Comments on: Look ma, my docs are in the cloud! http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/look-ma-my-docs-are-in-the-cloud/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: New Google Docs Features - Offline Editing, YouTube Video Embeds | Replace http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/look-ma-my-docs-are-in-the-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-337425 New Google Docs Features - Offline Editing, YouTube Video Embeds | Replace Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:20:52 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2305#comment-337425 [...] Mathew - "Zoho’s services are great, and I use Zoho Show in particular a fair bit, but when it comes to trusting a company with my data I would have to come down on the side of Google." [...] [...] Mathew – "Zoho’s services are great, and I use Zoho Show in particular a fair bit, but when it comes to trusting a company with my data I would have to come down on the side of Google." [...]

]]> By: Sridhar Vembu http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/look-ma-my-docs-are-in-the-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-374058 Sridhar Vembu Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:16:21 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2305#comment-374058 Mathew, no question Google has the formidable brand. I didn't take your post negatively either - I actually appreciate your mentioning Zoho! I was just saying (assuring, really!) Zoho is a viable choice against the much bigger Google - because we have a sustainable business model, and sufficient scale to compete. Sort of like how a 50-store chain can often compete against a 5000 store chain, by specializing and differentiating.<br><br>Our key differentiation is richness of features, sharp focus on the needs of demanding business users, and the breadth of product portfolio addressing such needs. Mathew, no question Google has the formidable brand. I didn't take your post negatively either – I actually appreciate your mentioning Zoho! I was just saying (assuring, really!) Zoho is a viable choice against the much bigger Google – because we have a sustainable business model, and sufficient scale to compete. Sort of like how a 50-store chain can often compete against a 5000 store chain, by specializing and differentiating.

Our key differentiation is richness of features, sharp focus on the needs of demanding business users, and the breadth of product portfolio addressing such needs.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/look-ma-my-docs-are-in-the-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-374057 mathewi Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:22:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2305#comment-374057 Thanks for pointing all that out, Sridhar -- I didn't mean to suggest<br>that Zoho was some kind of fly-by-night organization or anything. I<br>just think Google is a little bit better known, that's all. Thanks for pointing all that out, Sridhar — I didn't mean to suggest
that Zoho was some kind of fly-by-night organization or anything. I
just think Google is a little bit better known, that's all.

]]> By: Sridhar Vembu http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/look-ma-my-docs-are-in-the-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-374056 Sridhar Vembu Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:49:27 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2305#comment-374056 Mathew, <br> Thanks for using Zoho! While there is no such thing as perfect security or perfect safety, we take all the standard precautions in the Zoho data center. It is in a top-notch facility in California (as well as a remote backup), and we keep 3 copies of your data + a backup. We have 700K+ users already on Zoho, growing fairly rapidly. <br><br> Yes, scale economics does apply, but it plays even at our size. Cost per user to scale tends to fall rapidly starting from zero users, and then it flattens out (so the first million user drops the cost very rapidly, while going from 10 to 11 million does not drop the per user cost that much).<br><br> Finally, Zoho's parent AdventNet has been in business 12 years, with profitable, organic growth. From a development perspective, we have demonstrated the ability to execute, and we will continue to put out a steady stream of updates. <br><br>Sridhar Mathew,
Thanks for using Zoho! While there is no such thing as perfect security or perfect safety, we take all the standard precautions in the Zoho data center. It is in a top-notch facility in California (as well as a remote backup), and we keep 3 copies of your data + a backup. We have 700K+ users already on Zoho, growing fairly rapidly.

Yes, scale economics does apply, but it plays even at our size. Cost per user to scale tends to fall rapidly starting from zero users, and then it flattens out (so the first million user drops the cost very rapidly, while going from 10 to 11 million does not drop the per user cost that much).

Finally, Zoho's parent AdventNet has been in business 12 years, with profitable, organic growth. From a development perspective, we have demonstrated the ability to execute, and we will continue to put out a steady stream of updates.

Sridhar

]]> By: Sridhar Vembu http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/look-ma-my-docs-are-in-the-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-342057 Sridhar Vembu Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:16:21 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2305#comment-342057 Mathew, no question Google has the formidable brand. I didn't take your post negatively either - I actually appreciate your mentioning Zoho! I was just saying (assuring, really!) Zoho is a viable choice against the much bigger Google - because we have a sustainable business model, and sufficient scale to compete. Sort of like how a 50-store chain can often compete against a 5000 store chain, by specializing and differentiating.<br><br>Our key differentiation is richness of features, sharp focus on the needs of demanding business users, and the breadth of product portfolio addressing such needs. Mathew, no question Google has the formidable brand. I didn't take your post negatively either – I actually appreciate your mentioning Zoho! I was just saying (assuring, really!) Zoho is a viable choice against the much bigger Google – because we have a sustainable business model, and sufficient scale to compete. Sort of like how a 50-store chain can often compete against a 5000 store chain, by specializing and differentiating.

Our key differentiation is richness of features, sharp focus on the needs of demanding business users, and the breadth of product portfolio addressing such needs.

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