Are you thinking about Google Apps for your business? Think again!
How important is your business information systems
The online war between Microsoft and Google is heating up and small businesses in Canada are finding themselves smack dab right in the middle. How does this impact small business owners across Canada?
In the past it was normal for many small businesses to invest thousands of dollars in servers and other pieces of Information Technology to run their accounting systems, communicate via email or store critical business information. That was then, this is now. The world of Information Technology for business is changing and changing fast.
Microsoft and Google are both wanting your business and the fires are being lit in the online wars for your business. Think again and consider engaging a Trusted IT Advisor before jumping into a solution which on the surface may appear to be the right solution for your business. Google offers free or next to free email, document sharing, calendar sharing and other collaboration tools which may fit many businesses but and this is a big but. Are you willing to learn now ways of doing business?
Google forces many small businesses to use their tools, their webmail and if you want to use Microsoft Outlook, you still have the change the way you manage email. Not so cool for the average business owner who is juggling many balls, throw in a new way of using IT and balls start to drop.
Microsoft and their partner hosting services using tools you already use. Continue to use Microsoft Outlook to share information with your colleagues, easily check the calendar of one of your team members without complex websites or hoops to jump through and use Microsoft Office tools to store documents, spreadsheets and presentations without using online tools or uploading to a Google server.
There are many benefits to choosing Microsoft and their partners for your small business IT solutions. To learn more, contact Bulletproof InfoTech in Calgary to learn about Microsoft hosted Exchange, SharePoint and even their Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). Call 403.206.2233 ext 159 or ask for Stuart Crawford.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 21:25
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November 24th, 2009 at 01:29
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December 14th, 2009 at 21:38
The Center for Media Research has released a study by Vertical Response that shows just where many of these ‘Main Street’ players are going with their online dollars. The big winners: e-mail and social media. With only 3.8% of small business folks NOT planning on using e-mail marketing and with social media carrying the perception of being free (which they so rudely discover it is far from free) this should make some in the banner and search crowd a little wary.www.onlineuniversalwork.com