Google Apps for Business, Nothing but the Web

Just a first post/blog exploring the possibilities of moving to a combination of G-Site + Blogger and away from WP... Old News might be News for some time if they stay current and still valuable. That’s the case with this 2010 post from Google about their vision on Cloud Computing for Businesses: “Nothing but the web.” Or in other words moving IT, specially for Business to a 100% web world.

When talking with new prospects about Cloud Computing I have noticed how the conversations have moved beyond “this is a way to cut costs” to “this is a better way to run my business.” Imagine the freedom: no more special hardware nor software, just a Browser.

That’s the whole idea with Google Apps for Business, and at $50 per user per year, price is no longer part of the analysis – just talk about features, migration and benefits.
Including email, instant messaging, calendaring, documents, sites, video sharing and much more, Google Apps is the world’s most popular suite of web-based communication and collaboration applications.

We take care of the whole process, we walk you there… into the Cloud.

ps. I still remember about 5 years ago when starting to work with Thin Clients connected to a Linux Server, we deployed a few Terminals with Linux and just a Browser as an application — so this is for me like a dream come true.

what is Cloud Computing? (1)

Without replacing neither translating an official definition (*), here is my view on what is Cloud Computing at least for Small Businesses:

“Working together in a centric, secure and collaborative environment, from anywhere, anytime and any device”

Or even shorter as a Client said after finishing the installation of Google Apps for Business in his Company:

“We are NOW working together, as a TEAM.”

(1) We will keep writing about this very same question from different points of view and approaches.

(*) for an official version check NIST definition of Cloud Computing: they spent a few years and 15 drafts to get it, so don’t feel you are the only one having troubles with the Cloud.