What I get from this is that either Mr. Brister doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or has been handicapped by management, or both.
This is in line with my experience with his company as an IT guy supporting the engineers who used Serena software. I expect we'll see a job posting soon at Serena for an IT Director. Kurt On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:52, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hahahaha > > If the links don’t come through, they are: > > <http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive/2010/05/18/customer-story-why-serena-software-is-going-with-bpos.aspx> > > and > > <http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/06/serena-software-on-switching-from.html> > > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:24 PM > Subject: Google Compete: Why Serena Software is Going with BPOS, A Customer > Story > Importance: Low > > > > FYI… > > > > Last year, Google trumpeted Serena Software’s switch to Google Apps. Just a > year later, Serena is switching to Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and > Office 2010. Here’s some of what Ron Brister, their IT Director has to say > about their experience and why they are making the move: > > They [Microsoft] deliver trustworthy, enterprise-class solutions – with the > performance, security, privacy, reliability and support we require. > > Using Office, SharePoint and Exchange will allow us to collaborate more > effectively internally and with customers and partners, many of whom use the > same technologies, and we can do so without having to deal with content loss > or clients being unable to open or edit a document. > > There are alternatives on the market that promise lower costs, but in our > experience, this is a fallacy. > > Read more here. > >
