Comments on: Huge Google Gmail Enterprise Win http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:10:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan K http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-9893 Alan K Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-9893 I wonder what they do for shared calenders. Every org needs a good calendar system. Exchange is the only good one I know of. It sems like this Dept of Edu has saved some $$ but made life harder on their employees by adding another app and removing the integration between email and calendar. I wonder what they do for shared calenders. Every org needs a good calendar system. Exchange is the only good one I know of. It sems like this Dept of Edu has saved some $$ but made life harder on their employees by adding another app and removing the integration between email and calendar.

]]> By: john r http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-9898 john r Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-9898 # 1.3m seats <br /> # Previous cost to implement Outlook/Exchange: $33m over three years <br /> # New cost to implement Gmail: $9m over three years <br /> # Outlook/Exchange storage/mailbox: 35MB <br /> # Gmail storage/mailbox: 6GM (you fixed it!!!) <br /> <br /> All of these #'s are manipulated. 1.3m seats on 300k messages, $33M in 'implementation' but spread over three years. A three year install? Installing mail is hard but not a 3 year deal. That (like the 9) has to be the 3 year cost to install, operate, blah, blah. <br /> <br /> But only use propeller heads will catch it. Good ole folks from marketing. Spinning the machine. <br /> <br /> You fixed my favorite botch (may have been you and not the article). I liked the 6 GigaMegs for storage better - kewl new word. # 1.3m seats
# Previous cost to implement Outlook/Exchange: $33m over three years
# New cost to implement Gmail: $9m over three years
# Outlook/Exchange storage/mailbox: 35MB
# Gmail storage/mailbox: 6GM (you fixed it!!!)

All of these #'s are manipulated. 1.3m seats on 300k messages, $33M in 'implementation' but spread over three years. A three year install? Installing mail is hard but not a 3 year deal. That (like the 9) has to be the 3 year cost to install, operate, blah, blah.

But only use propeller heads will catch it. Good ole folks from marketing. Spinning the machine.

You fixed my favorite botch (may have been you and not the article). I liked the 6 GigaMegs for storage better – kewl new word.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8529 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8529 Agreed. I think it's one of two things. 1. The 300k / week email number is wrong (very low) or 2. There are a large number of inactive inboxes. Given the scale and the customer, I'm guessing it's #2. Agreed. I think it's one of two things. 1. The 300k / week email number is wrong (very low) or 2. There are a large number of inactive inboxes. Given the scale and the customer, I'm guessing it's #2.

]]> By: togilvie http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8532 togilvie Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8532 1.3MM seats only sends 300K emails/week. I think there's something fishy with the numbers? 1.3MM seats only sends 300K emails/week. I think there's something fishy with the numbers?

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8535 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8535 Awesome! Teachers needing “training” to send email to students. That just makes no sense at all to me. Awesome! Teachers needing “training” to send email to students. That just makes no sense at all to me.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8539 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8539 Late breaking new - Om is annoyed (understatement) with Gmail. <a href="http://gigaom.com/2008/06/24/does-your-gmail-suck-too/ ">http://gigaom.com/2008/06/24/does-your-gmail-suck...</a> Late breaking new – Om is annoyed (understatement) with Gmail. http://gigaom.com/2008/06/24/does-your-gmail-suck...

]]> By: Jake Kaldenbaugh http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8543 Jake Kaldenbaugh Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8543 I wonder what the discussion about data privacy was. I think the most interesting dynamic affecting this market will be the tension between cost savings and data privacy. I wonder what the discussion about data privacy was. I think the most interesting dynamic affecting this market will be the tension between cost savings and data privacy.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8547 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8547 The botch was definitely me. I know the difference between a GB and a GM (which – in my book, is a lousy car).  I’m not sure there is spinning going on here – I expect these are both implementation and outsourced management contracts and the numbers (except for the weekly email messages) seem in line with what I’ve seen elsewhere.<br /> The botch was definitely me. I know the difference between a GB and a GM (which – in my book, is a lousy car).  I’m not sure there is spinning going on here – I expect these are both implementation and outsourced management contracts and the numbers (except for the weekly email messages) seem in line with what I’ve seen elsewhere.

]]> By: Sean_Kelly http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8548 Sean_Kelly Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8548 They don't have shared calendars nor file sharing etc - that's another $30M contract. They don't have shared calendars nor file sharing etc – that's another $30M contract.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8556 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8556 I use Google Calendar on a limited basis to share specific calendars with people not on our Exchange server and it seems to work pretty well at this point. <br /> I use Google Calendar on a limited basis to share specific calendars with people not on our Exchange server and it seems to work pretty well at this point.

]]> By: Sean_Kelly http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-8559 Sean_Kelly Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/06/huge-google-gmail-enterprise-win.html#comment-8559 Actually the problem was that the Teachers Union banned the use of email to communicate with student until the had received a "training" budget allocation. Which was not forthcoming at a price of tens of millions. The government basically said to hell with that.............. Actually the problem was that the Teachers Union banned the use of email to communicate with student until the had received a "training" budget allocation. Which was not forthcoming at a price of tens of millions. The government basically said to hell with that…………..

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