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eCollaboration – Participant Cloud

eCollaboration – Participant Cloud. Options Explored. Microsoft Exchange: local & external hosting GoogleApps : standard & government Zimbra: local & external hosting GOPRU (an ad hoc consortium of universities): four vendor options. Considerations. Safety and eDiscovery

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eCollaboration – Participant Cloud

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  1. eCollaboration– Participant Cloud

  2. Options Explored • Microsoft Exchange: local & external hosting • GoogleApps: standard & government • Zimbra: local & external hosting • GOPRU (an ad hoc consortium of universities): four vendor options

  3. Considerations • Safety and eDiscovery • Law, Rule and Regulation • Data • Penn State Infrastructure • Workarounds and Adaptations • Cost

  4. Observations for faculty and staff • In the cloud: • “Free” cloud offerings fall short • For fee offerings very expensive • Locally hosted: • Both Exchange and Zimbra are viable solutions • Common good for basic service • Individual good for advanced services

  5. Zimbra Pilot Feedback Summary • Zimbra was well received, no show-stoppers identified • Participants used: • mobile devices • native Zimbra clients on Macs and PCs • the web browser provided by the service • preferred client software such as Thunderbird on a Mac or PC • Most favorable impressions: • mobile devices • iCal, Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook • Least favorable: • Zimbra native client • Outlook reported as a very successful experience and easy to integrate for PC clients

  6. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About eCollaboration* Enterprise Exchange wiki • https://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/esca Exchange team – Final Report • https://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/esca/Final+Report+Documents+-+protected GoogleUPedagogical and Technical Team wiki • https://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/googleatpsu Zimbrateam • http://ait.its.psu.edu/projects/zimbra/zimbra-pilot.html MyITCommunity eCollab feed • https://myit.vmhost.psu.edu/e-collab * But Were Afraid to Ask

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