[dba-Tech] Google.docs

If you have a windows 2003 server just use WSS. Its free and has a bigger feature set. Also your in charge of the security.

You also have Microsoft Groove which again put you in control either on MS Servers or you own. 

Also have Windows live. Free as well and very soon you are going to have Microsoft Office on line for about $15 a month. Plus full SharePoint and SQL Server DBs hosted in MS data Centres. Same issues etc but the choice is growing. 

I can save a Word doc directly in Office Live from Word itself. I don't need to go to a web site and start up some crappy text editor.

There's lots of choices. The only thing I would say Google docs has is that it is free. other people love it.

Martin




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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins [ssharkins at gmail.com]
Sent: 11 November 2008 19:51
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google.docs

I agree -- no, you wouldn't want sensitive data on it. But I can see small
businesses using it -- upload a document that needs to see several pairs of
eyes -- much simpler than E-mailing it back and forth.

Susan H.


> Its Google I assume it is excellent. But would you want your company
> accounts or Personnel letters held on someone else's server I know I would
> not. In fact both Google and MS have offered us free services for all
> staff and students and we turned it down. We don't want any of our stuff
> on anyone's servers but our own. That way we are in total control of
> everything. Something goes wrong then we have only ourselves to blame.
>
> I don't like Google docs ands its a bit like word version -9 it more like
> notepad on the web than a Word Processor. I need a word processor. Other
> people find it wonderful so its simply different tools for differnt
> people. I live in a Microsoft world and thats it really.
>
> Martin
>
>
> Martin WP Reid
> Information Services
> Queen's University
> Riddel Hall
> 185 Stranmillis Road
> Belfast
> BT9 5EE
> Tel : 02890974465
> Email : mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk
> ________________________________________
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
> [ssharkins at gmail.com]
> Sent: 11 November 2008 19:08
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> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google.docs
>
>> Yeah if you want your data on Google server which a lot of people don't.
>
> =======I was wondering about security -- is it reasonably good?
>
> Susan H.
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