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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
From a document stand point I'd make sure you and the company have a clear understanding of Google's policies and understand how using the service differs from traditional file management. I'm no expert in this but there are some differences and there may be privacy concerns or IT policy/practices which would need to be altered to ensure the company is protected. I was on the periphery of the decision, but there were requests from a division to use Google Docs but Legal and security both flat out said no as there were major concerns over the possible loss of IP.
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It's for the family
Running Exchange at home is fun, but it's a bit of a pain too.
I completely agree about the data risks for an actual company - Google Apps and Office 365 are multi-tenant, and depending on your risk posture, they certainly pose a level of risk that is potentially greater than private cloud or locally hosted resources.