We’ve just moved from MS Exchange to Google App’s – and whilst initally sceptical and typically luddite in my IT knowledge it’s been amazeballs.
I can see/share/edit/save any document on any device from anywhere including my phone.
Same with the emails
I can open browser windows content on my laptop and see exactly where I left off in my PC or Tablet when I move somewhere else.
We’d been using Exchange Server 2003 for a good few years, needed a new server machine and understood also that there is no very limited support available from MS and others, so the whole thing was looking grim. For 6 users, on 3 sites, plus various others, we were being quoted server costs and changeover / software fees of between £5k and £15k As it is we’ve switched over for less than £1k plus a few ££’s per month per user for Google Apps – great value as well.
We explored a couple of managed cloud services from “IT” companies, and also putting our MS programmes in the cloud – they now seem like a total rip-off to me apart from the initial and ongoing costs.
Worth exploring….
