Google and Government
July 19, 2009
Short honk: The budget crunch is giving Los Angeles a reason to look for a better way to control information technology costs. Washington, DC has embraced Google. If the information in “Concerns Raised as LA Looks to Google Web Services” is accurate, the Google may be poised to make life interesting for existing software and services vendors in Los Angeles. For me, the most interesting comment in the article was:
If approved, Los Angeles would be the second major city after Washington, D.C., to use Google’s internet-based services, known as Google Apps. The company has been promoting the package to other government agencies, too, as a way to cut costs and ensure access to Google-developed technical innovations. Google said in a statement that more than 1.75 million businesses use the technology. An unknown number of them pay the Mountain View-based company $50 per user per year for a premium version designed for businesses, government agencies and other robust needs.
The addled goose sees this as a very big deal with significant implications.
Stephen Arnold, July 20, 2009
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