I was at Barnes and Noble today, and picked up a book that I got very attached to (http://www.amazon.com/Google-Apps-Missing-Nancy-Conner/dp/0596515790). I'm sure I'm a little behind in noticing this, but I really think that Google has this part of the IT world totally locked in. I know Microsoft is talking about and testing cloud computing, but Google seems to be light years ahead.
Last year I attended a conference for state and local government IT professionals where I heard one of my colegues mention that he was looking into moving the entire agency over to Google Apps. I have to say, I think I'm actually considering looking into this for our agency in the future.
Microsoft does a good job with their software, I don't think that's the issue. Having a business model (and pricing scheme :) like google's is hard to overlook. Microsoft needs to escalate their cloud computing stuff rapidly.
About Me
- Shawn Waldman
- I'm a solutions architect for a local data center company, focusing on cyber security related installations and designs. I speak at conferences and gatherings all over the US on various IT related topics.