Woolworths Limited today announced it’s intention to migrate its national and state office staff to the Google Apps platform. Woolworths now joins other well known Australian Companies such as Ray White and Mortgage Choice with their move to Google Apps.
What is Google Apps? In its simplest form; Google Apps is the “back-end” that manages your business’s email, calendar and contacts. You can then use familiar software such as Microsoft Outlook to connect to Google Apps so users can manage their email, calendar and contacts just as they always have. This data is then available from anywhere via Google’s familiar Gmail interface; or via mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad and Android.
Depending on your Business’s requirements, you can continue to use familiar software such as Microsoft Office to create your documents, spreadsheets and presentations. If you’re users are cutting edge, then you can go one step further and cut the Microsoft shackles! You will then use Google Apps’ web based applications for creating your every day documents, spreadsheets and presentations. This also allows multiple users to edit documents in real time as well as many other collaborative features.
So what’s the advantage? Traditionally Businesses have an in house server that manages their email for all their staff. This server is usually running on dated hardware and software, is located under the receptionists desk and doesn’t have redundant power or internet connectivity. Google Apps replaces the need for this server and all the cost of maintenance and backup that goes with it.
You can read about the benefits of cloud servers at
https://www.servermania.com/cloud-hosting.htm. You can reduce operational costs if you decide to use a cloud server for your business, so it is worth considering.
Some businesses may have more recently ditched the server for a hosted Microsoft Exchange service, which would typically be costing approximately $200 per year per user.
Why does pepperit use and recommend Google Apps? At $50 per year, per user, there is no better value solution available that can do everything a traditional Microsoft Exchange server could do, plus more!
So have a chat to us today about how we can help get your business out from under the receptionists desk and into the Cloud.
