SaaS Updates Summary: June 1 – June 5

The top news last week: Slack has partnered with Amazon Web Services to build deep integrations between the two services. In Google news, you can now migrate your users from classic Hangouts to Google Chat, plus Google is making it easier to use security keys with your Google account on iOS devices. Read on for more details.

Google Docs Assistive Writing Features Coming to G Suite for Education and Nonprofits
G Suite Updates | Google is making two Google Docs assistive writing features—Smart Compose and Autocorrect—available to G Suite for Education, G Suite Enterprise for Education, and G Suite for Nonprofits users.

Migrate Your Users from Classic Hangouts to Google Chat, Now Available in Gmail
G Suite Updates | You can now migrate all of your users from classic Hangouts to Google Chat with the “Chat preferred” setting in the Admin console. If you enable this setting, Google Chat will become the default chat application for your organization, replacing all of your classic Hangouts apps and appearing in Gmail on the web.

Use NFC and USB Security Keys Natively on iOS Devices
G Suite Updates | Google is making it easier to use security keys with your Google account on iOS devices. Now you can use a USB or NFC security key directly on an iOS device, without installing the Google Smart Lock app.

Slack and AWS Join Forces to Drive Agility in Software Development
Several People Are Typing | New shared initiatives make it easier for teams to manage their AWS resources in Slack.

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