Re: Google Apps Premier and OpenOffice

[Lukas Beeler <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 22:15, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have 2 quotes from the same guy, 1 with IBM x3650 servers and 1 with Dell
> Poweredge servers. ÂThe Dell is cheaper. ÂBoth quotes are higher (a lot)
> than you estimate because it includes more things than just this in the
> project. ÂIt has what you have there plus virtualization, a 2nd server as
> backup, a SAN for storage, all the software licensing, and all the labor.

Get x3650 M2, the x3650 is outdated and will be withdrawn in August or so.

About virtualization / SAN: In general, that's overkill for a 25
people shop. But it really depends on what your needs as a company
are, and what else you want on infrastructure, what kind of recovery
windows and uptime SLAs you want.

> I'm not finding too many online reviews or posts that like Google Apps.
> Other than a guy who wrote a book about it. Â:)

You can just use the standard edition. It has the same features, but
also ads. Add a 9$ domain from godaddy or some such and you can get
happy testing.