Microsoft Exchange has been the dominant business Email Server Platform since the late ’90s. Today and going forward, Network Velocity is saying NO to Microsoft Exchange.

Now hold on, let us clarify this statement. We currently manage dozens of Exchange Servers which will not be going anywhere anytime soon, but we are taking a stand that if a client needs to upgrade their system or is looking to purchase their first Email solution that our company policy will be to recommend Google Apps.

Simply put, Google Apps is a more cost effective and better solution than Microsoft Exchange. Since the year 2000 there have been four versions of Microsoft Exchange: 2000, 2003, 2007 and now 2010. Each version had a steep learning curve for admins, increased hardware requirements for installation and very little benefit for the average company. In addition, users were locked into using Outlook as the primary client (which hasn’t evolved much at all in 10 years!). This Microsoft forced upgrade path cost clients a lot of money and didn’t provide much benefit over previous versions. (For those of you who cannot bear to think of not using Outlook, see our previous blog post about Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook)

Google Apps provides 10x the storage, a built in best-in-class SPAM and AntiVirus filter and includes Google Docs and Google Sites! Also, users get the power of Google Search for their email and the flexible and powerful GMail client interface.

The GMail client interface is truly one of the hidden gems of a migration to Google Apps. It is speedy and customizable. It can be melded into just about any workflow and with our training, it will transform your relationship to Email. That last sentence is so powerful we’ll repeat it. We will transform your relationship to email!

So, we are saying NO to Microsoft Exchange and YES to Google Apps. If you are ready to work smarter and take back control of your Email, then contact us today!