If you can’t beat Google — and let’s face it, you probably can’t — you might as well join forces with the company, at least when it comes to the e-mail business. Arizona State University recently switched to Gmail, and the institution hasn’t looked back, according to Adrian Sannier, the university technology officer.
Should your college outsource its e-mail service? Can other IT services be handed off to outside companies?
In his appearance on this week’s Tech Therapy, Mr. Sannier talks with Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, about the benefits and perils of outsourcing.



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