Microsoft: Pay More for the Same Old CALs

  Back in July, we blogged about how Microsoft’s new server pricing model, combined with the end of the Small Business Server package, would result in significant cost increases for many small businesses (see SBS End of Life: Microsoft Punishes Small Businesses). Starting December 1, 2012, Microsoft is increasing the pricing for User CALs (client access […]

Cumulus Global Publishes Google Accessibility Overview

  As more businesses, schools, government offices, and non-profits move to cloud computing and Google Apps, user accessibility becomes and important part of the evaluation, selection, and implementation processes.  To help organizations understand and plan for accessibility, Cumulus Global has published a Google Accessibility Overview report covering Google Apps, Chrome, and Chromebook / Chromebox devices. […]

Microsoft’s Apology Says Volumes about Office 365 Outages

  It should be no secret that Microsoft’s Office 365 service continues to experience the types and frequency of outages that plagued its predecessor cloud service, BPOS.  While the outages receive little press coverage (they are frequent enough that they are not newsworthy?) , customers feel the impact. In response to outages on Nov 8 […]

CFO Research Report: The Business Value of Cloud Computing

In May 2012, CFO Research conducted a survey among senior finance executives at large U.S. companies to examine their views on the business value of cloud computing, as well as their plans and priorities for adopting cloud-based systems in the years ahead.  This report presents the findings from interviews with 310 financial executives across 15 […]

Cumulus Global Publishes Cloud Solutions Daily

Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) announced the launch of the Cloud Solutions Daily, a daily online newspaper focused on cloud computing news, opinion, and analysis. The paper, available via free subscription, aggregates content from dozens of verified sources, providing cloud computing related stories relevant to business, technology, education, and the environment. “The nature of Information Technology and […]

Chromebook Solutions Featured at Google Apps for Education Summit

Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) announced that the company is sponsoring the Google Apps for Education New England Summit, being held this weekend at Burlington High School in Burlington, MA.  As part of the company’s participation, Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon will conduct a workshop entitled, Google Apps and Chromebooks: Building a Successful 1:1 Program, that will […]

Cumulus Global offers Emergency Email and File Services to Businesses

Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) announced an emergency assistance program for small and mid-size businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy.  Cumulus Global will provision replacement email and file services to help get businesses up and running.  As part of the program, companies will paid reduced activation fees and will contract for services on a month-to-month basis.  Businesses can […]

New Compose Window Adds Sophistication to Gmail

Google’s new compose window makes it easier to reference and manage multiple emails at once, with a new overlay window and simplified user screen. Check out this helpful video.

Cumulus Global in the News: Helping Google Apps Resellers Grow Their Businesses

Cumulus Global is sponsoring, and helping organize, this year’s gSocial Conference for Google Apps Resellers, ISVs, and consultants.  As covered by Bloomberg.com, PR Newswire, and others, gSocial 2012 is the independent conference for the Google Apps channel. Scheduled for November 12th and 13th, 2012 at the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale, the conference features over a […]

Tech in the Classroom: Cool or School?

Attending the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE) conference this week is a great experience.  While we are excited to help some of the most innovative teachers and administrators learn more about using Google Apps and Chromebooks in the classroom, we are just as pleased to learn from them. Schools are struggling to develop comprehensive plans […]

Where is Your Cloud Bandwidth Bottleneck?

When speaking with companies and schools about moving to cloud solutions like Google Apps and Google Cloud Storage, we are often asked about bandwidth demands.  Many organizations worry that their current Internet connections are not sufficient for cloud computing.  While most organizations already have more than enough Internet bandwidth, they may still have performance bottlenecks […]

Guest Post: Two Customer Reactions to a Data Breach

Originally posted by Bob Siegel, CEO of The Privacy Ref, this article looks at how a company’s response to a data breach can do as much damage as the breach itself. TD Bank has notified their customers of a data breach through the  loss of a backup tape. Initial reports have said that the tapes […]

TrueSwitch and Other Email Migration Options

If you are moving from a hosted email service (other than gmail.com) to Google Apps, Google is releasing a new migration tool.  Partnering with TrueSwitch, Google is giving users the ability to migrate email from more than 50 different hosted email providers, automatically notify contacts of the new address, and forward email from the current […]

Cumulus Global to Feature Web-Based Learning at MassCUE 2012 Conference

Westborough, MA – October 8, 2012 – Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) announced it will feature web-based learning solutions at the company’s first-ever participation in the MassCUE Technology Conference.  Cumulus Global will conduct live demonstrations of how Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education combine to provide students with better access to educational resources, expand collaborative learning, and […]

Google Apps Vault for Education has Arrived

We are pleased to announce the Google Vault is available for K-12 schools and districts, and higher education institutions.  And, the price is right. Google Apps Vault Google Apps Vault provides in-place archiving for Gmail and Talk.  Archiving for Google Docs content is expected in the not too distant future.  Google Apps Vault is fully […]

FUD! Who do YOU trust?

Fear!  Uncertainty!  Doubt! Every since Google announced that its Postini services — Google Message Security and Message Archive & Discovery were moving from an aging Postini infrastructure to the more secure, more robust Google Apps infrastructures, Postini customers have been hounded by competitors raising alarms about Postini going away and the need for a replacement. […]

Postini is Moving, But Not Going Away

Earlier this month, Google announced a major change for users of Postini email security services, including the Google Message Security and Message Archive & Discovery Services.  If you listen to the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) spewing from competitors, you would think that Google is about to abandon some its best customers. Here are the […]

Lower Legal Bills: Real Value From Google Apps

One of the most tiresome and expensive aspects of contract negotiations is the “redlining” process that takes place as both parties wordsmith the legalese to accurately reflect the agreement and the intent of the parties. As both parties, using “track changes” make modifications, the document becomes a rainbow of colored words with strike-through, underline, and […]

Guest Post: What is my Gmail account really worth?

Originally posted on the by Jay Garmon, here is a way to assess the value of your Google Apps account … or at least just the email. What, exactly, is your Gmail account worth to you? That’s a complicated question but, at first blush, we’d guess about …roughly…$3,588.85. That’s the value of the time invested in the average […]

Inbox Size versus Email Relevance

Now that many email services are matching Google Apps’ 25GB inbox, the IT folks are wondering if users really need that much space and if mailbox limits are still a good practice.  For most companies, the answer lies in how users use email. Most emails lose value over time.  Like most conversations, the value of […]