BBVA has announced that it is adopting Google's cloud-based collaboration and communication suite Google Apps for Business to increase productivity and drive innovation.
It is claimed that, over 35,000 BBVA workers in Spain will initially use the productivity tools integrated in to the Google Apps suite including: Gmail with Google Chat, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Groups, Google Sites and Google Video. BBVA is expected to migrate 110,000 employees in over 26 countries to Google Apps by the end of 2012.
Jose Olalla, CIO, BBVA said, "We were looking for a technology that would transform our business operations - not just make our workers more efficient. Integrating the Google Apps for Business suite with our own tools will allow us to introduce a new way of working where employees have access to all the information they need with just one click, no matter where they are, and can reap the benefits of using advanced collaboration tools."
Sebastian Marotte, VP, Google Enterprise EMEA said, "Companies of all sizes, including those with tens of thousands of employees, are now embracing cloud computing. It means a lot to us that BBVA, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, has decided to migrate to Google Apps. It shows that cloud computing is now a reality - and leading organisations are already realising its potential to transform their business."
