Google Apps is a suite of office tools that are designed to transform the way organisations work, communicate and collaborate. Google Apps mail, docs, calendar and collaboration functions are available from the cloud which means staff can innovate, communicate and collaborate from anywhere – at significantly reduced cost.
Cut IT costs now.
Deploy Google Apps and save your organization 50% - 70% of the cost of Exchange
Eliminate dead weight
Shift from fixed cost infrastructure to variable cost operational costs
Do more with less
Focus your IT effort on solving business problems instead of managing legacy infrastructure
Pilot and deliver quickly
Deploy and test with small teams, roll-out to the enterprise quickly.
Eliminate spam and enable compliance
Keep your mailboxes clean and secure with Google Message Discovery's filtering and archiving functionality, hosted by Google.
You can learn from others
Motorola, City of Los Angeles, Guardian Group and thousands of others have made the move to Google Apps.
No local infrastructure, no software licensing
Google Apps does not require any local infrastructure or software licenses, and eliminates significant cost of both fronts.
Minimal administrative burden
Google Apps is easy to manage and doing so does not require extensive technical knowledge, significantly reducing your admin costs.
Improved productivity
Google Apps makes it easy and painless for staff to communicate and collaborate both within your organization and with your clients and partners.
Variable cost licensing
Adjust your license levels to your staff levels - there are no sunk costs.
We have developed an in-depth, direct cost TCO model to help you evaluate your likely cost savings.
Does Google get rights to my data?
Absolutely not. The data you store in Google Apps is yours, and Google claims no rights over it. (see Agreement)
Is my data safe?
Yes. Google's agreement states that they will protect your data to the same standard as their own; their corporate systems run on the same infrastructure as your Gmail. Google also invests a tremendous amount of effort into protecting this infrastructure - read more here and here.
Can we migrate back if we don't like it?
Yes. Google Apps components support industry-standard data interchange protocols, so it's very easy to get data back out of Google Apps. Find out more here
Does Gmail include "corporate" features like resources or delegation?
Yes. Delegation and resource bookings are existing features.
Can we turn off message threading in Gmail's Web interface?
Not today. This can be a problem for users who have a "transactional" approach to their mail - in some instances showing them Gmail's filters and tags makes for a new Gmail fan, otherwise they can be moved to Outlook (with the Google Apps Outlook Connector).
Can we use our existing security systems?
Yes. Google Apps provides several integration paths here, and we have solution that might well address your needs - Access Manager.
Can we continue using Outlook?
Yes. Your users can continue to use Outlook as the client for email, calendar (including free/busy), and contacts. Tasks and shared folders are not supported at this time. Actions within Outlook are mirrored in the Web-based Gmail interface so users can switch between them as they please.
Can I run a part of my business in Gmail and rest in Exchange?
Yes, no problem. Gmail includes email routing and forwarding features that make this work, and Google Apps includes calendar connectors that enable calendar sharing between the two.
Can you really migrate all the Exchange data?
Yes, nearly. Standard migration process includes all email content, calendars, and contacts (including auto-complete lists). Resource bookings and more complex calendar events may need to be re-created manually. Volume-wise, your bandwidth and general Google Apps storage constraints (25GB per mailbox, max message size, etc.) are the only limitations.
We only want use Gmail. Can we turn off other stuff?
Yes. As a domain administrator you have the choice of enabling or disabling individual Google Apps services.
