Sports Basement is a specialty sports retailer focusing on runners, swimmers, and backpackers. Their business previously used Microsoft Exchange and finally decided to switch to Google Apps for Businesses and they have not looked back since then.
The main advantage of using Google Apps over Microsoft Exchange is switching from an on-premise solution to a cloud-computing based solution, which is vital for the company’s e-mail using Google Gmail for businesses. Another tremendous advantage of Google Apps is allowing workers to collaborate in real-time from different locations.
David Rumberg, Sports Basement’s CIO, states that the ability to upload HR forms to Google Docs as templates where co-workers can always access the latest form, copy it, and fill it out has been one of Google App’s most helpful tools.
The following is Rumberg’s testimonial that is featured on the Google Enterprise Blog:
In comparing our options, we did a hard cost analysis, but, as always, it was difficult to come up with an apples-to-apples comparison. If we analyzed email alone, then Microsoft and Google would break even after several years. But then we factored in instant messaging, security, spam protection, and mobile email access for all our users. And we also saw that we could end the philosophy of scarcity, ending user rationing and inbox quotas and provide a single platform for communications and collaboration for all of our employees. After we started comparing options, Google was an easy choice and we haven’t looked back.
As a mid-sized business, we are still finding new ways to take advantage of Google Apps, and seeing more potential every day. Even the ability to put our forms online has been a huge boon for our productivity.
More importantly, the Google option was a way to tap into Google’s rich pool of innovation – and, in the end, that’s what we wanted. I’d be happy to share what we have learned so far about what Google inventiveness means to our business. I can also speak about tips and tricks in migrating from Microsoft Exchange and the approach we took in doing so.
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