12 Jan 2012

Jaguar Land Rover moves to Google Apps

Posted by iwgcr

Jaguar Cars Limited is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of luxury sports saloons and sports car. Land Rover is a world-renowned manufacturer of premium 4x4s based in the United Kingdom. In 2010, Jaguar Land Rover chose Google Apps suite. The licence concern 15.000 seats according to CIO.com.

On Computing.co.uk, we learn that Jeremy Vincent ( Jaguar Land Rover’s chief information officer) said his approach to IT has been changed by learning more about the cloud:

“Six or seven months ago I didn’t know what cloud computing was but I was invited to speak at a conference on it so I thought I had better learn. I did and it fundamentally changed my attitude to IT and I started to preach the gospel wherever I could. I’ve been recruited on a change agenda and needed something to raise my flag”

Jeremy Vincent also gave an interview on Cloudpro.co.uk were he explain how he’s become a fan of cloud. Informationweek explain why the manufacturers of luxury cars chose Google Apps. For Silicon.com, Google Apps helps Jaguar Land Rover to keep monitoring after ford sales.

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