Moving mail server to google apps

Solution 1:

I've moved to Google Apps for my family email and for a really small site that didn't get a huge amount of email but needed to be provisioned fast.

The fact that you don't have to manage an email server is a massive plus - I don't know about you but mail servers can get pretty messy - fast.

In saying all that however, if you're not in the US, moving your mail there poses a security risk as the data centres and the company hosting your mail (i.e. Google) are there, leaving you wide open to searches under the Patriot Act (and others of course) - That's my understanding anyway.

With regards to money, I don't think you'll see the standard version slip off the radar soon and the Premium version does give you a tad more control if you want it (not a huge amount, but you know...some :) )

So...

Pros:

• No need to manage that email server
• Uptime is bloody good
• Can be provisioned quickly

Cons

• Security
  • Patriot Act et al
• Can't get the finegrained control you might previously have had