cloud9solutions.ca google apps overview
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A quick presentation on Google Apps from Cloud9Solutions.ca. We are an authorized Google Apps Reseller and can help you go Google.TRANSCRIPT
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Google Apps Overview
Simplify your Messaging with Cloud 9 Solutions Inc.
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A Q4 Global Managed Solutions Inc. CompanyCloud 9 Solutions Inc.
Vision To help our clients reduce their IT burden through implementing solutions that reduce costs, manage risk, and improve overall productivity and services levels.
Service Offerings
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Agenda
Google’s innovative approachThe time is now to switch to the cloud
Messaging & collaboration challengesWhy existing solutions are costly & limited
Google Apps Premier EditionOverview of Google’s enterprise offering
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Legacy messaging systems have problems
1 High costsOver $300/user/year
2Labor requirementsMaintenance, patches and upgrades
3 User limitationsLess storage, poor search
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On-premise messaging is expensive
Source: Should Your Email Live In The Cloud?’,Ted Schadler, Forrester, 2009
Costs of On-Premise Email
(Per User, Per Year)
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• New servers• OS upgrade• Purchase CALs• Storage• Drivers• Memory
Upgrades are slow and painful
Time and money spent on upgrades…
…that occur only in 4-6 year cycles.
2000 2003 2007
18 Month Plan Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Prepare network
Upgrade OS
Install server
Add storage
Move mailboxes
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Admins and users experience limitations
1 “Google Apps vs. Microsoft Exchange Sever 2007 – Total Cost of Ownership Analysis.”The Radicati Group, November 20082””Corporate IT Survey – Messaging & Collaboration, 2008-2009,” The Radicati Group, 2008.
Admin headaches
• Administrative burden: 22.8 hours per week for Exchange server 20071
• Downtime: 60-150 minutes planned and unscheduled per month2
• Opportunity cost: time spent maintaining email could be used for more strategic projects
User limitations
• Limited storage: time wasted managing to mailbox quotas
• Slow search: users folder and sort email due to poor search and email archives are less useful
• Poor collaboration experience: limited real-time capabilities; no native sharing
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Why run email yourself?
Google will take care of email so you can focus on projects that add value to your business
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Messaging and collaboration are better in the cloud
By 2012, 20% of enterprise e-mail seats will use a software as a service (SaaS) or "cloud" model for e-mail services (Gartner, May
2009)
1. Less than 1/3 the cost of on-premise messaging systems
2. No hardware or software to maintain
3. More reliable and secure4. Better user experience
Source: “Email in the Cloud: Pros and Cons,” Matt Cain, Gartner, May 2009
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Google Apps is dramatically less expensive
Over $300
Under $90
Source: Should Your Email Live In The Cloud?’,Ted Schadler, Forrester, 2009
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Superior reliability and less administration
Better uptime than on-premise
Downtime per month (in minutes)1
1 “Google Apps vs. Microsoft Exchange Sever 2007 – Total Cost of Ownership Analysis.”The Radicati Group, November 20082””Corporate IT Survey – Messaging & Collaboration, 2008-2009,” The Radicati Group, 2008.
Less administrative time
Administrative hours per week2
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Google Apps is more secure
• Quick factso 4th largest server manufacturer
in the world
o Billions of $ flowing through our systems
o Millions of credit card numbers• 100s of thousands of identical
serverso Hardened, custom Linux stacko No unused ports or services
availableo No third-party security issueso Quick update of all systems
• Data distribution & multi-tenant modelo Data shared across servers
(GFS)o Data obfuscation on disko Data replication
• SAS 70 Type II certification
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Gmail is the best email experience for business
• Access content anytime, anywhere on virtually any device (even offline)
• 25 GB of storage means no managing to email quotas
• Find any message instantly with sub-second search results
• Automatically organize your inbox with conversation view
• Integrated and intuitive chat with voice and video
New! Interoperability with Outlook and Blackberry Enterprise Server
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Docs and Sites: the best way to work in teams
• Collaborate without the hassle of attachments: one document, multiple editors
• Build powerful team sites without the help of an IT admin
• Securely control access to your information
• Works across platforms – it’s all in the browser
Leverage the power of the webas a platform for collaboration
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2008 2009-2010
Google SitesBlackberry
Contact SyncSync for Microsoft Outlook
Gmail Video Chat
68 major feature releases 50 and counting
Gmail Offline
Continuous innovation delivered without hassles
Google Video for Business
Blackberry Enterprise
Sever Connector
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Google Apps: the cloud for your business
GmailPowerful email service with 25GB of storage and fast searchTalkIntegrated instant messaging, video and voice chatCalendarPersonal, shared, and public calendars
Messaging
DocsSimple real-time document collaboration from anywhere
VideoSecurely shared internal videos.
SitesEasily created and edited group pages
Collaboration
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Security and compliance are better in the cloud
Compliance
Message DiscoveryArchive, search and retrieve email for e-discovery.
Message Encryption Encrypt sensitive emails based on policies and content.
Security
Message SecurityProtect email from malware and manage content policies.
Web SecurityBlock web based security threats. Manage web access.
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Google Apps Premier Edition Details
• Support and reliability guaranteeso 24/7 phone supporto 99.9% uptime service level agreement (SLA)
• Enterprise functionalityo 25 GB of storage per user email inboxo Google Video for Businesso Postini Message Securityo Connector for Blackberry Enterprise Servero Sync for Microsoft Outlook
• Platformo Integration APIs: authentication, user directory, mail gateway,
migration, reporting• From $50/user/year
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Google Apps customersEnterprises — Fortune 500
and Public SectorAcademic and Non–Profit Organizations
Small and Mid-Size Businesses
More than 1.75 million businessesThousands of new businesses every day
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1 Dramatic cost savings
2 Less administrative time
3 Better reliability and security
4 Best email experience for business
5 Best way to work with teams
Google Apps: What sets it apart
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Contact Info
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Apps Demo
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