The Appeal of Cloud-Based E-Mail
Another great article from the November 9 issue of Information Week on "The Appeal of Cloud-Based E-Mail." IBM is mentioned in the article:
At $36 per user per year, it's a compelling argument and one that many customers are looking at as they compare the cost to delivering services in-house. That said, it can be challenging for IT organizations to break down the costs of delivering workstation services (e.g. hardware, OS, network, help desk, systems management, e-mail, applications etc.) in order to do a true apples to apples comparison.
IBM is also charging hard on cloud e-mail. In addition to its hosted Lotus Notes offering, last month it unveiled LotusLive iNotes, an online e-mail platform that offers a mailbox, 1 GB of storage, mobile device support, spam and antivirus protection, monitoring, and administration tools to companies for $36 per user a year.
At $36 per user per year, it's a compelling argument and one that many customers are looking at as they compare the cost to delivering services in-house. That said, it can be challenging for IT organizations to break down the costs of delivering workstation services (e.g. hardware, OS, network, help desk, systems management, e-mail, applications etc.) in order to do a true apples to apples comparison.
