Trying out Google Apps

I got approved to try Google Apps today. I decided I'd try out using Gmail as my mail server on the CoasterBuzz.com domain. So far, I like what I see.

It's easy enough to handle the e-mail switch. You set your DNS MX records to point to a few different domains of theirs, and off you go. I was receiving e-mail there in ten minutes.

I have a couple of different motivations for checking this out. First of all, I love the searchability of Gmail, and the fact that it's simply everywhere. And with POP access, you can download the mail and "own" it even if Gmail were to disappear or start charging for it.

The other thing is that I really kind of want to get e-mail service off of my server. I'm already doing around 30% average peak CPU utilization (because of some really bad code that's three years old), so whatever I can pull off will help.

If I like what I see, I may switch over my primary domain as well. We'll see!

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  • I also moved all my mail to Google, and it works like a charm... 2 gigs of space to all my mail users, calendar application, gtalk chat, etc...

    Pretty sure album, writely and spreadsheet is rolling in as additional services to my mail users. :)

  • I've been using the service for a few months now. I don't have any complaints. The service is pretty stable and the searching and the spam filter are both great.

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