Going All-In on the Cloud
At Spanning we’ve decided to to keep no paper files, and instead use Google Docs as our filing system—for everything. And the thing that’s given us the confidence to go all-in on the cloud? Spanning Backup. All legal, HR, finance, operations, marketing, sales, IT, engineering, and corporate documents—everything but stock certificates, which we’re legally required [...]
Spanning Backup Launches "3 Seats Free" for Google Apps Domains
Today we’re launching a better way for Google Apps admins to try Spanning Backup. It’s called “3 Seats Free”, and it gives every Google Apps domain three Spanning Backup seats absolutely free. These are fully-functional seats that never expire and be assigned to anyone in the domain. Just add Spanning Backup to Google Apps, assign [...]
Got Lots of Google Docs? Spanning Backup Has You Covered.
If you’re a Google Docs power user, today’s update to Spanning Backup will make backing up and restoring your docs even faster. Some people use Google Docs for the occasional spreadsheet or as a convenient way to share notes in a small group. But other people have made Google Docs a central part of their [...]
ChromeOS is a Very Big Deal
Google’s ChromeOS is a very big deal. Well, not yet, but it will be. However, some very clever people disagree so I thought it might be useful to go through my rationale for believing what I do. Let me first make a disclaimer: I’m a big fan of Google. For the last four years I’ve [...]
Spanning Backup Launches, $10 Off for Spanning Sync Customers
After months of beta testing, Spanning Backup for Google Apps has launched. Since the beta began, we’ve backed up over 100 million calendar events, contacts, and docs for our users. That’s 100 million fewer things they have to worry about. Now the ability to back up Google Calendar, Contacts, and Docs is commercially available at [...]
Backup is even more important in the cloud
The cloud is great. Your stuff is stored in only one place. No copies in email attachments, no copies on your laptop, your desktop, and your server. Make a change and there’s no need to send out updates, because it’s always in one place. Right?Right. But delete it in one place and it’s gone. Gone. [...]
What Google I/O 2010 Means to Me
This morning I hopped on a jetBlue flight from Austin to San Francisco to attend Google I/O. I usually avoid industry conferences, but I make it a point to attend this one. I find it has a supernormal signal-to-noise ratio….
