I've never really seen it as "Google vs. Exchange" tbh, I think both do different things and suit different needs.
Office with half a dozen people and no real IT need or infrastructure and I think I'd find it hard to see past Google Apps or Hosted Exchange, even scaled up to a couple dozen staff and a single server I'm not sure Exchange would be first choice simply because if nothing else you do need to back it up and someone needs to ensure that happens. On the other hand, if you have a few dozen or a few hundred users and have even a modest investment in things like a SAN or vmware and decent connectivity and someone with IT knowledge then I'm not sure it's so easy a decision. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Gurtz [mailto:jasongu...@npumail.com] Sent: 20 August 2010 13:23 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange is history?: Moved two clients to GoogleApps this week. Would definitely be interested in some details as far as client size, feature usage (shared calendars, contacts, etc...), and the technical level of the users. It seems from past things I've read, the service is better suited to companies with a greater proportion of more savvy users. Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephan Barr [mailto:stephanbarr.li...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 19:14 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Exchange is history?: Moved two clients to GoogleApps this > week. > > Maybe you haven't used it recently. Groups do not count as email > addresses and meet the need of distribution lists and shared boxes. > > definitely different cost model. Per each client they will save thousands > per year. > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Duncan Turnbull <dun...@e-simple.co.nz> > wrote: > > > There is a different cost model here, and some limitations but > various upsides > > One big issue I see is if you have lots of shared mailboxes e.g. > for client projects or other reasons then you have to pay for all of > those as a license, as always it will be horses for courses > > What about Microsoft Live > > Cheers Duncan > > On 20/08/2010, at 9:59 AM, Stephan Barr wrote: > > > Super easy. Customers love it. > > -- MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England. Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 114 5409 96 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited.
