Hello,

We recently published a white paper that should interest anyone who is considering outsourcing email and needs to know more about what options exist in the market. Google, Microsoft and a variety of other service providers all offer business-grade email ‘in the cloud’ but each take a unique approach. This paper examines some of the more obvious differences, such as features and functionality, as well as less transparent implications as it relates to compliance, availability and control.

The abstract is below. If you are interested in reading more, go to the Ceryx website and download the entire paper.  

Cloud computing is the most discussed, least understood yet one of the most eagerly anticipated technologies of the day. It is eagerly anticipated because of the promise to deliver software services to consumers and businesses in a way that will significantly reduce the complexity and cost of running software on site.

As we move along the spectrum and consider outsourcing applications from the simple to the very complex, critical tradeoffs need to be made around complexity and control. This paper will examine some common tradeoffs – citing specific cloud applications in the market – whose impact goes beyond mere technical considerations and whose adoption may introduce legal risk, compromise existing business processes or even eliminate some of the efficiencies that modern  software services promised to deliver in the first place.

Thanks,
John