Comments on: Why Excel in the Browser Matters to DBAs

By: Rob Mackenzie

Rob Mackenzie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:15:53 +0000

We do pay for our Google Apps usage for our business. It’s not even that we needed the increase in features. I just didn’t want to hear the endless “you-get-what-you-pay-for” finger-waggling if Google’s systems went down. At least by paying we have an inherent ‘proof of contract’.

With that said, the Google stuff is incredible. Our folks adopted it so fast, that accounting even created an expense form all by their lonesome (users submit expenses, it updates sheets which update other sheets or notifies users).

By: Brent Ozar

Brent Ozar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:57:49 +0000

I would because I’ve got one of those jobs that actually relies on collaboration, but I’m in the minority in IT.

By: John Sansom

John Sansom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:23:36 +0000

Hi Brent,

I can certainly see how Google Docs could be great for facilitating online collaboration. So much so in fact, that I may just go and try it.

I’m interested to know, would you still continue to use the service if Google where to charge for it?