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In her latest installment of this interview series, our chief customer officer Rachel Orston sat down with Matt Ramberg to discuss his career, Sanmina’s transition to a Zero Trust model, and the team’s strategies for enabling remote work during the pandemic.
Our Chief Customer Officer Rachel Orston sat down with Oshaia to discuss her thoughts on IT leadership, her path to becoming an IT leader, and the lessons she’s learned along the way.
As part of her ongoing interview series with IT leaders, our chief customer officer Rachel Orston sat down with vanBeekom to discuss his career, his approach to management, and how he has tackled the unique challenges of remote work.
On Day 4 of Altitude 2020, our chief customer officer Rachel Orston chatted with Lester Chan about Zoom’s explosive growth, as well as how IT leaders (including those at Zoom) are driving outcomes across their businesses.
As part of a continuing series, our Chief Customer Officer Rachel Orston sat down with Daniel Brundige for a discussion on the SaaSOps landscape. They covered topics including how his team has adjusted to the new reality during the pandemic, the future of automation, and how Brundige has adjusted his management style to accommodate the unique needs of his team.
As part of a continuing series, our Chief Customer Officer Rachel Orston sat down with Michael Weir for a discussion on the SaaSOps landscape, including how his teams have onboarded new employees after acquisitions and how he’s changed his management style as the current pandemic has led to an uptick in remote work.
Rachel Orston, chief customer officer here at BetterCloud, sat down with Lauren Tibbs to chat about her career in management and how her team enabled KeepTruckin to make the sudden shift from an office-first to remote work environment when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Our Chief Customer Officer Rachel Orston sat down with Craig Holland, SVP of global infrastructure at Condé Nast, to discuss the unique challenges he’s faced over the last few months, as well as the lessons he’s learned from his colleagues along the way.
Our Chief Customer Officer Rachel Orston sat down with Joseph Fuller of Deputy to discuss the pandemic’s impact on his company’s customers and employees. They dove into how Fuller’s team pivoted to support its remote workforce from a technical standpoint, as well as the adjustments he made to his management style over the last few months.
We just released another set of new features and updates to BetterCloud for Office 365, our newest product that’s currently in beta (try it free here). Here’s a summary of …
We’re excited to announce several valuable updates to BetterCloud for Office 365, our newest product that’s currently in beta (try it free here). This release introduced an additional alert to the Domain Health and Insight Center, management actions to extend existing alert capabilities, and backend improvements.
Today BetterCloud is very pleased to announce the addition of eight new strategic partners to the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps. New members include AODocs, Boost eLearning, Cirrus Insight, Clearlogin, GQueues, …
As IT departments, and CISOs in particular, learn more about data security in the cloud and the pitfalls of a firewall-free reality make themselves known, demand for added security around …
Security in the cloud isn’t just important to BetterCloud and our users, it’s one of the most hotly contested debates centered around IT today. As data enters the cloud and …
Earlier this year we announced the general availability of BetterCloud’s Apps Explorer feature, which allows IT administrators to monitor, whitelist, blacklist and set policies for the use and installation of …
Access the free eBook here → Moving to Google Apps can change the way your entire organization operates, whether you’re a large enterprise or small school district. Unfortunately, once the …
On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Google launched Google Drive, the long-awaited storage and collaboration platform. To compete with the likes of Dropbox and Box, Drive in its earliest iteration allowed …
When Google launched Talk in 2005, the company changed the way many of us communicate. The downloadable application allowed users to instant message quickly and easily. Definitely not revolutionary technology …
Two years ago we launched FlashPanel in the Google Apps Marketplace and just eight months prior, we founded BetterCloud. Over the past two-and-a-half years, we’ve grown to a team of …
Two years ago we launched FlashPanel in the Google Apps Marketplace and just eight months prior, we founded BetterCloud. Over the past two-and-a-half years, we’ve grown to a team of …
Two years ago we launched FlashPanel in the Google Apps Marketplace and just eight months prior, we founded BetterCloud. Over the past two-and-a-half years, we’ve grown to a team of …
Two years ago we launched BetterCloud in the Google Apps Marketplace and just eight months prior, we founded BetterCloud. Over the past two-and-a-half years, we’ve grown to a team of 75 …
Collectively, Salesforce.com, Workday, Google Apps and Zendesk service tens of millions of business users around the world. These once-obscure solutions are now mainstream and together, with other mature SaaS companies, …
Employees: 150 Founded: 2005 Industry: Media & Lifestyle Website: www.urbandaddy.com “Before FlashPanel Enterprise, we were trying to use point solutions to solve various pain points. But, now FlashPanel Enterprise allows …
View the interactive timeline for the complete history of Google Enterprise from 2002 to today. See how Google’s Enterprise division has grown to serve millions of customers around the world.
Today, I’m very proud and excited to introduce the all-new BetterCloud Blog. Rebuilt from the ground up, the new BetterCloud Blog features content from our industry-leading publications – BetterCloud, FlashPanel …
When we launched googlegooru.com nearly three years ago, we never could have predicted its astronomical success. The Google Apps resource and news site, which started merely as a side project …
Late last year, we made 5 predictions for Google Apps in 2014. Let’s examine how last year’s predictions have unfolded in 2014. 1. Drive will mature in a major way …
Today, Google released new reporting functionality as well as a major UI overhaul to the reporting section of the Google Apps Admin Console. New capabilities, a streamlined designed and a …
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The cloud has given employees and organizations more choices than ever before. We can work from anywhere on any device at any time. While this mobility serves us well for …
Today, we’re very pleased to announce the general availability of our cloud application access dashboard, Apps Explorer. First released in beta late last year, Apps Explorer is now available to …
Today, BetterCloud was named a 2014 OnDemand Top 100 company in the cloud management and tools category. We’re honored to be included among prestigious winners like New Relic, Okta, CloudFlare …
This April, googlegooru.com, the number one Google Apps training resource, held what was arguably the largest Google Apps administrator training event ever. The event, held completely online through Google Hangouts, …
New data from Forrester, first published by Bloomberg Businessweek, finds spending on cloud-computing services, software and related resources will reach $191 billion by 2020, putting the market on track to …
This week, a major security flaw was discovered in OpenSSL, the open-source implementation of cryptographic protocols SSL and TLS. This flaw, now referred to as Heartbleed, poses a fundamental risk …
The Google Apps ecosystem is composed of many different parts, from Google Apps to the Marketplace, enterprise partners, Chromebooks and more. To help digest and better organize this vast amount …
Today, we’re very pleased to announce powerful new reporting functionality in FlashPanel Enterprise*. Scheduled Reports, the application’s latest feature addition, gives Google Apps administrators and those with delegated access the …
Nick Freund is the Director of Business Development at BetterCloud where he oversees all partner relationships and business development initiatives. Last week was Google’s second annual Global Enterprise Partner Summit. …
To read the BuzzFeed case study, visit bettercloud.com/customers/buzzfeed. Here are six reasons BuzzFeed uses BetterCloud to manage and secure Google Apps: 1. To edit Google Group permissions in bulk – something you …
Today I’m very pleased to announce a new editorial outlet specifically geared towards current and prospective FlashPanel and Google Apps administrators: the FlashPanel Blog. Several months in the making, the …
Last April BetterCloud’s CEO, David Politis, wrote an article titled Google Apps vs. Office 365: Why Google Will Win the Enterprise. The article detailed the reasons why David is confident …
BetterCloud is the “ultimate tool for Google Apps management” for Design Within Reach and their cloud IT environment.
For organizations operating on the Google Apps platform, Google sits the core of enterprise user identity. And with 5,000 organizations signing up for Google Enterprise products everyday, this trend is …
In a recent survey released by the Electronic Frontier Foundation of the top technology companies, Microsoft fails to comply with a number of data encryption and security recommendations while Google …
We’ve wholeheartedly embraced Google+ at BetterCloud. From actively posting on our BetterCloud page to communicating with team members in our very own internal Google+ Community, the social network provides a …
Since Google launched G Suite in 2006, there’s been considerable growth and adoption of the suite. The last reported numbers state that there are over 5 million organizations on G …
As Google Apps and other cloud services have evolved so to have Google Apps resellers. These resellers have transformed their businesses to align with new challenges companies moving to the …
As many of you probably know, last week marked a huge milestone for BetterCloud – FlashPanel graduated from beta. This was an event 14 months in the making and it …
Employees: 300 Founded: 1968 Industry: Education Website: system.nevada.edu/Nshe The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) was formed in 1968 to oversee all state-supported higher education in the state of Nevada, …
Just over a month ago we announced the addition of Google Sites Management and Visibility to FlashPanel and over the past few weeks, we’ve expanded FlashPanel to cover another area …
18 months ago googlegooru.com was little more than an idea and a tiny site. Originally inspired by Khan Academy, which started as an educational YouTube channel, we hoped Gooru would …
Founded nearly two years ago by seven market-leading software providers, the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, the only consortium of ISVs in the Google Apps space, aims to share best …
Last year’s launch of FlashPanel coincided with the launch of our support site, which over the course of the year expanded to include over 200 how-to articles, a robust community …
Last month, David Politis wrote a blog post entitled “Optimizing for Long Term Google Apps Adoption.” The purpose of the post was to provide best practices for making the most …
Employees: 700 (45 on Google Apps) Founded: 2000 Industry: Food and Beverage Website: www.bonedaddys.com Founded in 2000, Bone Daddy’s, a chain of barbecue restaurants located throughout Texas, is dedicated to …
Since our founding in November 2011, we’ve grown from a team of 8 to a company of more than 40 people working out of two offices along the east coast. …
Employees: 200 Founded: 1973 Industry: Retail Website: www.roots.com Established in 1973, Roots has been Canada’s leading lifestyle brand for four decades. Known around the world for its quality leather goods …
Fourth of July usually means barbecues, fireworks and the beach. So when employees leave tonight for their long weekends, you can pretty much guarantee they’re not thinking about setting an …
When we launched FlashPanel last July, the application only touched a few areas of the Google Apps suite – Users, Groups, OUs, Contacts and Gmail. A few months later, we …
Employees: 100+ Founded: 2009 Industry: Online Grocery Website: www.relayfoods.com Relay Foods, an online grocer founded in 2009, sits between local farmers, artisanal vendors, supermarket chains and its customers. Originally founded …
Last week we updated our email signatures. Sure, they’re just a few lines at the bottom of an email, but a great signature – or a horrible one – can …
It’s an exciting time here at BetterCloud. This year’s crop of summer interns will be joining us Monday and we’ve been preparing for the last week or so to make …
Employees: 250 Founded: 1999 Industry: Food and Beverage Website: www.stumptowncoffee.com When Duane Sorenson founded Stumptown Coffee Roasters in 1999, he set out with a unique mission: find the best coffee …
Employees: 650 Founded: 1982 Industry: Food and Beverage Website: www.zingermanscommunity.com In 1982 Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig opened Zingerman’s, a traditional Jewish deli, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The popular deli …
When we first started building FlashPanel, we realized there was a huge opportunity to report on the vast amount of data surfaced by the application. Since then, we’ve steadily enhanced …
Employees: 60 Founded: 1985 Industry: Entertainment Website: www.clearwing.com Since its founding in 1985, Clearwing, a Milwaukee based production company, has helped some of the nation’s largest brands and best known …
Last year, Conservation International was faced with a decision – upgrade their existing Exchange server or move to the cloud. After evaluating both Google Apps and Office 365, the nonprofit …
Just last year, Synapse, a leader in engineering design services, left behind an aging Exchange server for Google Apps. Read on to learn how this cutting edge company is making …
After breaking off from Reed, a leading provider of recruitment services, reed.co.uk wanted to revamp their entire IT infrastructure – starting with email. While the company did evaluate both Microsoft …
While I am a self-proclaimed Google Slides fanatic, I’ve had my fair share of experience with PowerPoint (I even had to read a book on the subject in college…it was …
10 Microsoft Word 2013 headaches and how to cure them with Google Docs An article appearing in PCMag last week entitled 10 Microsoft Word 2013 Headaches and How to Cure …
In honor of Valentine’s Day (and our CEO’s upcoming weekend nuptials), we created our own version of a ‘love quiz.’ Take the test to find out how far you’ve gone …
When it comes to creating, editing and browsing user profiles in Google Apps, the Control Panel leaves a lot to be desired. Administrators lack the ability to add custom fields …
*This post was updated on May 17, 2013 to reflect recent changes made to Google+ Hangouts on Air. Since we run our business almost entirely on Google Apps, we’re pretty …
As 2012 draws to a close, many of us resolve to be better organized come 2013. As avid Google Apps users, BetterCloud employees make heavy use of Google Calendar and …
Kevin Harris is the Senior User Experience designer behind FlashPanel. To continue improving our cloud management tool, FlashPanel, we take customer feedback to heart. Most recently, we launched a feature …
At BetterCloud, we spend the majority of our workdays inside Gmail, so naturally we’ve developed some helpful tips that save us time each and everyday. These 5 tips will help …
As an IT admin, covering all the bases when many employees are out of the office over holidays can be tricky. But if your company uses Google Apps, there are …
At BetterCloud, we spend the majority of our workday inside Gmail, so over the months, we’ve developed some handy hacks that help save time each and everyday. Our top 5 …
Yesterday, Google announced a new update to the compose email feature in Gmail. This update is designed to save users time and screen space when composing emails. The new compose …
Google Apps has created a secure way to work and collaborate in the Cloud. However, the cloud has given rise to mobile computing, meaning your users are likely logged into …
Taco Mac and FlashPanel After making the move to Google Apps in 2008, one of Atlanta’s most beloved eateries was still searching for an effective user management solution. So when …
Interactive E-Solutions and FlashPanel For 12 years, Interactive E-Solutions helped set up and migrate companies to hosted Exchange environments. But this year, seeking to modernize the company’s mission and its …
This August, we launched the very first version-now white paper, BetterCloud’s Keys to Managing your Google Apps Domain. We chose to house the white paper in a Google Doc rather …
Genesis Career College and FlashPanel In 2010, Genesis Career College became one of the only career institutes to provide official school email accounts for all students. This was made possible through …
At BetterCloud, FlashPanel helps us manage our Google Apps domain in dozens of ways. Just last week we used FlashPanel to rename and repurpose the accounts of our summer interns …
At BetterCloud, FlashPanel helps us manage our Google Apps domain in dozens of ways. Just last week we used FlashPanel to rename and repurpose the accounts of our summer interns …
Great Lakes Wholesale and FlashPanel After trading up to Google Apps from an outdated and expensive Microsoft Exchange server, Great Lakes Wholesale’s Network Administrator, Jamie Jahnke, went looking for a …
Yesterday’s blog post by Tidemark CEO and Founder Christian Gheorghe, entitled “Revolution at the Edge” and published on the blog of Ben Horowitz (co-founder of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz), compared …
Classic Cinemas and FlashPanel Classic Cinemas, one of Illinois’ oldest family run theater companies, was looking to make a drastic change in their IT strategy. With the help of Tristan …
School of Rock and FlashPanel When America’s largest after school music program decided to move to Google Apps (check out our Google Apps migration guides) earlier this year Jonathan Frankel, …
This week we launched what we believe to be the first ever “version now” white paper, providing everyone in the Google Apps ecosystem with a Google Apps management resource that …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
IT management app gets updated email, workflow and access control capabilities; the app is now available for free via the Google Apps Marketplace NEW YORK, New York, July 18, 2012 …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip …
BetterCloud is just six months old, but we’ve already interacted with thousands of Google Apps administrators and come to understand the challenges they face when using the platform. For many …
Today, the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, the first and only independent network of SaaS providers building applications specifically integrated with the platform, added five new software providers to its …
Google announced a crucial update to Apps this week, which lets super administrators restore deleted user accounts and most if not all associated data. Any user accidentally deleted within five …
Over the past two weeks, Google has made two significant announcements in regards to the security and compliance of Google Apps, a hot button issue for large enterprises hoping to …
Google+ may not be sweeping Facebook under the table, but it’s surely making an impact in the world of social enterprise. And one of Google+’s best and most innovative features …
Just about a year ago, Google unveiled a game changer: Chromebooks, the browser only, lightweight and affordable laptop released by Google in conjunction with Acer and Samsung. The product initially received mixed …
The Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, of which BetterCloud is the founding member, recently released a report discussing the state of the Google Apps ecosystem. The survey, sent to 50,000 …
When we set out to start BetterCloud, a little over six months ago, we had one goal in mind: deliver our customers the best product possible. We quickly realized this …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools …
This past November, BetterCloud along with Expensify, Insightly, Okta, RunMyProcess, Smartsheet and Spanning Backup formed the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, the first ever consortium of independent software vendors focused …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. The applications we chose to highlight demonstrate …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. Everyone’s favorite holiday – Tax Day – …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. Everyone’s favorite holiday – Tax Day – …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. Everyone’s favorite holiday – Tax Day – …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. Everyone’s favorite holiday – Tax Day – …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications that …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications that …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications that …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications that …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications that …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications specifically …
If you haven’t seen it yet, our CEO, David Politis, was featured on Mashable yesterday, one of the leading technology news sites. David explains how Google+ features like Hangouts, Circles …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications specifically …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications specifically …
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week, we’re focusing on applications specifically …
After years spent working in the Google Apps ecosystem, we decided to start a company focused solely on product development for the platform; nearly six months ago BetterCloud was launched. You could …
This week, Google launched Google Apps Vault, a powerful and cost-effective alternative to traditional eDiscovery, an often costly and lengthy process required during instances of litigation. The new tool, similar to Google’s …
Take at a look at this week’s biggest stories in the Google Apps Ecosystem: Last Friday, David Girouard, the Vice President of Apps and President of Enterprise at Google, announced …
Cost savings, increased productivity and high employee satisfaction are some of the most common reasons organizations “Go Google” and native features like Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, Docs and Sites enhance efficiency …
Take at a look at this week’s biggest stories in the Google Apps Ecosystem: This week, Google rolled out Docs integration with Google+ Hangouts to all users. In preview for …
Disclaimer: This article was written based on the limited information available on Office 365 today. As the product goes into wider use, we look forward to re-evaluating this post. There’s …
Perhaps one of the greatest benefits to switching to Google Apps is the constant addition of new product features. Google is known not only for its great innovation, but the …
This past November, we announced the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, a consortium of seven independent Software-as-a-Service providers, who build and deploy Google Apps extensions aimed at augmenting the user …
Take at a look at this week’s biggest stories in the Google Apps Ecosystem: Microsoft made waves this week with their “Googlighting” video parodying the 1980’s ABC hit sitcom “Moonlighting.” …
