Goggle Apps cost $50 per seat, per email address, per year. There are no other costs. For the $50 here's a short list of what you get:
- Vanity email address / your.n...@yourdomainname.com - SSL - AntiSpam, AntiVirus - Postini - 25GB of storage per email address On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Dave Wade <dave.w...@stockport.gov.uk>wrote: > Paul, > > I am a Radio Ham and one of the guys I chat to works in a small (about 25 > staff) organization, and has just upgraded his system to Windows/2008r2 and > Exchange 2010. When I expressed suprise that he wasn't out sourcing to > Google apps or some thing of that ilk he said when costed over 4 years it > looked very expensive, especially given the uncertainty in pricing given we > work in Sterling... > > *Dave Wade* > *0161 474 5456*** > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Paul Hutchings > *Sent:* Fri 20/08/2010 17:13 > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Exchange is history?: Moved two clients to GoogleApps this > week. > > 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. > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > Stockport Council - providing over 600 different services to local people . > More information on http://www.stockport.gov.uk/boost > > > (free internet access is available at all Stockport libraries) > > This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. As a public body, the Council may be required to disclose > this email, or any response to it, under the Freedom of Information Act > 2000, unless the information in it is covered by one of the exemptions in > the Act. > > If you receive this email in error please notify Stockport ICT, Business > Services via email.qu...@stockport.gov.uk and then permanently remove it > from your system. > > Thank you. > > http://www.stockport.gov.uk > > > ********************************************************************** >
