Knowledge Hub
Sharing insights & actionable advice
Enabling Business Communication at scale, uniquely engaging one customer at a time.Enabling Business Communication at scale
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
Learn the essential steps to set up an email integrated failover for your enterprise. Ensure uninterrupted communication and enhance data protection with our comprehensive guide tailored for South African businesses.
In today’s digital landscape, ensuring uninterrupted email communication is essential for businesses operating in diverse sectors such as finance, healthcare, and government. This guide explores the concept of email integrated failover, outlining the crucial steps for South African enterprises to implement a robust system that ensures continuous email operations even during outages or failures.
Email integrated failover refers to a strategy that allows organizations to maintain email functionality during instances of system failures, natural disasters, or cyber threats. By integrating failover mechanisms into email systems, enterprises can minimize downtime, maintain communication with stakeholders, and protect sensitive information.
Establishing a reliable email integrated failover system involves several key steps:
Start by evaluating your existing email infrastructure. Identify systems in place, vulnerabilities, and any previous downtime experienced. Understanding the weaknesses will help determine the necessary components for an effective failover solution.
Select a failover solution that aligns with your business needs. Common options include:
Create redundancy within your email architecture by setting up additional servers, maintaining backups, and ensuring your DNS settings allow for quick rerouting in the event of server failures.
Conduct regular failover tests to ensure your system operates smoothly under different scenarios. It’s crucial to review and update your failover protocols to adapt to new threats and incorporate technological advancements.
As you set up and maintain your email integrated failover, consider these best practices:
Setting up an email integrated failover system is a vital step for South African enterprises aiming for sustained communication efficacy and resilience. With the right precautions and strategies in place, organizations can significantly reduce the impact of unforeseen failures, thus maintaining their reputation and operational flows.
Embrace the future of uninterrupted communication by implementing an email integrated failover system today. Bidvest Data is here to guide you through the process. Contact our team to learn more about our tailored solutions for enterprises in South Africa.
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.