Brady  Brady​ ​Corporation,​ ​an​ ​international​ ​manufacturer​ ​and​ ​marketer​ ​of​ ​complete​ ​solutions​ ​chose  Google​ ​Apps​ ​early​ ​2010.​ ​After​ ​a​ ​successful​ ​deployment​ ​they​ ​asked​ ​G-workplace​ ​to​ ​migrate​ ​their  IBM​ ​Notes​ ​applications​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Sites​ ​and​ ​Google​ ​Drive,​ ​safeguarding​ ​their​ ​valuable​ ​information  and​ ​decommissioning​ ​their​ ​legacy​ ​platform.  Figures  ● 7800​ ​users  ● 90+​ ​locations  Related​ ​information  ● Google​ ​blog  ● Enthusiastic  users  ● Sites​ ​@​ ​Brady  G-workplace  ● Notes  application  migration 

 

 

 

G-workplace​ ​and​ ​Brady 

Brady​ ​had​ ​a​ ​number​ ​of​ ​IBM​ ​Notes​ ​applications​ ​with​ ​valuable  information​ ​such​ ​as​ ​manuals.​ ​G-workplace​ ​migrated​ ​those  applications​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Apps.​ ​Brady​ ​users​ ​can​ ​now​ ​find​ ​the​ ​latest  version​ ​of​ ​information​ ​in​ ​Google​ ​Apps​ ​and​ ​collaborate​ ​on​ ​content. 

Gone​ ​Google:​ ​Brady 

When​ ​Brady​ ​told​ ​their​ ​power​ ​users​ ​they​ ​were​ ​going​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Apps,  the​ ​overwhelming​ ​reaction​ ​was​ ​"That's​ ​great!".​ ​The​ ​majority​ ​are  using​ ​web-based​ ​applications​ ​at​ ​home​ ​already​ ​–​ ​and​ ​they​ ​expect  the​ ​same​ ​in​ ​the​ ​office​ ​environment.​ ​It's​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​trend​ ​of  consumer​ ​technologies​ ​influencing​ ​corporate​ ​technologies,​ ​and​ ​for  Brady​ ​Corp.,​ ​it's​ ​a​ ​great​ ​thing​ ​for​ ​many​ ​reasons:  ● Cloud​ ​computing​ ​makes​ ​it​ ​easy​ ​to​ ​support​ ​90+​ ​locations  through​ ​a​ ​central​ ​IT​ ​organization  ● Brady​ ​can​ ​integrate​ ​acquisitions​ ​with​ ​ease  ● Brady​ ​gets​ ​collaboration​ ​functions​ ​like​ ​chat​ ​and​ ​document  sharing  ● Brady​ ​costs​ ​are​ ​lower,​ ​yet​ ​they​ ​have​ ​more​ ​advanced​ ​tools  than​ ​before  Brady​ ​went​ ​with​ ​a​ ​“Big​ ​Bang”​ ​rollout​ ​for​ ​their​ ​7,000+​ ​users​ ​and​ ​it  was​ ​a​ ​great​ ​success.​ ​Brady​ ​chose​ ​Google​ ​Apps​ ​for​ ​cost​ ​savings​ ​over  other​ ​solutions,​ ​but​ ​more​ ​importantly​ ​because​ ​they​ ​believe​ ​it's​ ​the  strongest​ ​platform​ ​to​ ​take​ ​advantage​ ​of​ ​future​ ​advances​ ​on​ ​the  internet.   

Brady​ ​company​ ​profile   Brady​ ​Corporation​,​ ​a​ ​$1.2​ ​billion​ ​international​ ​manufacturer​ ​and​ ​marketer​ ​of​ ​complete solutions​ ​that​ ​identify​ ​and​ ​protect​ ​premises,​ ​products​ ​&​ ​people,​ ​has​ ​gone​ ​Google​ ​with 7,800​ ​employees​ ​across​ ​90-plus​ ​locations.