On 27/07/10 21:40, Philip Stubbs wrote: > On 27 July 2010 18:42, Jim Price<d1vers...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> I've been reading the list for a few weeks (and posted once to get gmane >> set up and tested) in preparation for an upcoming job. I have a contact >> who is keen on using open source wherever possible in a new startup >> company, so I am looking for any kind of resources which might help in >> such a situation. I've been using open source software for years, but >> only in large corporations in fairly narrow applications. >> >> I couldn't make the Ubuntu in Business meeting a couple of weeks ago, >> but is there a writeup of what happened there? Are there any other good >> starting points to get an overview of what Ubuntu can offer the small >> (but hopefully fast growing) business? > > If you need to get up and running quickly, and resources are tight, > have you thought about using Google Apps for your domain? Register a > domain name, set up google apps with that domain name, and you > instantly have 100 email accounts all for the cost of the domain > registration. Client machines can be anything with web access and a > browser. Instantly have ability to work away from the office. Later, > as time and resources allow, you could either upgrade to the paid for > version, or migrate away to running your own servers, as required.
That does make it sound very tempting. The situation I don't want to get into though is to hit the limit of the free access and find I'm faced with a huge project if I want to migrate to something else. Also, it doesn't quite tick the "can we do this entirely with open source software" box. > I would be interested in what you find in the way of ERP. There is > half an idea floating around inside my head that concerning that. I think I have a fair amount of time for that, as it isn't something which needs to be there until the company gets a lot bigger. Having said that, I need to make sure I don't get into any holes which are difficult to get out of later on. -- JimP -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
