City of Los Angeles Goes Google for $7.2 Million

Courtesy Mashable!  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 19:21

google signIt looks like those Going Google billboards are actually good for something, as the Los Angeles’ city council has just unanimously approved a Google Apps deal worth $7.2 million.

According to CNET , LA would become one of the largest government agencies, outside the District of Columbia, to make the switch to using hosted Google email and application services.

However, security concerns over storing information in the cloud did factor into the process...


 

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