Comments on: New Mind Group: Why We Chose Google Apps http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/12/28/new-mind-group-why-we-chose-google-apps/ Managed Services News & Blog for Top Managed Services Providers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:13:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Daniel Jefferies http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/12/28/new-mind-group-why-we-chose-google-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-51771 Daniel Jefferies Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:19:20 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=5385#comment-51771 @Stuart and Joe Completely agree. One size does not fit all. We still have a small percentage of clients using onsite mail servers for very logical business reasons. With regard to the locality of data, ability to pick your primary data center would be a welcome feature if Google added it. However, you might ask your clients if they use online banking or payroll products? If so have they gone to the extent of identifying the physical locations? Do they have written guarantees that their data will never leave the country for redundancy or backup? @Arnie Great to see your comment here. In January we will be evaluating PSA software like yours for use by our team. I am very interested to learn the capabilities of your hosted product and your future plans in the following areas. Google Apps integration, Online invoicing and payment, access to Connectwise data via a RESTful API. I will be in contact with your team. Daniel Jefferies Newmind Group, Inc. http://www.twitter.com/newmindgroup/ http://www.newmindgroup.com/ @Stuart and Joe

Completely agree. One size does not fit all. We still have a small percentage of clients using onsite mail servers for very logical business reasons.

With regard to the locality of data, ability to pick your primary data center would be a welcome feature if Google added it. However, you might ask your clients if they use online banking or payroll products? If so have they gone to the extent of identifying the physical locations? Do they have written guarantees that their data will never leave the country for redundancy or backup?

@Arnie

Great to see your comment here. In January we will be evaluating PSA software like yours for use by our team. I am very interested to learn the capabilities of your hosted product and your future plans in the following areas. Google Apps integration, Online invoicing and payment, access to Connectwise data via a RESTful API. I will be in contact with your team.

Daniel Jefferies
Newmind Group, Inc.
http://www.twitter.com/newmindgroup/
http://www.newmindgroup.com/

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/12/28/new-mind-group-why-we-chose-google-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-51685 Joe Panettieri Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:15:16 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=5385#comment-51685 Arnie: You've pointed out a bunch of Google brands that didn't exist a year a two ago. And more seem to be coming every day. I think MSPs need to do a better job staying on top of those "new" brands, as you've pointed out. We're working across MSPmentor and The VAR Guy to help readers understand Google's overall enterprise strategy. Our bloggers have been <a href="http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/10/09/google-wave-not-coming-to-resellers-yet/" rel="nofollow">tracking Google Wave</a>, testing <a href="http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/28/my-adventures-in-voip-google-voice/" rel="nofollow">Google Voice</a>, watching <a href="http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/29/speculation-mounts-google-chrome-netbook/" rel="nofollow">potential Google Netbook moves</a> and analyzing <a href="http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/24/googles-docverse-acquisition-counting-microsoft-office-web/" rel="nofollow">Google Acquisitions</a> to help solutions providers understand where the search giant is heading next. -jp Arnie: You’ve pointed out a bunch of Google brands that didn’t exist a year a two ago. And more seem to be coming every day. I think MSPs need to do a better job staying on top of those “new” brands, as you’ve pointed out.

We’re working across MSPmentor and The VAR Guy to help readers understand Google’s overall enterprise strategy. Our bloggers have been tracking Google Wave, testing Google Voice, watching potential Google Netbook moves and analyzing Google Acquisitions to help solutions providers understand where the search giant is heading next.
-jp

]]> By: Arnie Bellini http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/12/28/new-mind-group-why-we-chose-google-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-51659 Arnie Bellini Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:28:07 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=5385#comment-51659 We have a number of ConnectWise Partners looking at Google and Google Apps. We have also had several meetings with Google to understand their strategy and how they see their role and relationship with the IT Nation (all IT Solution providers). I must say, I was very impressed. Google gets us and understands the role IT Solution providers play in their success. I have also been impressed with how fast Google is integrating their offerings. GMail, Picaa, Google Docs and a host of other Google offerings are becoming integrated. Google's home page with iGoogle is starting to become the "Desktop". If you are an IT Solution provider you should try out iGoogle and get a GMail account and play with Google Docs. I think is important to start becoming familiar with Google's solutions. I would also recommend becoming understanding the power of Google's Wave product. Arnie Bellini CEO, CPA, MBA ConnectWise We have a number of ConnectWise Partners looking at Google and Google Apps. We have also had several meetings with Google to understand their strategy and how they see their role and relationship with the IT Nation (all IT Solution providers). I must say, I was very impressed. Google gets us and understands the role IT Solution providers play in their success.

I have also been impressed with how fast Google is integrating their offerings. GMail, Picaa, Google Docs and a host of other Google offerings are becoming integrated. Google’s home page with iGoogle is starting to become the “Desktop”. If you are an IT Solution provider you should try out iGoogle and get a GMail account and play with Google Docs. I think is important to start becoming familiar with Google’s solutions. I would also recommend becoming understanding the power of Google’s Wave product.

Arnie Bellini
CEO, CPA, MBA
ConnectWise

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/12/28/new-mind-group-why-we-chose-google-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-51657 Joe Panettieri Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:50:51 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=5385#comment-51657 Stuart: You bring up a key point about offering a mix of solutions... Google AND Microsoft. Sometimes the media (myself included...) overstates software competition. One size often doesn't fit all, especially when corporate compliance and government mandates enter the picture. Plus, you gain leverage with tech companies when you offer a range of competitive options... instead of betting the house on one option. Best, -jp Stuart: You bring up a key point about offering a mix of solutions… Google AND Microsoft. Sometimes the media (myself included…) overstates software competition. One size often doesn’t fit all, especially when corporate compliance and government mandates enter the picture. Plus, you gain leverage with tech companies when you offer a range of competitive options… instead of betting the house on one option.

Best,
-jp

]]> By: Stuart Crawford http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/12/28/new-mind-group-why-we-chose-google-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-51656 Stuart Crawford Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:07:08 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=5385#comment-51656 Bulletproof InfoTech like our colleagues at New Mind Group is launching full force into Google Apps as another offering to our clients. It simply makes sense and you know something, the clients who we serve who fit Google will go there anyways and we may just lose that IT services revenue. We are just underway in their Partner program qualification process and we are excited about the opportunities with Google. Google will make some giant leaps into the enterprise space this year. I just have this gut feeling about it. Our largest obstacle is around "what are the physical addresses of the data centres"? Google is not a fit for all firms (yet) outside of the United States who need assurance of where their data is stored. Sorry to my friends in the US, but many firms in Canada will not risk putting data in the United States because of the Patriot Act and the rules around this government legislation. We continue to offer a Google solution for our clients who need this, a hosted Exchange offering (in Canada) for our clients who require this solution and of course, on premise for those who need this. Cheers Stuart Crawford Bulletproof InfoTech http://www.bulletproofIT.ca Bulletproof InfoTech like our colleagues at New Mind Group is launching full force into Google Apps as another offering to our clients. It simply makes sense and you know something, the clients who we serve who fit Google will go there anyways and we may just lose that IT services revenue.

We are just underway in their Partner program qualification process and we are excited about the opportunities with Google. Google will make some giant leaps into the enterprise space this year. I just have this gut feeling about it.

Our largest obstacle is around “what are the physical addresses of the data centres”? Google is not a fit for all firms (yet) outside of the United States who need assurance of where their data is stored. Sorry to my friends in the US, but many firms in Canada will not risk putting data in the United States because of the Patriot Act and the rules around this government legislation.

We continue to offer a Google solution for our clients who need this, a hosted Exchange offering (in Canada) for our clients who require this solution and of course, on premise for those who need this.

Cheers

Stuart Crawford
Bulletproof InfoTech
http://www.bulletproofIT.ca

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