Google’s David Girouard on the company’s cloud computing ‘perception problem’
During today’s press event highlighting new features for Google Apps (the company’s online productivity tools), Google Enterprise President David Girouard spoke about common concerns leveled against applications in the Internet cloud — in other words, running software on Google’s infrastructure rather than your own. There are plenty of potential customers who are still concerned about security and reliability, but those worries are more an matter of perception than reality, Girouard said — and, surprisingly, he… Continue Reading
Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst
Google has succeeded in scoring some big customers (such as Genentech) for Google Apps, its package of online tools for businesses. But in a business environment, there’s still a lot of resistance in moving away from Microsoft’s entrenched email/contacts/calendar software Outlook. Google announced today that it’s trying to win those customers over with a new service called Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, which lets you continue using Outlook while your data is stored in… Continue Reading