Brian,
The major issue you need to consider is the reliability of Internet connectivity, however I would still go for Google Apps for Education. Why: - Email is a commodity - there is no business advantage to own your own infrastructure - Zero configuration - set it and use it - No hardware/software licensing/consulting/maintenance/upgrade costs - No upgrades etc infact the space allocated is sufficient for EDU needs as they grow - by the time students are using 10GB mailboxes - Capacity all you have to do is pay more - no purchasing of hardware/configuring etc its all in the cloud - Access outside the main university campus is guaranteed - You get Calendaring, docs, Google Drive and all other Google services bundled in with the mail package. - Web based access, Mobile Access, MS Outlook, Windows/Linux/Mac/Iphone/Blackberry/Windows Phone/Android clients all supported out of the box - Web based management, monitoring and management - One bill - did I say you only pay one bill yes to Google, but still one bill - Pricing - I am pretty sure that Google can sweeten the deal even more if you are willing to go for a lockin Just my 1/= Stephen From: Brian Ssennoga [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 11:27 AM To: Uganda Linux User Group Cc: FBT; [email protected]; FOSS certification Subject: [LUG] Better Mail Server...? Community, Still a chilly mid-morning from Kampala. I am steadily falling out of favour with SME - and 2 of my very trusted buddies have pitched strongly for Zimbra ( http://www.zimbra.com/products/compare_products.html) and Qmailtoaster (http://www.qmailtoaster.com/). I also happen to have a discussion with Google Apps, to secure Apps for EDU. Our values are simple - we will use FOSS, and look elsewhere in the event that its SIGNIFICANTLY better and/or cheaper (without discounting features). We are a University, and so we are growing - and I must think about a solution that will serve well into the next 5 years, for an exponential growth of users. I must remember to tame my passions, for the sake of the organization. I must also think about ease of deployment, and the possibility to migrate from SME. What is yo take? -- Love indeed conquers all..... Brian A. Ssennoga
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