Tristan CarterMichael McKelveyNathan ViekmanFelicia Voegele Zoho vs.Google & Microsoft Live
Zoho facts & components
Comparison (Google & Microsoft Live)
History of Cloud Computing
The big deal
Concerns
Conclusion
Overview
Integrated with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo
Sync contacts
User Authentication
Zoho
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Presentation Editor
Chat & Wiki component
Familiar user face
Website & Blog capabilities
Supports digital signatures
Background templates
Zoho Components Zoho Business
Files can be saved as:
pdf, open office, html, text, webpage, attachments from writer(zoho)
limited fonts, no auto spellcheck
spreadsheets, interactive tables and charts
no xls support
No full blown productivity suite
500mb storage
25MB upload capability
limited interaction
allows for online collaboration with microsoft components only
The real comparison is between Google and Zoho Google Microsoft Live
History of Cloud Computing 1949: ADP founded (Cloud's spiritual ancestor)1994: Hotmail1999: Salesforce.com2003: Myspace2004: Gmail, Facebook2005: Youtube2006: Amazon, Google Apps2007: MS Announced Exchange labs2008: Zoho selected by GE (400,000 seats)
high scale low cost providers; geo-diversity
anytime/place, access docs via web browser
repid scalability; incremental cost; load sharing
share of mind; no need to focus on commodity IT
What's the big deal?
Performance, reliability
Control of data, service parameters
integration among tech silos
applcation features, choices
privacy, security, compliance, etc
Concerns
Very user friendly
Many features are free, only pay for the upgrade or more storage
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