Here's a vote for Google Apps for Education. For a major business I would probably have recommended your own infrastructure, but for .edus Google Apps fits (fit? Google Apps -- singular (one service) or plural (several apps)?) the bill.
On 9 May 2012 11:48, Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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**** > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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