Google Apps Editions

Google Apps - A cloud-based suite of email, calendar, IM, and collaboration tools  to new and existing customers.

Google Apps for Business - Web applications that increase productivity in business through unparalleled collaboration, organization, and communication. These include Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Cloud Connect, Sites, and more.

Google Apps Premier Edition - Also known as Google Apps for Business.

Google Apps for Government - The standard suite of Google Apps, with all data kept on servers in the U.S.

Google Apps for Education - The standard suite of Google Apps, offered to educational institutions for free.

Google Apps for Non-Profits - A free version of Google Apps for Education for non-profits with under 3000 users, or a discounted version of Google Apps for Business for non-profits with over 3000 users.

Google Apps Add-on Products

Google Admin Tools - Tools designed for administrators to increase control functions and fill in the gaps of the Google Apps suite.

Google Message Discovery - Message security and archiving for your enterprise.

Google Message Security - Protect your email infrastructure from spam and viruses, while easily setting up and managing usage policies.

Google Message Encryption - Email encryption, powered by Postini, that adheres to policies set up by admins.

Google Message Continuity - Actually a stand-alone product rather than an add-on, GMC is a cloud based continuity service for your inbox powered by Postini.

Google Apps Related Articles

Google Docs Security – An overview of the security behind Google’s leading collaboration platform, Google Docs.

How secure is Google Docs? - An explanation of how although Google Docs is secure, your organization may be making it insecure.

Google Apps Partners

Google Apps Consultant - A person or company that can assist an organization in setting up or migrating to Google Apps.

Google Apps Expert - A person or company well-versed in functions and benefits of the Google Apps product suite, and can also serve as a guide in the migration process.

Google Apps Reseller - The Google Apps Reseller Program gives IT solution providers the ability to become Google Apps Resellers and offer Google Apps with services such as migration, support, administrator software tools, and change management.

Migration Terms and Legacy Systems

Gmail Migration - The process of transferring all of your email, documents, calendars, archives, etc. from a legacy system to a personal Gmail account. Learn how you can take Gmail to the workplace with Google Apps for Business, Government, Education, or Non-Profit.

Google Apps Migration - The process of transferring all of your email, documents, calendars, archives, etc. from a legacy system to Google Apps.

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange - Complete migration of mail, calendars, contacts, and group information from your Exchange accounts to Google Apps.

Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes - Complete migration of mail, calendars, contacts, and group information from your Notes accounts to Google Apps.

Google Apps Migration for Novell GroupWise - Complete migration of mail, calendars, contacts, and group information from your GroupWise accounts to Google Apps.

Guides to Google Apps

Buy Google Apps - Learn why buying Google Apps from Cloud Sherpas can get you added value for your Google Apps license.

Google Apps Project Management - Click the link to see how Docs, Groups, and Sites can help you organize and manage team projects.

Google Apps Standard vs. Google Apps for Business - Click the link to find a comparison table of the two versions of Google Apps.

Google Apps Support - Check this page out to learn about Google and Cloud Sherpas resources for end-users and administrators.

Google Docs Tutorial - An in-depth guide to getting the most out of Google Docs.

How to Migrate to Google Apps - A guide for end-users and administrators to migrate to Google Apps.

How to Share Google Docs - A step-by-step guide to sharing Google Docs.

How to Sign Up for Google Apps - Click the link to read more about registering a domain name and signing up for Google Apps.

How to Use Google Apps - Get started with Google Apps quickly by consulting our guide to using Google Apps.

How to Use Google Docs - Interested in Docs and collaboration? Check out this guide on using Google Docs.

How to Use Google Groups - Click the link to read about how to most effectively use Google Groups.

How to Use Google Sites - This blog post details 3 practical ways to use Google Sites, including intranets, archives, and as a project collaboration tool.

What is Google Apps? - Click the link to find out what Google Apps is and how it can benefit your organization.

Why Use Google Apps - Reasons to make the switch to Google Apps.

Cloud Computing Terms

Cloud Email - Email hosted by a remote server, provided to users through a browser with internet connection.

Cloud Service Provider - A company that provides browser-based applications to end-users over the Internet.

Enterprise Cloud Migration - The process of migrating data and information of large organizations to the cloud.

Enterprise Collaboration Software - A set of tools used by businesses and organizations to allow employees to collaborate and work together more efficiently and effectively.

SaaS Email - “Software as a service” email; eliminates need for on-site servers because data is stored on the provider’s servers and can be accessed from anywhere.

Other Terms

Business Email - Click the link to read an overview of in-house and cloud business email options.

Chromebooks – Fast, reliable laptop computers running off the Google Chrome browser.

Chromebooks for Business – Google’s web-based computing solution for businesses.

Chromebooks for Education – Google’s web-based computing solution for academic institutions.

Email Archiving - The process of consolidating and storing inbound and outbound email messages for easy retrieval at a later time.

Email Archiving Solutions - IT applications developed for the purpose of saving and protecting email messages. Google Message Discovery is Google’s solution to email archiving.

Email Encryption - The process of encrypting email allows users to protect the email they send, rendering the message useless and incomprehensible to any server that picks up the message, except the intended recipient.

Email Security - Click the link to read an overview of threats to your email and ways to combat them.

Google App Development - App development with Google App Engine allows for custom applications to be created for the Google platform.

Google App Engine for Business - A tool developed by Google to allow developers the ability to create programs to fulfill their IT department needs.

Google Apps Cost - Click the link to find out more about what costs you will incur and what costs you will avoid by going Google.

Google Apps for Small Business - Click the link to read which Google Apps features are perfect for supporting your growing small business.

Google Apps for Your Domain - Click the link to read how you can get a Google Apps account customized for your specific domain.

Google Apps Pricing - The pricing system for Google Apps: Business and government accounts pay $5/user/month or $50/user/year, while non-profits with over 3000 users pay a discounted rate of $3/user/month or $30/user year. Educational institutions can receive Google Apps for free, as can non-profits with under 3000 users.

Google Apps Setup - The process through which your Google Apps will be installed and configured on your domain.

Google Apps Status - A live update of the current status and detailed explanations of the outages of each Google Apps provided service.

Google Email for Business - Google’s solution for customized business email, Google Apps.

Google Email for Business - Google’s solution for customized business email, Google Apps.

Google Email Hosting - Google’s email hosting service allows you to customize your email for your business’ web domain.