Archive for January 2013
The Path to Google Drive Enlightenment
Google Drive provides incredible tools for collaboration in the cloud, but as with any new technology, there are new challenges. To understand these new challenges, we’ve talked to hundreds of FlashPanel customers around the world. We’ve listened to the issues they’ve run into and learned about the kind of visibility and control they need to…
Read MoreAlbritton Williams – A BetterCloud Case Study
In 2010 construction management firm Albritton Williams made the move from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. The platform has enabled AW to bring communication to employees working at projects on site, away from the main office and coupled with FlashPanel’s management tools, the company is able to make full use of the Google Apps suite.…
Read MoreA Guide to Onboarding New Employees with Managed Chromebooks
It’s no secret that BetterCloud loves Google Apps and we make a point to use only Google Apps and Google products where we can – we even build our product, FlashPanel, on Google App Engine, Google’s own platform-as-a-service. So when it came time to order computers for our two newest (non-developer) employees, choosing the right…
Read MoreRaising a Series A: What I Learned
You may have heard we just announced a $5 million Series A round of financing. We started raising this round and talking to investors in late fall of last year. As you can probably imagine, going through this process involves taking a step back from the day-to-day work and looking at our overall strategy and…
Read MoreProactive Accountants Network – A BetterCloud Case Study
Nearly three years ago, Proactive Accountants Network made the crucial decision to move completely to the cloud, starting with Google Apps. Now the company is 100% web and using a host of applications in the cloud, including FlashPanel, to manage their online presence. For more on how PAN uses FlashPanel to manage their Google Apps…
Read MoreFlashPanel Rewind: A Look Back at the Most Popular FlashPanel Features of 2012
2012 was a great year here at BetterCloud. We saw the conceptualization, testing and release of our flagship cloud management tool, FlashPanel. Since it’s official launch in the Google Apps Marketplace this past July, product adoption has far outpaced our expectations with over 13,000 organizations and 5.5 million users on the product today. In the…
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