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Microsoft vs. Google
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  • Is Google ready for your business?
    • ​Google Apps is an ever-changing solution with experimental features that can increase complexity and the need for change management and training.
    • When your business needs help, Google Apps support falls short of delivering the kind and level of support you demand.

    The Enterprise-proven solution
    • ​Your organization has diverse needs. With Microsoft, you can deliver the right set of tools for the right users—all with appropriate layers of security and compliance technologies. 
    • Microsoft Online offers a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee with a financially backed SLA. And our 24/7 IT-level phone support is ready to provide help whenever you need it.
  • Limited and incomplete functionality
    • ​Google Apps isn’t familiar to most information workers and it’s oversimplified. In fact, Google’s own executives admit they don’t believe their tools can replace Microsoft Office.
    • Using Google Docs often leads to frustration with loss of document integrity and loss of formatting.
    An unsurpassed productivity experience
    • ​Confidently share information with your customers and colleagues knowing that Office documents are commonly accepted inside and outside your organization.
    • Access your content virtually anywhere across PC, phone, and browser

  • One size fits none
    • ​Google customers are given an ultimatum when it comes to delivery options and licensing availability. And because Google Apps delivers its solutions online only, clients are left with no choice but to move to the cloud immediately.

    Delivering the cloud on your terms
    • ​Microsoft offers licensing options designed for organizations of all size so you can select only the features you need and control your costs. 
    • Not ready to fully embrace the cloud? No problem—Microsoft provides the flexibility to build a hybrid solution so your people can share information on premise or in the cloud.
       



 

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  • "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