"With Office 365, our email is 50 percent faster than it was with our hosted Exchange Server, and collaboration is much simpler and more powerful than it was with Google Apps."
Andy Springer, Director, Rookie Recruits
"I didn’t bother looking at Google, because everyone who we hire knows the Windows operating system and Office. Why not stick with what we know if it performs?"
Elia Wallen, President, Travelers Haven
"We quickly realized Google would not meet our needs, so asking our employees to put up with less functionality was not an option for us."
Sean Maisey, Director of Operations, Colonial Williamsburg
"Google Docs is not really suitable for business use due to limited functionality and the lack of offline capabilities."
Paraic Nolan, Finance Director, Big Red Book
"After testing both solutions, it’s clear to us Microsoft offers a more reliable, secure cloud-based messaging and collaboration solution than Google."
Jim Hill Director of IT, Admiral Beverage
"What concerned us most about Google was what we called their ‘roach motel’ approach to the cloud - once you go in, there’s no way out."
Chris Pyle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Champion Solutions Group
"With Microsoft, we got collaboration capabilities and the full, rich experience of Office, instead of a very limited environment with Google."
David R. Robinson, Senior Vice President and CIO, Overland Solutions