Professional Services Help Schools Manage Google Drive for Education

With Google’s (GOOG) announcement of Google Drive for Education, schools using Google Apps for Education will have unlimited Drive storage and the Vault archive/ediscovery service for free.  To help schools deploy, configure, and use Vault successfully, Cumulus Global (www.cumuluglobaleducation.com) today announced an expansion of its Vault EDU Services. Cumulus Global’s Vault EDU Services are a […]

Google Drive for Education: A Game Changing Upgrade for Schools

With Google’s announcement of Google Drive for Education, Google is bringing the power of Google Apps Unlimited to schools for free. With Google Drive for Education, schools and districts get: Google Apps for Education All of the email, communication, and collaboration features you know and love Unlimited Drive Infinite storage to encourage content development and […]

How eBay Can Destroy Your Business

eBay is putting your business at risk … and not in the way you might think. This is not about lost productivity, eBay stores, or your merchant account. This is about eBay letting hackers attack your computers.  This is about hackers using eBay to steal usernames and passwords, employee data, and customer data. As reported by […]

Beware of Marketplace Apps on the Move

Last week, Google announced that the Google Apps Marketplace was open for business to all Google Apps users, not just administrators. While this move opens up a wide range of personal productivity applications to Google Apps users, it is not without risks. Your users can now commit you to paid apps and services that you may not want […]

Cumulus Global Tops CRN Fast Growth 150

Cumulus Global Ranks #1 Among Elite Group of Fastest Growing Solution Providers in the IT Channel   Westborough, MA, September 15, 2014 – Cumulus Global, Cloud Solutions for Small and Mid-Size Enterprises, announced today that it has been named to top of the CRN Fast Growth 150 list with a two-year growth rate exceeding 680%. The […]

11 Great YouTube Channels for Teachers

As headlined in the Sept 11th edition of our very own Education Resource Daily,  this article from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning highlights some great resources for teachers.    

The Google Apps / Gmail Breach That Isn’t

News over the past few days that hackers have posted almost 5 million email addresses and passwords on an online forum has caught the media’s attention in large part because about 4.7 million of the addresses appear to be gmail accounts. This is NOT, however, a breach of Gmail or Google Apps.   The information […]

5 Security Threats SMBs Should Not Overlook: Malicious Web Sites

As more services move into the cloud, users bring their own apps to their work environment, and we see more integration and interconnect between systems, the nature security risks and threats are changing.   This blog series looks at some of these threats, why the should be of concern to SMBs, and how SMBs can […]

Cumulus Global Named to Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies

Westborough, MA, August 20, 2014 — Cumulus Global, the innovative cloud solutions provider to small and midsize businesses, local governments, and K-12 schools announced today that it has been named to the 2014 Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the fastest growing private companies in America. Landing at #349 overall, Cumulus Global was honored for […]

Cumulus Global Named to CRN Next-Gen 250 for Third Consecutive Year

Annual List Highlights Up-and-Coming Solution Providers Embracing New Technologies in Unique Ways Westborough, MA, August 14, 2014 – Cumulus Global announced today it has been named to the 2014 CRN Next-Gen 250 list for the third consecutive year. The annual list honors up-and-coming technology solution providers who have adapted their businesses in unique ways to meet market […]

Google Classroom is Here

This week, Google begins rolling out Google Classroom free of charge to Google Apps for Education domains.  Google Classroom offers teachers a basic, easy-to-use, system for creating and collecting assignments through Google Apps (yes, it is paperless!). Google Classroom has features, including: Automatically make document copies for each student Create folders in Drive for each […]

7 Reasons Outlook Users Learn to Love Gmail

One hesitation that business leaders have when deciding to move to Google Apps is how their staff will react.  People can feel attached to Outlook, as it is likely the work email client they have know for years. While many employees already use Gmail personally, they may hesitate when it comes to work email. Share […]

Cumulus Global in the News – 3Q14

Cumulus Global is active in the cloud solution provider channel and markets.  Allen Falcon, our CEO, has been quoted several times recently in the trade and industry press. Google Expands Video Offerings To Business Customers CRN, July 30, 2014 Our View:  Businesses, schools, and other organizations will benefit from Hangouts becoming a core Google Apps […]

Hangouts and Chromebox for Meetings Grow Up

Based on customer and user feedback, Google announced today a set of major improvements for both Hangouts within Google Apps and Chromebox for Meetings. Hangout Updates Hangouts is now a core Google Apps for Business product, covered under the full Terms of Service that supports Gmail, Drive, Sites, and other core services.  This means that […]

5th of 5: Leadership and Google Apps in Your District

At the NJ Google Apps for Education Summit this month, we had the opportunity to briefly present and discuss the role and impact of Google Apps in K-12 Education with administrators and leaders from several districts.  This post is the  5th of 5 on Leadership and Google Apps in Your District. Google Apps is (also) for Business Not […]

Security Breach? There are Apps for That

  Here’s a Story … Emily tells Dan about a cool app on her iPhone that helps her stay organized when she is out of the office.  Dan looks it up and downloads it to his Android phone.  The App is cheap and has great reviews.  When Dan installs the app, he gets a screen […]

4th of 5: Leadership and Google Apps in Your District

At the NJ Google Apps for Education Summit this month, we had the opportunity to briefly present and discuss the role and impact of Google Apps in K-12 Education with administrators and leaders from several districts.  This post is the  4th of 5 on Leadership and Google Apps in Your District. Build Skills with Expectations and Milestones Within […]

Edit MS Office Docs using MS Office from Google Drive

  One of the hurdles many face when moving to Google Apps is how to deal with MS Office. Some users feel they cannot live without some of the advanced formatting and features; others are concerned that they receive and work on MS Office documents received from others. Until now, in order to edit MS Office […]

3rd of 5: Leadership and Google Apps in Your District

At the NJ Google Apps for Education Summit this month, we had the opportunity to briefly present and discuss the role and impact of Google Apps in K-12 Education with administrators and leaders from several districts.  This post is the  3rd of 5 on Leadership and Google Apps in Your District. Learn, Plan, Execute, Review, Repeat As […]

Chromebook SSO Eases Access Administration

Single Sign-On (SSO) enables users to access multiple systems and applications with a single username and password, and a single login screen.  And while many schools and businesses use SSO for Google Apps and related solutions, Chrome devices have always required a separate login. To easy access administration and simplify user logins, Google has launched […]