Google Apps

Google Apps is a cloud-based productivity suite that helps you and your team connect and get work done from anywhere on any device. However, your access to the applications is only as good as your internet connection, so make sure your Internet Service Provider is reliable. It’s also important to backup your data, even with Gmail. Google does its own backups, but problems do occur—it’s always the best practice to keep timely copies of your data. You’ll also need to think through the risks of any hosted service: will the vendor be around for the long haul? Do you trust them to effectively store your data, to not mine it for less-than-appropriate purposes? The Google Apps license agreement and privacy policy is less-than-clear on whether they may distribute the content of your emails or documents to others.