City of Westerville Goes Google

Overview: Westerville, Ohio, nationally recognized as one of "America's Best Places to Live" by Money Magazine, now has an email system to match. The city has Gone Google, selecting Google Apps over other hosted solutions to replace Novell GroupWise. Today, nearly 500 users across multiple departments use Google Apps. Since then, email inbox quotas and security are no longer issues, the city has cut IT infrastructure costs, and email is much more reliable for city employees who depend on it around the clock. The IT department has now invested in a community data center that will serve as a 'community cloud' as well as a launch pad for local businesses and community partners who need access to cloud-based technology to grow.

View this TechRepublic Webcast to learn from Todd Jackson and Brian Mundy, Westerville's IT team, about why it makes sense to Go Google and how it's done.

In this webcast, you will learn:

• How Westerville IT executives sized up other hosted solutions against Google Apps, with Google Apps delivering the best value and features
• How Westerville made the move from its Novell Groupwise, on-premise system to cloud computing
• Why and how Westerville is providing a unique, cloud-based community launching pad for local businesses and community partners