectively drive template messaging. Near real-time email sending is facilitated through our API, using templates or dynamic text.

Where another channel in our omnichannel platform is unsuccessful in delivering a message, we can automatically fail over to email. Priority and fail over channels are configurable.

Bidvest Data provides near-real-time and periodic aggregate batched reporting on consumer engagement, including link tracking, email delivery status, and customized reports on microsite access.