arstechnica.com — Google has launched a new version of its Google Apps suite meant to allow business users to collaborate without IT staff involvement. Such a move may boost the company's presence in the corporate sector, but it could also negatively impact how Google is perceived by IT departments.
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spyrochaeteFeb 8, 2008
I agree with you. The issue being discussed here isn't IT, it's business. You pay employees tens of thousands of dollars per year to author content for your business. Why trust it in anyone else's hands?
mweatherFeb 8, 2008
What does the size of the network have to do with needing to use the web? The larger the company, the more likely the web will be needed.
felchFeb 8, 2008
Uh, any IT administrator or department pissed off about this needs to seriously evaluate their internet access policy and filtering policies. The article is alarmist and stupid.
evildudetxFeb 9, 2008
Must be a damn small IT department then.
cmstechFeb 9, 2008
They need google apps to plan a picnic?
gza911Feb 9, 2008
As an IT guy for a fortune five hundred I don't mind this at all. If it sneaks past the IT department then its probably useful. When it becomes a security threat then management has to start a project to bring that function in house. In my experience that's how all the really useful stuff makes it in. Linux = backdoor, Jabber = backdoor, remote access = backdoor, wireless connections = backdoor.<a class="user" href="http://packratstudios.com">http://packratstudios.com</a>
farrelFeb 9, 2008
Sad, very sad. True, very true.
jdbauschFeb 9, 2008
there sure are a lot of folks on here who don't understand the purpose and function of an IT department in a well managed company...
scaredofthemanFeb 10, 2008
That's the whole point of computing on demand, and applications in the cloud. Capacity is unlimited (provided you have the bandwidth), the company doesn't have a need for capacity management, its all there waiting for you. I think the overall role of the IT department is going to go through a huge change in the coming years. Even the "high value tasks" will be outsourced, for less money than what it costs to keep it all in house.