10 Reasons why you should work with IKANO

Many ask us, "why would I choose an aggregator like IKANO over going directly with Google." Well we came up with a few reasons to consider.

1. Google is a sales and product organization. They don't deliver a final product, just the means to do so.
2. Google does not have a in-house migration team. If you do choose Google direct, you will still be required to migrate the data yourself.
3. Google will suggest you use an outside vendor to assist you with the migration. If you have hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of domains, it makes sense to choose a migration partner.
   
4. Your team will be required to implement APIs and setup Single Sign-on environments without any assistance from Google.
5. Your team will have to setup a communications program to your customers without any assistance from Google.
6. Your team will have to project management the migration without prior experience.
7. Although you pay a few pennies more per month with IKANO as your aggregator, IKANO can save you money on the setup which includes the migration costs.
8. Google does not do direct deals for customers under 100,000 email boxes.
9. Event if you have more than 100,000 email boxes, you still have to manage the migration. Best to choose an aggregation partner.
   
10. Experience counts. If you migrate incorrectly, your ARPU can decline significantly from upset customers who can not access their mail or who have lost mail.

Selecting a trusted Google Aggregation Vendor like IKANO can help you perform the migration to Google Apps Partner Edition correctly.