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What is Cloud Computing and how can it help me?
Cloud computing is a simple, cost-efficient way of providing applications and services while making management easier and more responsive to the needs of the business.
These services – computation services, storage services, networking services, whatever is needed – are delivered and made available in a simplified way – “on demand” regardless of where the user is or the type of device they’re using.
Google Apps is one such technology from Google which provides small, medium and large organisations with the opportunity to access and run services such as website and email using their preferred organisation domain name.
DarkFlare Consulting uses Google Apps services for our communication needs and we have been so delighted, we just couldn’t wait to show it to our clients. We have a number of clients who have moved or are already moving to this new platform. After using Google Apps, most clients tell us that they can’t believe that these services could be this good and be inexpensive. Learn more
We have full administrative and data control
Administrators can deeply customize Google Apps to meet their technical, branding and business requirements. There’s a wide range of Integration options that lets you connect Google Apps to your existing IT infrastructure.
- Single sign-on API connects Google Apps to your existing authentication system.
- User provisioning utility and API connect Google Apps to your existing user directory system.
- Email routing and email gateway support let you run Google Apps alongside an existing email solution.
- Email migration utility and API let you bring mail from your existing email solution into Google Apps.
It’s already popular and becoming more so every day
Businesses of all sizes around the world are migrating in ever-increasing numbers to embrace these services. The economic, security, reliability, and delivery advantages give companies a competitive advantage.
Google Apps adoption has been prolific. There are more than 10 million active users worldwide. More than 1 million businesses have already signed up and more than 3,000 new businesses sign up every day.
But while these businesses are interested in the benefits, many of them don’t have the time, staff, or expertise to fully adopt or develop Google Apps into their businesses to empower their organisation – this is where we can help.
This isn’t just about adapting to a new paradigm, but rather this shift represents an opportunity to refresh their practice. Savvy organisations will take advantage of the technology advances to deepen their customer relationships by focusing on services that truly deliver business value.
If you feel that these services might be of interest to your organization, then please call us today on (718) 569-7002 or e-mail us at sales@darkflare.com to arrange an obligation free consultation and let us show you how we can assist your organization to plan, develop and configure Google Apps software services to suit your environment.
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Migrating from Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes
Google’s web-based messaging and collaboration apps require no hardware or software and need minimal administration, creating tremendous time and cost savings for businesses.
End users can use the familiar Microsoft Outlook for email, contacts and calendar as they transition to Gmail and Google Calendar.
Would you like to see how much you could save with Google Apps compared to Microsoft Exchange 2007? Estimate your savings
Mobile email, calendar and IM access
With several options for accessing their information while on the go, employees can be productive with Google Apps even when they’re not at their desks.
At no extra charge, Google Apps supports over-the-air mobile access on BlackBerry devices, the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android and many less powerful phones. Learn more
99.9% uptime reliability guarantee
Google guarantees that Google Apps will be available at least 99.9% of the time, so your employees are more productive and you worry less about downtime.
50 times more storage than the industry average
Each employee gets 25 GB for email storage, so they can keep important messages and find them instantly with built-in Google search.
Gmail is designed so employees can spend less time managing their inboxes, and more time being productive. Time-saving features like message threading, message labels, fast message search and powerful spam filtering help employees work efficiently with high volumes of email.
Information security and compliance
When you trust your company’s information to Google, you can be confident that your critical information is safe and secure.
Google’s information security team, including some of the world’s foremost experts in information, application and network security, are focused on keeping your information safe. Google and many other customers trust this system with highly sensitive corporate data. Learn more
Businesses get these customizable security features with Google Apps:
- Custom spam and inbound mail filtering tools, powered by Postini, to complement powerful spam filters that automatically work with no up-front configuration.
- Custom outbound mail filtering tools to prevent sensitive information from being distributed, powered by Postini.
- Custom information sharing rules to determine how broadly employees are allowed to share with Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Sites.
- Custom password length requirements and visual strength indicators to help employees pick secure passwords.
- Enforced SSL connections with Google Apps to ensure secure HTTPS access.
- Optional email archiving, up to 10 years of retention.
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