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Probably won't happen.
There was one service provider like Google, or more like Salesforce.com perhaps that did onsite installations, but even they did away with it as it's way too much overhead and doesn't fit their business model at all. The reason the price is so low is because of the way it's deployed. They have no overhead in delivering the apps or configuration issues.

I tend to think differently than many CIOs and I see a growing need for data analysis at all levels throughout an organization, not just at the executive or administrative levels. Office 2007 is a great front end for the more advanced users coming into the workforce regularly now. Soon there will be computer expertise at almost all postitions in an organization and the toolset needs to have some room to grow. Plus you can still get the Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint trio basic package for a buck 30. I don't know if people realize that. And I also think they tend to forget the value of the mail client esp. Outlook 2007 is a great advancement in the area of organizatioin that is a tremendous help to all employees, again, at all levels.
I think the MS approach of combining inhouse with web is the way to move forward and see where things go. Jumping into a Google apps situation, I believe, will leave many organizations wondering how to connect many pieces that are missing with the pieces they still have inhouse and it will end up being more of a problem than a solution. Unified, integrated solutions tend to work best and the thing is most people forget how much integration is going on around them transparently.
With Sharepoint server 2007 the ante for web based access and collaboration has been raised. I think MS will be regularly hosting sharepoint collaboration sites/wikis etc. very soon as a service provider.

Because Google is the first out of the gate certainly doesn't make it worth it to jump until the rest of teh field shows what they have.
Posted by: xuniL_z   Posted on: 02/27/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I'll never support it on my infrastructure  jfp | 02/27/07
offline use  tpettyrox | 02/27/07
We knew there was something up  xuniL_z | 02/27/07
Probably won't happen.  xuniL_z | 02/27/07
Good point  John Zern | 02/27/07
CIOs want to see more of Google Apps  Loverock Davidson | 02/27/07
many other alternatives  A.Typical Zork | 02/27/07
I agree, but WordPerfect and OpenOffice are also bloated.  DonnieBoy | 02/27/07
Or they could  xuniL_z | 02/28/07
Perfect storm of MSFT stupidity  Chad_z | 02/27/07
Sure Chad. Hey, why not go and  John Zern | 02/27/07
I only disagree with one thing  xuniL_z | 02/28/07
Maybe some CIOs don't like it because they want to justify their existence.  DonnieBoy | 02/27/07
The Spin starts here  John Zern | 02/27/07
Man, go straight to the bank and withdraw you money, NOW. You can not  DonnieBoy | 02/28/07
Another thing - we need a fork of OpenOffice to create a light-weight  DonnieBoy | 02/27/07
Hey you are right  xuniL_z | 02/28/07
GUI based apps do not have to be bloated. No reason to throw the baby out  DonnieBoy | 02/28/07

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