Happy 12th birthday, Google, from the SADA team!

Google has just turned 12!

The SADA Systems and Google relationship started back in 2006 when we first became a partner for Google's world-renowned search technology. This lead to a close relationship with Google where SADA was eventually approached to become one of the first 10 Google Apps partners. Having participated in the Google Apps official launch campaign in February of 2007, SADA quickly became a top reseller and trusted Google Apps migration, implementation and deployment for the enterprise, education, non profit and government sector.

Congrats and here's to 12 more amazing years of partnership to come!

SADA Systems, Inc. celebrates it’s 10th anniversary

SADA Systems, Inc., (http://www.sadasystems.com) a leading IT services and cloud computing solutions provider, is getting ready to celebrate its 10th anniversary by honoring its clients and team members at The Edison in downtown Los Angeles. SADA was recently recognized as one of America’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine for the 4th consecutive year (http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/sada-systems) and has no plans to stop growing. SADA intends to share the spoils at this clients-only event, while raising money for its local Los Angeles-based non-profit customers through fundraising during the night’s festivities.

“Human nature makes us overestimate what can be achieved in one year, and underestimate what can be done in ten. I somehow feel we’re just getting started and I’m excited about what the future holds. But this is not just about us, it’s about our clients. We want to take this opportunity not only to celebrate our 10 years, but also to honor the clients that helped us get to where we are now and give back to some of our oldest non-profit customers,” explains SADA Systems CEO Tony Safoian. Giving back to the community is a core SADA value.

The IT consultancy’s services and offerings have certainly evolved over the years as technology changed. SADA quickly outgrew its humble beginnings as a managed IT services firm in a small office in Reseda, CA as it dived into the budding cloud computing industry. Having participated in the Google Apps launch in 2007 and being one of Microsoft’s first Online Services partners, SADA is now one of the most experienced and respected cloud computing and IT services firm in the industry. SADA recently released its AuthMagic Password Sync solutions for both Google Apps (http://ow.ly/2xCxn) and Microsoft BPOS (http://ow.ly/2xEt6). Currently situated in beautiful NoHo Arts District overlooking the famous Hollywood Hills, SADA Systems continues to look forward to another decade of award winning IT services, innovative app development and technological achievements.

About SADA Systems, Inc:

SADA Systems, Inc. (SADA) is a privately held information technology consulting, outsourcing, and development firm founded in 2000. SADA is proud to be one of the world’s first 10 Google partners for Apps (http://ow.ly/2uEnC) having participated in the Google Apps official launch campaign in February of 2007 as well as one of Microsoft’s first Online Services partners specializing in Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) migration (http://microsoft.sadasystems.com/bpos/) and integration services. SADA has been a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner since 2003 specializing in Infrastructure and Information Worker Competencies.

SADA has a demonstrated track record and competency in providing related cloud computing consulting services, implementation and customization. SADA designs, delivers, deploys and supports a holistic and cutting-edge suite of best-of-breed technologies, allowing organizations to leverage Information Technology to achieve the highest levels of effectiveness, efficiency, and collaboration.

Microsoft features SADA Systems BPOS case study

Microsoft features SADA Systems BPOS case study highlighting customer’s 65% IT overhead savings

SADA is committed to helping our clients find the right cloud computing solution for them. We're happy to have Microsoft feature our BPOS case study where we helped our client reduce IT costs by 65%, enhance security and boost overall productivity with a move to Exchange Online.

Customer
Our client is the go-to IT and business consulting firm that provides services for business intelligence, MDM and data governance. Comprised of a team of hand-picked experts, our client offers decades of experience in a wide range of industries and technologies.

Challenge
This IT and business consulting firm was a long-time managed-services customer who relied on a third-party hosted Microsoft Exchange 2007 server for their communication and collaboration needs, but wanted to do more to conserve resources during these tough economic times. Our client looked to us to find a scalable budget-friendly solution where they could easily add more or less users as necessary while preserving messaging and collaboration security.

Solution
As the client's trusted IT solutions provider, SADA understood the customer's technical and business needs for a low-cost solution. SADA evaluated a variety of solutions and discovered that Microsoft Exchange Online, an Internet-based version of Exchange Server and part of the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, delivered exactly what the client was looking for at the time.

Result
By moving the client to Exchange Online, SADA was able to effectively help the client save over 65% off their previous IT costs while enhancing security and boosting productivity. Exchange Online's flat, per-user pricing makes this solution scalable to the client's growth. As a consultancy dealing with multiple clients from all over the world, our customer can also depend on an email system that has earned a variety of security certifications, including SAS 70 and HIPAA-compliance.

About Microsoft Partner SADA Systems
SADA Systems, Inc. (SADA) is a privately held information technology consulting, outsourcing, and development firm founded in 2000. SADA is not only one of Microsoft's first Online Services partners, specializing in the Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) suite and BPOS migration and integration services, but proud to be is one (1) of only nine (9) Elite Accelerated BPOS Partners in the country. SADA has been a Microsoft Gold Partner since 2003 and has experience migrating over 2 million mailboxes to the cloud. SADA Systems is a Microsoft cloud services leader and has built a significant part of its business around the implementation of cloud computing solutions all around the world.

How to rename a user account in Google Apps

Now that September has come around, it's prime time to highlight a common problem that many of our Google Apps EDU migration clients face during the back to school period. Summer is also known as "Wedding Season." Teachers that come back from their honeymoons and have chosen to change their last names are faced with a daunting realization--Google Apps does not have an option to edit user names!

However, renaming a user account in Google Apps is possible with the User Renamer for Google Apps (clever name, eh?). Before our Renamer App, changing the name on user account was archaic and downright tedious: backup user's Google Docs, export calendar items, export contacts, download email messages, create new user account, import Google Docs, import calendar items, import contacts, re-download email messages and finally delete old user account. Now imagine doing that for every single name change. It's enough to make an IT administrator quit their job! Thankfully, our app developers recognized the need for a simple Renamer App and delivered some much needed IT relief.

How to rename a user in Google Apps (using our Renamer App):

1) Locate the user you would like to rename [see image below]


2) Update username, and, optionally, first and/or last name.


Renaming a newlywed user account is just one of the countless reasons why you may need the User Renamer for Google Apps. Check out our 100th download post to see some of our favorite reasons (item 3 is my personal favorite).