My church decided to go with O-365, without even evaluating any
alternatives. We have an unemployed IT person that talked the staff into
this, even though I've offered to implement a "real" e-mail solution
multiple times, and even provide hardware to run it on.
"free" was the biggest draw, then "no administration". *sigh*.
jay plesset
IT, dp-design.com
On 7/28/2014 3:49 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:57:38 -0400
"David F. Skoll" <d...@roaringpenguin.com> wrote:
David> 1) Gmail is actually pretty good at filtering spam. I can't
David> speak for MSFT since I don't use it.
David> 2) Especially in North America, companies are short-sighted and
David> go for quick fixes and things that look cheap up-front without
David> considering the long-term costs.
David> 3) Especially in North America, people don't see the value in
David> learning technology. They want simple, spoon-fed solutions and
David> they love the word "oursourcing". Sorry if (2) and (3) are not
David> PC, but the slag against North Americans is based on my personal
David> experience. :) And hey, I'm Canadian so I can dis my own crowd...
David> 4) Most non-technical small businesses equate "Mail Server" with
David> "Microsoft Exchange", and Microsoft has steadily been making
David> Exchange more and more of a PITA to administer. Each new version
David> of Exchange breaks things and requires learning new procedures.
David> Combine that with (3) and we see that MSFT is using on-premise
David> Exchange as a trojan horse to get people on O-365. The huge pool
David> of "managed service providers" that recommend MSFT solutions is
David> by-and-large staffed by incompetents who are only too happy to
David> shove their customers onto O-365 and collect kickbacks every
David> month.
Good summary, but I think you forgot (5):
They have prettier icons.
I am not 100% kidding, either.
