While there are some nice features to Google Apps a lot depends on the commitment of Google to maintaining iy, and not one day suddenly increasing the price 50%.
But other questions that come to mind include what happens if you can't connect to the Internet, security of your information and while many components are compatible with Office my understanding is that the Google database is not as robust as Access. I guess it all depends on your institutions needs and your staff's willingness to move to a new system. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:12 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail If anyone has a list of pros/cons or other considerations in switching from Exchange to Gmail, I'd love to see it. What does Exchange do that Gmail can't, or MS Office that Google docs doesn't? The pros seem to be obvious and are advertised on Google's website, but have you or your end-users experienced any negatives? Thanks, Peter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marlo Lee Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:57 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail Ari, I wouldn't have considered that point because I assumed SOX only applied to publicly traded companies. Good to know. On Monday, March 15, 2010, Ari Davidow <aridavidow at gmail.com> wrote: >>And imagine never thinking about archiving (and retrieving archived >>messages!) spam, or user admin > > This raises some interesting red flags. There is no SOA such that > storage on Google Gmail or Apps would constitute appropriate archiving > for SOX or other legal compliance issues. If you have no liabilities > looking ahead, then you are okay; if not, you still need some method > of archiving and preserving access to this stuff. > > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
