I’m presently performing my first customer migration to Google Apps, primarily to replace an exchange server. 9 users migrating mail, calendars and contacts but wanting to continue using Outlook to smooth the transition.

Google Apps Sync makes this a breeze, and (mostly) transparent to the user. This tool continues to improve, making Google Mail access seamless through the Outlook client.

While there are some minor annoying niggles in the administration web interface for Apps, they will be corrected in time I’m sure. One of the advantages of cloud services is product improvement without having to install updates.

I believe this option should be considered by any small business not wanting to administer their own server, but wanting more features than their ISP offers.

Luke.