Google Apps & Cloud Computing White Papers

Security & Architecture

Comprehensive review of security and vulnerability protections for Google Apps
Securing network-based applications against would-be hackers is key to ensuring the success of any system. When it comes to email and collaboration, the importance is paramount. Google invests billions of dollars in technology, people, and process to ensure data in Google Apps is safe, secure, and private.
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Architecting for the Cloud: Best Practices
This paper is targeted towards cloud architects who are gearing up to move an enterprise-class application from a fixed physical environment to a virtualized cloud environment. The focus of this paper is to highlight concepts, principles and best practices in creating new cloud applications or migrating existing applications to the cloud.
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Costs

Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis
When Google launched Google Apps Premier Edition for $50 per user per year, it raised the question, "How much should we be paying for email?" But it's not just this eye-popping price that should trigger the question about where you should run your email. Instead, every time you have to upgrade, switch, or add users to your email system, you should examine your fully loaded costs and consider the delivery alternatives.
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Google Apps ROI - 2nd Wind
2nd Wind deployed Google Apps to replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment and support broader collaboration, reducing IT costs while improving cross-company communication and collaboration.
ROI: 837%
Payback: 1 month
Average annual benefit: 341,177
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Google Apps ROI - TVR
TVR deployed Google Apps to replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment and improve collaboration, reducing IT costs and risk while increasing agility.
ROI: 500%
Payback: 1 month
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Other

Cloud Computing - Latest Buzzword or a Glimpse of the Future?
The market for cloud computing applications is just beginning to heat up. Consumer applications, such as tax preparation services, sites to maintain photos and create albums, and social networking sites, have blazed the trail for successful SaaS business applications.
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SaaS vs On-Premise TCO Calculator
The purpose of this calculator is to let you quickly compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to the TCO of an on-premise solution. The values this calculator provides are approximations, and can in no way obviate the need for a careful cost/benefit analysis. But they can serve as a first step in determining whether the potential delta between the two approaches is large enough to warrant further investigation.
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