Well it looks like I was right when I wrote a few days ago that my gut told me security was not the real reason the Google / City of LA project was delayed. Channel Web had excepts from a letter by the LA City officials to Google from last April. Here are some of the quotes:
The April 13 letter, addressed to L.A.’s information technology and government affairs committee from City Administrative Officer Miguel A. Santana, notes that during a pilot program testing the Google Apps system, which was deployed by Google implementation channel partner CSC, users voiced frustration over performance issues.
The letter noted that a working group to test the pilot program convened to discuss its findings. Many users were disappointed at the lack of features similar to the ones in the city’s old Novell (NSDQ:NOVL) GroupWise system. Users also said they experienced less than acceptable speeds in certain areas of the city.
Some pilot participants also identified new capabilities that were not available to City staff using GroupWise, including collaboration tools, chat, and compatibility with a wider range of mobile devices.
So lets put the cloud security bogeyman back in the box. The real reason for the delay here is that Google Apps may not be ready for prime time. But to say that it was a cloud security issue is misleading.
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