Using Google Apps: Case Study

Jason Slator writes about using Google Apps in his technology blog. Here are few excerpts from posting:

“To gain a level of integration we have to rely on the gadgets/widgets on the start page and, whilst usable, this is where this sort of technology shows its infancy as some widgets are better integrated than others and business widgets are mixed in and available together with the leisure and social widgets.”

“We still have to explore Google Web Pages, Sites and Chat but at the moment I can’t see much value in migrating to Google Mail as Exchange Server and Outlook are working well and OWA is our current preferred solution for offsite email access”

“The applications have the benefit of feeling familiar, if a little cluttered at times, but a little more integration and intuitiveness in use would make the system more appealing – for example a plug-in for Office for loading and saving documents. In an ideal world a combination of Google Apps and Office Live Workspace would be an ideal answer. However, we have to remember this is an early example of a platform in development and Google describe the platform well as “a bridge between our business and Google products” and not necessarily a replacement (not yet anyway).”

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