On Tuesday, Los Angeles agreed to enter the cloud, as it signed a $7.2 million deal to use Google Apps for its 30,000 employees. The competition for the contract was nearly a year in length, with Google facing down rival Microsoft, among others.
Fearing a cascade effect if the Los Angeles transition is successful, Microsoft sent executives and paid advocates to Los Angeles to make the case against Google. If Google Apps prove successful in LA, it will prove Google's cloud based system can handle a monumental challenge.
Los Angeles thus joins the District of Columbia as one of the largest government adopters of Google Apps.
Acceptance of the contract is still tentative. It is contingent on integration provider Computer Sciences Corporation agreeing to pay a penalty in the event of a security breach. Security was a major concern in the discussions over the contract, which calls for moving from the city's systems from Novell to Google Apps, which includes an office suite as well as email.
Fearing a cascade effect if the Los Angeles transition is successful, Microsoft sent executives and paid advocates to Los Angeles to make the case against Google. If Google Apps prove successful in LA, it will prove Google's cloud based system can handle a monumental challenge.
Los Angeles thus joins the District of Columbia as one of the largest government adopters of Google Apps.
Acceptance of the contract is still tentative. It is contingent on integration provider Computer Sciences Corporation agreeing to pay a penalty in the event of a security breach. Security was a major concern in the discussions over the contract, which calls for moving from the city's systems from Novell to Google Apps, which includes an office suite as well as email.
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