Google versus Microsoft - which is better for business?

Just like Holden and Ford car enthusiasts rev up over which brand is better, tech buffs have long debated the merits of Microsoft versus Google.

As part of Sunshine Coast Council’s Level Up program, two self-confessed ‘geek girls’ Sonia Cuff and Yvette Adams will provide a free one hour webinar to Sunshine Coast businesses on Tuesday May 9, outlining the virtues of Google’s Gmail, Calendar, Google Docs and Google Drive as well as Microsoft’s Outlook, Office Online and OneDrive for Business.

“G Suite and Office 365 can both be used on any operating system (Mac or PC), whereas Microsoft products have traditionally been the domain of corporate and Government clients, with many startups and small businesses often preferring Google products, Ms Cuff said.

“But both systems keep innovating, so it’s important for businesses to periodically take a look at what is on offer in both camps and ensure they’re on the system which best suits their businesses needs and that they are using it to its full capacity.”

Sunshine Coast Entrepreneur Yvette Adams said the webinar would also cover off how to use GSuite and Office 365 offline when you can’t connect to the internet and sync automatically when you reconnect. The session will also include cool tools which go well with the G Suite & Microsoft products and how to gain efficiencies on email.

Economic Development Councillor  Steve Robinson said the program is an important toolkit for local business.

“The Level Up program is brought to you by Sunshine Coast Council and is designed to help local businesses understand the systems and tools out there which can help them to work more productively and more profitably with the advent of high speed broadband,” Cr Robinson said.

“We called it Level Up because we believe succeeding in business requires you to move up a range of levels. Once you start, you have to keep picking up new skills along the way if you want to go to the next level of business and success. The Level Up program includes a range of free and heavily discounted webinars, workshops and access to mentors and a Facebook support group to help Sunshine Coast businesses move to the next level in a very competitive business world – whether they are local and global! We hope more businesses will jump online and sign up.”

The ‘WORKING MORE EFFICIENTLY ONLINE’ webinar will take place on Tuesday 9 May at 730pm. Whilst the event is free, numbers are limited and bookings are essential and can be made at: https://levelup.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/webinar-2-working-efficiently-online/.

Businesses can sign up for the full Level Up program and gain access to all website recordings and other resources to study at a time which suits them on https://levelup.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

For more information visit www.levelup.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au , email [email protected] or call 0400 722 960.