Cloud Sherpas

Cloud Sherpas, Expensify, Insightly, Okta, RunMyProcess, Smartsheet and Spanning Align to Simplify Application Selection, Implementation for Google Apps Users ATLANTA, Georgia — November 1, 2011 — Seven independent software vendors, whose products are among the most heavily installed applications in the Google Apps Marketplace, today announced a series of business and technology partnerships that are designed to make it easier for Google Apps users to select and implement complementary business applications. The partnership network — a first among Google Apps Marketplace vendors — will henceforth be known as the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps.  The founding members, each vetted according to their reputations within Google, Marketplace rankings, product reviews and more, are Cloud Sherpas (with its SherpaTools application), Expensify, Insightly, Okta, RunMyProcess, ... (more)

Another outage plagues Microsoft users of Office 365… ur, 363…

Aaaaand we’re back with another report of outages for Office 365 users, just three weeks since the last outage. Last night, Microsoft users experienced yet another outage, as Office 365 was down for about three hours. At 9:45 p.m. PT, Microsoft tweeted that the outage had been fixed. Little over an hour later at 11 p.m. PT, Microsoft tweeted that they were still working to resolve the outage, which they attributed to a DNS issue. Finally, Microsoft tweeted around midnight that the issue had been resolved… we won’t be surprised if more contradictory tweets follow. You can read ... (more)

Extending Google Apps with Marketplace Applications

Cloud Sherpas’ VP of Product Management, Mark Wood, discusses the Google Apps Marketplace and how its applications help companies fulfill their needs in the cloud, rather than through on-premise applications. Here’s what he covered: Overview of the Google Apps Marketplace Definition of an integrated application, and how to install them SherpaTools for Google Apps – how you can leverage the #1 Admin Tool Other recommended Marketplace applications We hold webinars with our Google Apps experts every Tuesday from 2-3 PM ET. Join us next week for Is Google Apps Right for You? ... (more)

Cloud Sherpas’ Top 10 Reasons to Choose Google Apps over Office 365: Reasons 6-10

Welcome to the second installment of Cloud Sherpas’ top ten reasons to choose Google Apps over Office 365. We’ve had great responses on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and look forward to keeping the discussion going. Reasons 6-10 below: 6. Collaboration Office 365 was built on a retrofitted platform (Office 2010) in which collaboration was an afterthought. This lack of collaboration  integration is certainly apparent in Office 365’s functionality within both the Excel Web App and Word, as the collaboration experience is disjointed and lacks real-time updates. Google Apps was bu... (more)

Cloud Sherpas Acquires Beloit Solutions Group

Cloud Sherpas, a top Google partner for helping business customers adopt the Google Apps™ cloud platform, has acquired Beloit Solutions Group; terms were not disclosed. Last month Cloud Sherpas acquired San Francisco-based Omnetic, extending the company’s presence on the West Coast. The acquisition of Beloit, based in Overland Park, Kansas, strengthens Cloud Sherpas’ position in another key market, the Midwest, a region dominated by large enterprises, and long considered to be “Microsoft country.” “This is a great move for Cloud Sherpas that fits perfectly into our strategy to g... (more)