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How to Add Users to Google Workspace

August 19, 2023December 3, 2019 by Steve Chipman

There are more similarities between free, consumer Gmail and Google Workspace than there are differences. In fact, Google Workspace can be viewed as a multi-user version of consumer Gmail. When a single-user platform becomes multi-user, … Read more →

3 Ways Chrome and Google Workspace Together To Save You Time

September 20, 2022October 31, 2019 by Steve Chipman

The Chrome browser and Google Workspace can work together in several ways.

These connections will help you create and find documents more easily. They will save you mouse clicks.

The following tips also work for consumer Gmail accounts.

Online Marketing Services: Managing and Controlling Access

June 21, 2023April 6, 2019 by Steve Chipman

Google Workspace: Manage Marketing Account Logins

Over time, some businesses end up with a plethora of different logins to assorted Google and non-Google online properties. This is particularly true in the digital marketing realm, where there can be dozens of online … Read more →

Why Become a Google Customer Instead of Just a Gmail User?

September 20, 2022January 2, 2019 by Steve Chipman

When someone uses a free service such as Gmail, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, they are not a customer of the service provider. For free services such as these, the customers of the service provider are … Read more →

7 Useful Apps That Are Included With Google Workspace

September 20, 2022November 15, 2018 by Steve Chipman

The core applications of office productivity suites such as Google Workspace are: email, documents, spreadsheets and presentations. These are the basic software tools most people use at work.

In addition to these core applications, there are a number of Google Workspace extras that are included in the monthly per user price. Not everyone is aware of these bonus applications.

Five Google Workspace to Salesforce Integrations and How They Benefit Businesses

September 19, 2024November 7, 2018 by Steve Chipman

The Google/Salesforce partnership has resulted in integrations that benefit organizations that subscribe to both Salesforce & Google Workspace

Google Chat vs Google Meet vs Classic Hangouts

September 20, 2022March 2, 2018 by Steve Chipman

Updated: July 20, 2021

It’s a challenge to keep with Google’s various iterations of chat, online meeting and Hangouts products—as well as the branding of these apps. In fact, we need to frequently update this post.

Google now has three distinct components in this category that are a part of Google Workspace’s core services, a.k.a. core apps.

Here is a roundup of the Google Hangouts, Meet, Chat (and now Rooms) offerings.

Where is Google Workspace Data Stored?

April 29, 2023February 16, 2018 by Steve Chipman

Gmail and Google Workspace use the same global data storage as Google’s search engine. Google currently has 24 data global data centers. The first data center was built on the Oregon side of the Columbia … Read more →

A Sales Productivity Tool for Google Workspace and Gmail Users

August 19, 2023January 10, 2018 by Steve Chipman

For anyone who is in sales and who uses either Google Workspace or Gmail, there’s a new sales productivity platform from Cirrus Insight that’s worth taking on a test drive. Cirrus Insight’s flagship product was … Read more →

Google Jamboard: A Cloud-Connected Whiteboard

November 5, 2023May 28, 2017 by Steve Chipman

Update: On September 28, 2023, Google announced it would be winding down the Jamboard feature of Google Workspace in 2024. Google has released Jamboard, the first hardware component of Google Workspace. Jamboard can be viewed … Read more →

Google Workspace for Enterprises: The Shift is Underway

August 20, 2023March 17, 2017 by Steve Chipman

The adoption of Google Workspace began with small to mid-sized businesses. However, the shift to Google Workspace for enterprises is ostensibly underway. At the March 2017 Google Cloud Next Conference, both Colgate and Verizon talked … Read more →

Email Security and Google Workspace

January 30, 2023September 25, 2016 by Steve Chipman

The topic of email security is frequently in the news. In December 2022, RackSpace’s Hosted Exchange service was the victim of a ransomware attack. Thousands of business customers had no access to email for days. … Read more →

Google Workspace: Editing Microsoft Office Files

July 7, 2023September 22, 2016 by Steve Chipman

Two ways to edit Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint files within Google Drive. Google Drive is a component of Google Workspace and of consumer Gmail.

Online Presentation Collaboration with Google Slides

August 20, 2023May 30, 2016 by Steve Chipman

A better way than emailing slide decks around. Google Slides allows multiple people to collaborate in real-time on an online presentation.

9 Reasons Companies Select Google Workspace

September 20, 2022August 14, 2015 by Steve Chipman

Google is a household name for internet search. Most people are aware of consumer Gmail. However, many businesspeople are not aware of Google’s suite of applications for business, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite).

“Gone Google” is a term Google coined for companies that have adopted Google Workspace. At the time of publication of this post, Google states that over 5 million companies have gone Google. With over 125 million businesses in the world, there’s clearly some upside for Google.

Moving to Gmail for Business: Migration Options

August 20, 2023June 11, 2015 by Steve Chipman

If you are thinking about moving from your current email provider to business Gmail for your organization, you’re probably wondering what would be involved with associating existing users’ email addresses, which are in a name@yourcompany.com … Read more →