{"id":1127,"date":"2013-10-25T12:47:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T11:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.topsolutions.pt\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2016-10-27T17:38:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T16:38:04","slug":"dom-pedro-hotels-choose-google-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsolutionscloud.com\/co\/blog\/dom-pedro-hotels-choose-google-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Dom Pedro Hotels choose Google Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dom Pedro Hotels<\/a> one of the most prestigious and reputable hotel chains, are recognized not only for the high quality standards of their hotels, but also for the elegant and luxurious experience they provide to guests.<\/p>\n

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The group has seven 4 and 5-star hotels in Lisbon (Dom Pedro Palace), Algarve (Dom Pedro Gold Resort, Dom Pedro Marina, Dom Pedro Portobelo and Dom Pedro Beach Club) and on Madeira Island (Dom Pedro Baia Club and Dom Pedro Garajau). The group is also present in Brazil (Cear\u00e1) with the idyllic Dom Pedro Laguna Beach Villas & Golf Resort.<\/p>\n

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Martinho Sales, IT Manager for the Dom Pedro Group, spoke with us about the adoption of Google Apps:<\/p>\n

For many years, all we had was an MS Exchange 2007 server that was hosted internally and maintenance was very time consuming for us (up to two consecutive days when there were problems) which could represent one day of downtime for serious malfunctions. Most users accessed email exclusively through MS Outlook and mobile users were not supported.<\/p>\n

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Our IT team supports all the Group departments and we are constantly evaluating on the best way to optimize and streamline the resources we have at our disposal. In this sense, the solution we wanted had to be flexible, easy to implement and above all offer reduced maintenance.<\/p>\n

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After conducting several comparative studies regarding current costs (but mostly future costs), it took us about one month to make our decision and move forward.
\nIn addition to the IT department, our administration was also involved in the decision-making process and our CEO was one of the main driving forces behind the adoption of Google Apps.<\/p>\n

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Some of our motivations for moving forward with Google Apps were:<\/p>\n