This document discusses how Google Apps can increase innovation and streamline IT operations for businesses. It provides an overview of Redpath Consulting Group and their services in helping clients transition to Google Apps Premier. Key benefits highlighted include reduced IT costs, improved collaboration capabilities, access from any internet-enabled device, and the ability to pay only for the storage and user capacity needed. The document aims to illustrate how Google Apps can solve business problems by offering secure messaging, collaboration tools, and freeing up IT resources for other strategic projects.

1. How Google Apps Can
Increase Innovation
and Streamline IT
By
Nancy Lysaker
Sales Consultant
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2. Agenda
Who is Redpath Consulting Group?
Going Google and how does it benefit businesses?
Overview and benefits of Google Apps Premier.
How Redpath clients are using Google Apps Premier.
What business problems are you looking to solve?
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3. Who is Redpath?
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4. Redpath Services
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5. Why customers are using the Cloud
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7. Cloud Computing - Software As A Service
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8. Cloud Computing Benefits
Business benefits can include:
reduced on-premise IT support costs (software is in the cloud)
saving on hardware purchase & maintenance (no servers needed!)
savings on software management (Google provides regular free upgrades)
increased employee collaboration (Google docs)
enabled virtual offices (access from most internet enabled devices)
only pay for the capacity you use (pay as you go)
expense grows or shrinks on demand (add or remove users instantly)
familiar interface (many employees have a home Gmail account)
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9. Google Apps Overview
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10. Google Apps Benefits
User benefits include:
access content from anywhere,
access from most internet connected devices
25 GB of online storage
robust document sharing security model
data is safe & secure (sharded)
email inbox organized with "thread" view
take collaboration to the next level
share calenders
delegate mail
video and instant messaging chat
syndicate your video
multiple users can edit the same document
in real-time
share document folders online
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11. Google Apps Benefits
User benefits include:
Google Docs -
collaborate without the hassle of attachments
share docs, presentations & spreadsheets
one document multiple real-time editors
Google Sites -
publish calendars, project information, training
videos, public websites, announcements
Google Video -
publish your own private corporate videos
publish training videos and recorded webinars
Google Postini -
monitor email, block spam, manage users
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12. Google Apps Benefits
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13. Google Apps Benefits
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14. Businesses are going cloudy
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15. Google Apps Summary
secure messaging & collaboration via the internet
controlled access to documents anytime from anywhere
reduced on-premise hardware and software needs
better collaboration with customers, partners, and your staff
free up your IT resources to work on other business IT projects
lower IT cost of ownership and reduce IT complexity
familiar user interface so less employee training and support
over 3000 new business sign up for Google Apps every day
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16. What problems are you looking to solve?
Nancy Lysaker
Sales Consultant
952-479-0635
nancy_lysaker@redpathcg.com
www.redpathcg.com
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