SaaS Updates Summary: September 21 – September 25

The product folks at G Suite were busy yet again. Most notably, Google announced new citations features in Google Docs and a new digital whiteboarding integration in Google Meet. Learn more about these new features and more in the links below.

Host Collaborative Brainstorms With New Digital Whiteboarding Integration in Google Meet
G Suite Updates | With the new Google Jamboard and Google Meet integration, you can now create or open an existing jam while on a Meet video call. This digital whiteboarding integration means you can use the Jamboard virtually to host collaborative brainstorming sessions with your coworkers or students in real-time.

Easily Add and Manage Citations in Google Docs
G Suite Updates | Google is launching a new feature to help you add, manage, and format academic citations in Google Docs. This will make writing academic papers easier since you won’t have to use add-ons, or copy citations from other tools.

Migrate Users and Data Between G Suite Environments More Easily
G Suite Updates | G Suite Migrate, currently available in beta, helps admins assess, plan, and migrate large amounts of content directly into G Suite. It already supports Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, file shares, and Box migrations. With this launch, you can now also migrate between G Suite environments.

Updated Interface for Managing Google Groups in the Admin Console
G Suite Updates | Google is updating the interface admins use to manage Google Groups for Business in their organizations. Google Groups for Business settings let admins control how Google Groups can be created and used within their domains.

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