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We surveyed a variety of BetterCloud product experts to find the answers to these questions. Here’s what they had to say (spoiler: They had very strong convictions on the importance of auditing your BetterCloud workflows and tips for doing so effectively).
Even just thinking through all the automation possibilities can overwhelm an experienced IT administrator. Based on our conversations with IT experts across the organization, here are just a few critical business processes that BetterCloud can automate in 2020.
If you ever wanted to find a treasure trove of excellent security tips — written by a top Google expert in a lively, easy-to-understand way — then look no more. Kevin A. McGrail is a cybersecurity and privacy expert who is also ranked as the #1 contributor in the world on Google’s official G Suite platform, Google Cloud Connect. In this post, he shares 31 recommendations and best practices related to passwords, email security, and more. While some of these tips are specific to G Suite, many are broader ones that can help secure any system.
Dropbox provides plenty of flexibility to collaborate on and streamline work, but end users and admins can do and see things you might not be aware of. For example, end users can create public links to entire folders. Admins can sign in as any user and view sensitive information. To minimize security risk and exposure, here are five blind spots you should know about.
In Slack, end users and admins can do (and view) some things that might surprise you. From creating public links to files to inviting external users to any public channels, here are five blind spots that you should be aware of.
Malicious or accidental configurations of automatic email forwarding rules are one of the most common causes of data exposures and compliance breaches. If employees are automatically forwarding email outside your domain, there’s a high likelihood that something is wrong. Here are 4 simple steps to address the issue once and for all.
Zendesk Senior Product Manager Max McCal joined our Slack-based community, BetterIT, for an exclusive Q&A. A wide-range of questions were answered, including many about the Zendesk product itself, improving IT helpdesk efficiency, and the future of support.
In this recap, we share the video, slides, and transcript of our in-depth webinar, “The 10 Commandments of the SaaS-Powered Workplace.”
IT admins working for companies that use Slack must know that it requires significant IT administration, especially if it’s housing sensitive company data.
So you’ve provisioned your new user in Google Apps, set him up with a shiny new account, and added him to the right groups and OU. Think your onboarding job is done? Not so fast. To really set up your users for success, there’s one more step you should take.
When new hires show up at the office on their first day, they want to hit the ground running. Here are five critical steps for provisioning and onboarding so that you keep your organization secure and set up your users for success.
Almost every company has two types of employees. The ones who scratch the surface but drill no deeper, doing the bare minimum. And then there are innovators who push boundaries. Which type of IT professional are you?
A popular request we’ve received from the BetterCloud Monitor audience is how to control Gmail Labs. If you are an administrator, you’re able to adjust the settings per Gmail Lab …
Auditing and reporting across all Office 365 services has improved in recent months. Administrators can take advantage of some of the improvements with services available in the Compliance Center, like …
Data loss prevention is a crucial responsibility for Office 365 administrators. Microsoft offers a variety of features and tools to keep your Office 365 data secure, but a lot of …
I’ll admit, I miss it. I miss the quiet humming. The cold air. The erratic flashes of a thousand blinking activity and link lights. It’s been just over two years since I stepped inside a data center, and I’m growing pretty nostalgic.
We’ve reached a tipping point. IT is no longer a cost center. Now, IT professionals are impact players for every modern business, and that’s part of the reason why 2016 is the start of what we call: The Golden Age of IT.
Is it IT’s responsibility to keep employees engaged? Ten years ago, the answer would have been no, but today, as organizations become more technologically dependent, IT is suddenly at the center of the engagement conversation.
IT professionals are pulled in a million different directions every day. How can you be more productive? Use this strategy to prioritize and organize your tasks, plus find time for long-term strategic projects.
Click here to watch this video on YouTube. The Reports tab in the Office 365 Compliance Center contains a variety of rich information sources for administrators. There you’ll find reports …
If you work in IT, learn how BetterCloud’s Unified SaaS Management platform can help you manage G Suite and other applications. Also, learn how you can 10x your G Suite productivity. …
Slack was designed to make communication more efficient and productive. However, when your team starts creating too many channels, it can do the complete opposite. Too much noise and too many conversations to keep track of fosters an atmosphere that slows down your company productivity.
Since there is no one-size-fits-all naming convention, Slack makes it easy to create a set of rules that will be shown to all new users letting them know your company’s policy when it comes to username.
You are probably already familiar with the Slackbot. It is the mysterious automated member of your Slack team that will tell you things like when a message is undeliverable or a new member is added to your team. But did you know that you can program the Slackbot to respond to any command you want?
Slack has a reputation for replacing emails or at least replacing many aspects of internal emails when implemented at an organization. It is important to keep in mind, that although Slack behaves differently than email, you still need to keep it secure in the same way you secure your domain email accounts.
A common misconception about Slack is that it serves as a replacement for Google Hangouts. Although they have some overlapping feature sets, they still have distinctly different use cases and can be used in tandem.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much does information can be conveyed with a gif? Gifs have become a staple of online communication and are often used to express emotions or feelings in ways a textual message can not.
With great power comes great responsibility. I think that saying certainly applies to this tip for Slack Admins. One such great power is the ability to kick disruptive users out …
Although team members should be free to join whichever Slack channels are appropriate for their role and interests, it is a good idea to set a few defaults. Default Slack channels are channels that every team member is automatically a member of as soon as they create an account.
Your Google Apps directory is a shared list of contacts that is viewable to your entire organization. It is important to note that members of your organization cannot add or …
Say you’ve recently deleted some users in your Office 365 admin console. By default, when you delete a user, that user is placed in the Recycle Bin where their settings …
Chances are high that you’ve recently received a phishing email in your inbox. Did you detect it as a fraud immediately? Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to trick individuals into …
The Office 365 admin center has a new preview available for you to take a test drive. In the preview, you are able to navigate through the admin center, see, …
Our second inductee into the New Profiles of IT is Chris Gamble, Systems Administrator at IES Custom Staffing. From adopting Chromebox for meetings to making IES paperless, Chris has revolutionized the way his organization works.
This article covers DLP Policy for Gmail. If you need a DLP Policy for Google Drive check out our video about BetterCloud (and here is BetterCloud’s marketplace listing) Google just …
Google Apps Password Sync (GAPS) is the password updating tool that works directly with Microsoft Active Directory. Recently, the Google team made several security updates to GAPS that improve the …
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that customers with 50-149 seats of Office 365 enterprise and small business plans can now join Microsoft FastTrack. Prior to February, FastTrack was only available …
When 74-year-old Tom Henschel, one of only three known fans to have attended every Super Bowl, stepped inside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. last Sunday, he likely reflected on …
As the IT admin, it’s your responsibility to keep information secure and manage many different types of settings for your different users. There can be a lot of sensitive data …
2015 was a year for the books for the former website, The Gooru. The website welcomed over 2 million visitors and published hundreds of articles to help train more than …
New Office 365 E5 Plan Makes Its Debut At WPC this summer, Microsoft released the news that a new top-tier enterprise plan was being released: E5 would replace E4. In …
Click here to watch this video on on YouTube Try BetterCloud Free for 30 Days ——> Click here Your Google Apps directory is a shared list of contacts that …
You’ve got to-do lists in OneNote, task lists in Outlook, and who knows what other kinds of lists throughout the Office suite. But what about SharePoint lists? They’re a fundamental …
Isn’t it nice when all of your applications work together? Google Apps products are already designed to work seamlessly with one another, but unfortunately, most organizations aren’t exclusively using applications …
Today, there are dozens of platforms and publishing options if you wish to create a blog. But if you’re seeking to blog for an internal audience in your organization, creating …
Learn how BetterCloud’s Unified SaaS Management platform can help you manage G Suite and other applications. Also, learn how you can 10x your G Suite productivity. Google Groups can be many …
Keeping track of every bit of information on your Office 365 users can quickly become a handful. To filter through users based off the type of license they have, or to …
Setting up your email domain is a first step when establishing your Office 365 tenant. After you subscribe to Office 365, by default, your new email addresses appear as email@companyname.onmicrosoft.com until you set up …
Requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) on employee computers is an important security measure for many reasons, however, it may not always be necessary. If your organization currently enforces MFA and you …
Have you ever needed to facilitate collaboration within your organization? Communication within your organization is simple with Yammer groups. You might create an Internal Group in Yammer to discuss a …
Have you ever wanted to make an email address publicly available without revealing your primary account? An email alias, a secondary email address that connects with a user’s existing account, …
If you missed our Day 1 recap, check it out here. Our second day of 365NinjaLIVE took place on Thursday, October 29th and produced three more sessions led by experts …
October was a month of recognition, user interface updates, and mobility momentum for Office 365. New integrations in Outlook from Skype and Sunrise allow for improved productivity and more multi-tasking …
Removing users from domain can be just as tedious as adding new ones. Given the permanence of deletion, you also have to be even more careful with your actions. In …
“I have way too much time on my hands!”, said no Admin ever. Being stretched thin comes with the territory for any Google Apps Admin. Your time is split between …
When Google Classroom launched in August of 2014, teachers everywhere rejoiced. Finally, they had an easy way for their students to submit work created in Google Apps. Classroom also turned …
Most of us are familiar with the wiki style of organizing and collaborating on content; if you’re not, check out this Wikipedia article about wikis! (Wiki-ception?) But did you know that the default …
Colin McCarthy is the North American Associate Director of IT for Essence. Colin has not only managed the IT and Google Apps suite for the multinational marketing agency, but has also orchestrated multiple migrations to the cloud for the companies they have acquired.
You can hardly find a company that doesn’t treat provisioning procedures seriously. Usually there are lots of steps and protocols to get a new employee going. For Office 365, that …
gCON Bootcamp, the free online training series for Google Apps, wrapped up last week. Nearly 7,000 Google Apps users tuned in to the three days of actionable training sessions covering …
Office 365 administrators can create email signatures for members of their organization via the Exchange admin center. This often-overlooked process actually involves creating an HTML signature and then applying it …
The app launcher is where you’ll point to access most Office 365 apps and services, and you probably click on it multiple times a day as you move through your mail, …
Now that you’ve made the transition to Google Apps, it’s time to get your Google Apps set up up and running! If you’re an admin at a decently sized domain …
If you haven’t yet paid much attention to the upcoming release of Office 2016, it’s time to start! There are so many great features to look forward to, including: Easier …
Admins, do you visit your Azure AD management portal? Day-to-day management tasks may have you stuck in the Office 365 admin center, but there’s a lot to explore in Azure …
I hope your August was filled with plenty of sunshine and days relaxing on the beach. There were also some important Google Apps updates that you may have missed in …
I love Google Apps. That is why I spend my days making videos to help everyone better utilize the platform. However, I’ve heard from many people that Google is missing …
We’ve taught you the difference between Office 365 and Office 2013, so you know that 2013 is part of some Office 365 plans and a also standalone product in its own …
We’ve showed you how end users can personalize their Office 365 themes, but administrators have the option to customize the Office 365 theme for the entire organization. Changing the theme …
There are certain actions only owners of Google Drive files can take, meaning ownership often needs to change hands. Learn how you can change file ownership with this three-minute video.
Depending on your organization, watching YouTube videos on the network may be totally fine, okay depending on the video, or completely banned. It is safe to say, restrictions on the …
Experienced IT administrators may be able to do some of these tasks with their eyes closed, or choose to eschew the admin center altogether and perform these tasks in bulk …
Password security is paramount. Along with 2-step verification, a regularly changed password is one of the most important aspects of a secure Google Apps account. Wouldn’t it be nice if …
Sending an email shouldn’t feel like throwing a message into a black hole. Even before you get a reply, it is helpful to know if your email was even read …
After you’ve soft-deleted a user from your Office 365 tenant, you may wish to hard-delete or purge that user, which involves deleting that user object from the Active Directory recycle …
Office 365 provides the option to “soft-delete” a mailbox, so rather than removing all messages and associated data at once, the mailbox sits in the Active Directory recycle bin for …
Last week the Office 365 team announced some new capabilities that will give customers more visibility into content and activities in their tenants, “including the Office 365 activity report, comprehensive …
If your Office 365 tenant includes security groups without members, it can create confusion about which groups are relevant, which groups to use for which purpose, and so on. You …
After you disable a mailbox in Office 365, users will still be able to see the mailbox name in the Global Address Book (GAL) when using Outlook 2013 or the …
An important requirement of securely managing a Google Apps domain is reporting. As an administrator, it’s essential to know the status of your domain at any given time. In the …
Great news for Office 365 administrators! The Office 365 team announced that they’ve made some major improvements to their response to service incidents in Office 365. While these types of issues …
If you’ve ever had your Office 365 account compromised, you know the sinking feeling that comes with realizing it: spam being sent in your name, unusual profile changes, mail forwarding that …
If your Office 365 users are in the cloud, you can easily delete them via the admin center. Take a look at the video demo above, or follow these steps: …
Even as the IT administrator’s role evolves with organizations’ increasing move to the cloud, there are still some responsibilities that remain inescapable. User account management, and resetting passwords in particular, …
Summer is finally here and you are probably noticing some empty desks around the office. It can be hard to tell who is on vacation and who is just taking …
Office 365 admins are responsible for a wide range of security-related issues in their O365 tenants, including tracking and reporting on irregular or unusual sign in activity. Monitoring this type of …
The Google I/O Keynote presentation was the place to be yesterday. Millions tuned in to the live webcast to see all the latest product updates and announcements. Although Google’s annual …
While recent developments with the Office 365 API have opened up the possibilities for other applications to integrate with O365, admins may wish to limit their users from third party …
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Office 365 continues to evolve and expand as the platform matures. We’ve covered some of the upcoming improvements (New Data Loss Prevention capabilities in Office 365), …
Summer is almost here and, along with the enthusiastic sounds of students heading off for summer vacation, you need to prepare your Google Apps domain for the upcoming school year. …
Collaboration is central to the Google Apps platform and Google Classroom is no exception. Last month, Google made it even easier for teachers to collaborate in Classroom by adding the …
PowerShell is, well, powerful. Connecting PowerShell to Office 365 lets you harness that power with cmdlets to run scripts for Office 365.
One of the benefits of joining the Office 365 network on Yammer is participating in network-hosted YamJams, online discussions that cover information from Microsoft itself as well as insights from …
Last week, the Office team announced some changes to Office 365 admin roles, so we thought it’d be a great time to create a how-to video on assigning admin roles …
April was a busy month filled with taxes and Google Apps training sessions. There were also some really cool updates released for Google Apps that you may not have seen. Don’t …
This afternoon at Microsoft Ignite, Office GM Julia White headlined a great session, titled “Next generation Office 365 Controls, Extensibility & Team Productivity” or “Reinventing Productivity with Office 365”–depending on your schedule! …
Google Apps admins shouldn’t pass on this jam-packed educational resource. We’ve collected 15 great educational videos that you don’t want to miss.
Over the past several years, Office 365 has expanded Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities beyond email to documents, sites, and storage. In the next few months, a public preview of new …
Last week at RSA Conference, Microsoft announced a new capability for Office 365 called Customer Lockbox. What is Customer Lockbox? This new access control service gives Office 365 customers even more control …
We recently looked at how to create a sharing link in Office 365 so you can share documents and files with others easily. But you may need to share with …
Office 365 offers a variety of reports about a tenant that you can easily accessed through the admin center. If you need to check on your mailboxes, sites, DLP policies, or …
Chatting has historically been the wild west of the Google Apps ecosystem. Users were free to communicate using the outdated Google Talk or the newer, more robust, Google Hangouts. Now …
Lately, Microsoft has opened up their business in a significant way, with a more flexible and collaborative approach than ever before. This means that third-party developers have been able to …
For Google Apps users, 2-step verification is a cornerstone of strong security. Check out our simple step-by-step guide for both Google Apps IT admins and end users.
Today Microsoft announced the new Office 365 Management Activity API. The API will be released in a private preview this summer (sign up here), with some partners already developing security and compliance …
Office 365 video was first announced late last year, and now it has rolled out to Office 365 business customers worldwide. So it’s time to start creating your channels! If …
It is no secret that the number of groups in a domain can get out of control. Deciphering which groups contain which members is even more difficult. While the Admin …
Most of us are familiar with the major Office 365 for business flavors: enterprise, education, government, nonprofit, and so on. But if your business includes shift workers, interns, or other …
Office Blogs reported today that a new security feature is available in Office 365: Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). While the existing Exchange Online Protection (EOP) service already protects against spam, …
Disable Office Delve? Are you sure you want to?! Yes, Delve has gotten a lot of buzz lately, and we’ve contributed to some of that buzz here. But there are certainly …
Beginning this week, mobile device management (MDM) capabilities are rolling out to Office 365 commercial plans. Now, Office 365 admins can manage their users’ mobile device activity, i.e. wiping documents …
Is your organization on Yammer? If so, you probably already know that Yammer is a private social network where you can interact with your colleagues, share information, and collaborate on projects. …
Congratulations, your school is moving to Google Apps! Collaboration will be easier. The technology will be easier. Working with your students will be easier. See a trend? While many at …
Even if you’re an experienced Office 365 administrator, sometimes issues arise and you need a little extra help. From the admin center, you can create a Service Request that the Office …
Checking the size of a user’s Office 365 mailbox is easy, but the path in the Exchange admin center may not be intuitive for you. The video above provides these steps: …
Third party Add-ons can be a great way for both administrators and end users to get more out of Google Apps. Unfortunately, they can also pose a security risk if …
There are many reasons why an Office 365 admin would create a mail transport rule. In order to introduce this process consider this scenario: CompetitorX is our main competitor, and we …
“I’m not getting any of my new emails!” No one wants to have to make this complaint, and admins hate to hear it. Service disruptions can cripple the productivity of …
2-Step Verification in Google Apps is one of our favorite (if not our #1) security tool available to Google Apps Admins. 2-Step Verification adds an additional layer of security to …
Office 365 admins, do you find yourself needing to troubleshoot email delivery problems? The Exchange Online message trace tool allows you to track specific messages sent in the last 90 days. …
Office Delve: have you heard of it? Are you using it? Should you use it? Delve rolled out in 2014 for Office 365 for Business, powered by Office Graph, its internal …
Update: Check out the new mobile device management capabilities in Office 365 to learn more about selective wipe. Office 365 lets you work from anywhere with nearly any device, including, of …
For many Google Apps Admins, ensuring appropriate behavior in Gmail is one of the main responsibilities in their day-to-day lives. Until now, it has been almost impossible to stop inappropriate …
Creating a new Google Apps domain isn’t as tricky as it may sound. Don’t believe me? Check out the three critical steps you need to know. Good luck! Step 1: …
Some meetings are better left off a publically shared calendar. Here’s how Office 365 admins can easily set calendar sharing permissions in the Admin Center to increase privacy.
Roundtable Participants Kevin Mourey System Engineer at Clear Choice Andy Serwatuk Applications Administrator of Google Apps at Cadillac Fairview David Malone Google Apps for Education Deployment Architect in the San Francisco Unified …
In this clip from the gCON Admin Roundtable, Kevin Mourey details his initial fears leading into the rollout of mobile devices for his organization, Clear Choice, and the surprising realities …
In this clip from the gCON Admin Roundtable, Kevin Mourey details his initial fears leading into the rollout of mobile devices for his organization, Clear Choice, and the surprising realities …
In this clip from gCON Admin Day Andy Serwatuk discusses how to overcome the hardships associated with transitioning a business to Google Apps. Communicating the platform to users of different …
While it’s very common for businesses to have secure information, like company credit card numbers, stored in Google Drive, it’s essential that these sensitive documents are not shared publicly. However, …
David Malone is the Google Apps for a 70,000 user domain that is in the process of moving to Google Apps. He personally deployed nearly 4,000 Chromebooks to his students …
These are The Gooru’s top 10 videos of 2015 thus far. Vote on your favorite to win the 2015 Gooru Oscar for Best Picture. 1. Quick Sum in Google Spreadsheets …
Office 365 is already a powerful platform, but you can do even more with add-on apps from the Office Store. There are tools for sales and marketing, training, data analytics, and …
Google recently announced an update for Chromebook management in the Admin Console. This update allows you to put a stolen or lost device into a disabled state. This means the …
Office 365 admins, did you know it takes just a few clicks to change your password expiration policy using the admin center? The video above shows you how, but you …
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365 allows you to secure your users’ access for no additional cost. Most often, multi-factor authentication is configured to require users to sign in with …
Keeping track of what your users are sending and receiving via Gmail is important for any domain. Unfortunately, Google’s Admin Console does not have a built in way to track …
If your organization is on an Office 365 for business plan, your users will need licenses to access all of the features of the plan. Most of the time, you’ll …
Adding new users can be a daily task for some admins, depending on the size of the organization. With Office 365, you’ll find a variety of ways to add new users to …
The GAFE Admin Console just got a makeover. The functionality is mostly the same but some of the familiar actions have been moved around and re-imagined. We already released a …
Google just announced an update to the Admin console that will roll out to Google Apps domains over the next week or two. Most of these changes are surface level …
“But I like using Outlook!” “But I don’t want to switch my email!” “But I already know how to use my own tools, why do I need to learn new …
We all hope for peace and tranquility in both home life and work life, but unfortunately that is not always the case. And when a professional relationship comes to a …
If your school is using Google Classroom, hopefully you remembered to sign up as a teacher, rather than as a student. If you did happen to sign up as a …
If your school is using Google Classroom, hopefully you remembered to sign up as a teacher, rather than as a student. If you did happen to sign up as a …
Sharing and collaboration goes beyond documents and spreadsheets for a multi-office company. Google allows you to share customized maps with other Google Apps users so you can better collaborate on …
In addition to adding an image from your desktop or a URL, you can finally insert Google Drive images into your signature directly from the editor.
We’ve spent the past few weeks analyzing every part of The Gooru website, learning more and more about what content you love so we can continue to bring it to …
Currently in Gmail, you can add files to your messages from Google Drive as a link, or by attaching them from your desktop. If you’re storing all of your files …
An email signature is one of the first things people notice about your outbound emails. They can help provide useful information to your contacts, company branding and much more. You can create your own email signature inside your Gmail inbox, as well as a company wide email signature with a third-party tool.
Microsoft Office’s First Release program allows you to get updates to Office 365 earlier than the standard release schedule. If you opt in to this program, you and your users …
Google Apps Administrators have plenty of tools available to them to make sure user’s accounts, and their domain in general, are secure. Some of the responsibility needs to be placed …
Even if you’re 100% Google, chances are you’re still going to interact with people who are working with Microsoft Office files rather than Google. Over the past year, Google has made …
Are you using Google Drive to store video files or share them inside your organization? If so, we have a really cool tip that lets you add subtitles to your …
Encouraging adoption of Google+ (whether for internal or external use) has been tricky because it was the responsibility of the user to create their own profile. With a recent update …
With most Office 365 plans, you’re able to download and install full versions of Microsoft Office programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your PC, Mac, or mobile device. All …
Every month we expect Google to update the tools available to us Google Apps users, improving the product and adding exciting new features. Although we anticipate a lot of updates, …
Most business people assume that the primary attractor to Google Docs is its near-free price. Many like the fact that it’s a fully cloud-centric collaborative environment. However, the promise of …
G Suite admins are heavily involved in user lifecycle management and should ensure they have their processes nailed down for properly deleting a G Suite user from the company domain. Below are 5 important things all admins should consider before deleting a G Suite user.
Sometimes sharing files in Google Drive can make people worried because they feel like they don’t have true control of the data. While that is no more true than attaching …
Note: MailChimp has discontinued this add on. We’ve covered Add-ons for Docs and Sheets in a lot of detail, but I want to go in-depth on one of our absolute …
Google has made a concerted effort to constantly improve support options for Google Apps, and that continues this week with the introduction of chat support. While this is only available …
As technology continues to change how we work, one of the main holdovers refuses to go away. While meetings undoubtably serve a very important purpose, many people find themselves wasting …
September was one of the busiest months in recent memory in terms of Google Apps updates, with one of our favorite tools (Forms) receiving a huge overhaul. Plenty of other …
If a user accidentally deletes a message in Gmail, you finally have the ability to restore it with a recent update to the Admin console. This mirrors the update from …
Administrators have long had access to the Google Apps Marketplace, but now end users can install some amazing third party tools on their own. While these tools can bring vital …
Shortly after Apple announced the brand new iPhone 6 and 6+, the Google for Work team introduced a brand new tool for iOS device management in Google Apps. iOS Sync …
Although summer is typically a fairly slow time for Google Apps updates, we still noticed a lot of changes across the board during August. Whether it was a major product …
Click Here to Download for FREE —-> Google Gooru’s Admin Training Week eBook In 2011, Google released the first Chromebook, a lightweight laptop running Google’s very own operating system (ChromeOS). …
Google+ and Hangouts are some of the most recent applications to be added to the Google Apps suite. To ease the concerns of many organizations, Google has added more and …
Click Here to Download for FREE —-> Google Gooru’s Admin Training Week eBook Google Drive security is one of the most important issues that Google Apps admins have to handle. …
An update is making it’s way to Google Apps domains on the scheduled release track, adding the ability to join a Hangout directly from a Google Calendar event. Hangouts, especially …
Many admins may be reluctant to roll out Google Hangouts because they are worried about the managing capabilities of the application. With the use of the Admin Console, you are …
One of the main responsibilities of a Google Apps Admin is to ensure all areas of your Google Apps domain are secure. A recent update to BetterCloud aims to surface …
Click Here to Download for FREE —-> Google Gooru’s Admin Training Week eBook Once you have migrated to Google Apps it is important to create strategies for onboarding new users …
Click Here to Download for FREE —-> Google Gooru’s Admin Training Week eBook Google Apps is constantly being updated with new features, giving you access to the latest tools. These …
Click Here to Download for FREE —-> Google Gooru’s Admin Training Week eBook Whether your organization has recently migrated to Google Apps, or you’re a newly appointed admin, the Admin …
In February of 2014, Google released Chromebox for Meetings, a combination of a high-definition camera, external microphone / speaker, remote control and a Chromebox. This created the very first business …
Over the past few months, Google has made a really big push to turn Hangouts into a viable video conferencing solution for all Google Apps customers. After the latest round …
Although Google I/O was in June, a lot of the brand new features that were announced actually began rolling out for the first time during July. Google has directed a …
If the sufficient time and effort has been put into the discovery and change management activities, the go-live & support phase can be the easiest of them all. However as …
The migration and change management phase of a Google Apps Deployment can vary greatly in the amount of time it takes to execute depending on the deployment approach. Outlined below …
There a three primary setup activities to perform when preparing for the data migration of a Google Apps Deployment. First being the migration station set up, secondly the installation of …
Although moving your organization to Google Apps can be done in many different ways, the execution of the deployment can always be broken down into key phases. The first phase …
A Global Go Live Deployment is the most common deployment among small businesses (traditionally under 200 employees). This approach involves performing an initial migration prior to the go-live that migrates …
The Enterprise Deployment is a phased Google Apps deployment in which the organization is brought live in three phases; Core IT, Early Adopters and Global Go-Live. The purpose of the …
The n-Phased deployment is the least common Google Apps deployment approach as it is essentially a custom deployment based on the specific logistical or political requirements of an organization. Deploying …
A Post Go-Live deployment is the scenario in which you perform a data migration only once and where this migration begins after you have already taken your users live on …
A “Greenfield” deployment, in the terms of Google Apps, refers to moving your organization over to Google without any migration of end user data. This is essentially having your users …
No two Google Apps deployments look exactly the same. Every organization has unique requirements technically, organizationally and even politically. There are common deployment approaches when it comes to moving your …
It is important to recognize the role your organization’s culture plays in the planning of a Google Apps deployment. Following a well thought out strategy will set your organization up …
Google Apps deployment is the implementation of the Google Apps platform within your organization with the likely migration of your user’s existing email, calendar, and contacts data to Gmail, Google …
Last week’s update to Google Contacts improved the experience for delegated contacts in Google Apps. We actually haven’t covered this feature before, so check out the video to learn how …
Google Drive, once again, has a brand-new look and there are a lot of changes to absorb. While many changes were design and user-experience improvements, Google also added some new functions. Check …
Try it FREE for your domain here —–> Virtru for Business While email security and encryption has always been vital, it has been expensive, difficult to use and poorly integrated …
During Google I/O 2014 and the sessions that followed throughout the week, Google announced a ton of changes to Google Drive. They managed to sneak in a few updates without …
The summer has been very active in terms of Google Apps updates, with many changes centered around Google I/O. There has actually been more than a dozen updates in June …
Immediately following Google I/O 2014, the Google Drive blog announced some major changes to the Google Drive interface so it’s faster and even easier to use. This comes along with …
Amongst many other major announcements, Google announced at I/O 2014 the arrival of Google Apps Unlimited, a brand-new option for Google Apps for Business customers. This premium version of Google …
We introduced Classroom for GAFE a few months ago, but very little information was readily available. Today a brand new video on Classroom was released, finally giving us some insight …
