It has recently been announced in the US that Google Apps for Government have won another major contract. In a blog which reminded me of news that I used to get on my pager many years ago (I do still miss the headline delivery of news which made me sound more interesting and on the ball when sitting in the pub), a dailyator blog reports (and this is the whole thing!): “The United States General Services Administration (GSA) is moving 17,000 employees and contractors to Google Apps for Government, reportedly replacing their use of several different versions of IBM’s Lotus Notes and Domino Software. Microsoft isn’t thrilled.”
Google Apps for Government win GSA contract
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Where is the cloud?
I would suggest that this is one of the major questions we get asked about when it comes to the Cloud. Where is your important data stored? This question is one that many companies including Google have been unable to answer. It is one that is particularly relevant in the UK, with some companies holding data for UK based businesses in the US where different laws apply. This is off putting to many businesses. Cloud Hypermarket is UK based but with the US providing the biggest battlefield for Cloud services, occurrences in the states are being watched with interest from around the world.
