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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Google recently added Suggested Edits to Google Docs as a way to make edits that can be accepted or rejected by the owner. As many of us still work with people still using Microsoft Word, and some of us still use Word for some tasks, Google is extending Suggested Edits to further improve […]
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 2nd of 5 on Leadership and Google Apps in Your District. Create an Equitable and Sustainable Ecosystem Every […]
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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 1st of 5 on Leadership and Google Apps in Your District. Google Apps is a […]
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Google Drive and Google Docs are no longer the same thing. As Google expanded the file service capabilities of Drive, Docs and Drive were separated to better reflect Docs as the office productivity tools and Drive as the secure file service. Recently, Google made changes to ensure this distinction is evident in the URLs we […]
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CRN Magazine recently published a list of the 10 biggest and most impactful cloud service outages so far in 2010. Outages happen. Every vendor has, or will have, an outage at some point in time. The severity of outages and how well a vendor communicates and recovers, however, point to underlying quality of service issues. […]
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Historically, the “lease versus buy” decision for IT purchases focused on a business’ cash flow and the impact major projects would have on company financial statements. CFOs would look at leasing options when cash flow was an issue, and to see if the capital expenditures or operating costs would best benefit ROI and other key […]
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The power of Google Apps comes from the variety and scope of its collaboration features. Unfortunately, the same tools we use to share and to work more efficiently can be used against us. When users set permissions, they may accidentally (or intentionally) over-share, resulting in data leaks, disclosures, policy breaches, and regulatory violations. With the […]
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Google Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is bonus (more than our 5th) other way to collaborate in Google Apps. Suggested Edits in Google Docs Even die-hard users of that “old school” office suite acknowledge that using Google […]
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Google Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is the 5th of 5 other ways to collaborate in Google Apps. Use Google Drive with Google Hangouts Google Hangouts is more than a basic, HD quality, audio and video conferencing system. […]
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Are Your Users Letting Data Thieves in Through the Front Door? When most organizations think about protecting files in Google Drive, they focus on Google’s security certifications, whether or not to allow external sharing, and setting up groups to make assigning permissions easier. Too often, they fail to consider the bigger risks to data: users […]
Go Beyond Sharing and Permissions When many look at the collaboration and sharing within Google Drive, they see history repeating itself as they remember the early days of peer-to-peer networking. After all, how do you create a folder in Drive and have it appear the same for each user? You need to create the folder, share it, […]
Google Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is the 4th of 5 other ways to collaborate in Google Apps. Comments and Real-Time Chats in Google Docs You already know that, with permission, colleagues can view and edit shared documents […]
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Google Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is the 3rd of 5 other ways to collaborate in Google Apps. Shared Folders in Drive Instead of sharing individual files with users or groups, create a project folder and share the […]
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Hangouts and Chromebox for Meetings Grow Up
/in Education, GeneralBased 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
/in EducationAt 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
/in GeneralHere’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
/in EducationAt 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
/in Education, GeneralOne 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
/in EducationAt 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
/in Education, GeneralSingle 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 […]
More Office/Docs Integration with Suggested Edits
/in Education, GeneralGoogle recently added Suggested Edits to Google Docs as a way to make edits that can be accepted or rejected by the owner. As many of us still work with people still using Microsoft Word, and some of us still use Word for some tasks, Google is extending Suggested Edits to further improve […]
2nd of 5: Leadership and Google Apps in Your District
/in EducationAt 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 2nd of 5 on Leadership and Google Apps in Your District. Create an Equitable and Sustainable Ecosystem Every […]
1st of 5: Leadership and Google Apps in Your District
/in EducationAt 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 1st of 5 on Leadership and Google Apps in Your District. Google Apps is a […]
Drive vs Docs = New Google URLs
/in Education, GeneralGoogle Drive and Google Docs are no longer the same thing. As Google expanded the file service capabilities of Drive, Docs and Drive were separated to better reflect Docs as the office productivity tools and Drive as the secure file service. Recently, Google made changes to ensure this distinction is evident in the URLs we […]
Cloud Outages: Which Provider has 3 of the 10 biggest so far in 2014?
/in Education, GeneralCRN Magazine recently published a list of the 10 biggest and most impactful cloud service outages so far in 2010. Outages happen. Every vendor has, or will have, an outage at some point in time. The severity of outages and how well a vendor communicates and recovers, however, point to underlying quality of service issues. […]
Lease vs Buy: Time to Rethink Your Options
/in Education, GeneralHistorically, the “lease versus buy” decision for IT purchases focused on a business’ cash flow and the impact major projects would have on company financial statements. CFOs would look at leasing options when cash flow was an issue, and to see if the capital expenditures or operating costs would best benefit ROI and other key […]
Assessing Your Google Apps Security Threats
/in Education, GeneralThe power of Google Apps comes from the variety and scope of its collaboration features. Unfortunately, the same tools we use to share and to work more efficiently can be used against us. When users set permissions, they may accidentally (or intentionally) over-share, resulting in data leaks, disclosures, policy breaches, and regulatory violations. With the […]
Bonus: More Ways to Collaborate in Google Apps
/in Education, GeneralGoogle Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is bonus (more than our 5th) other way to collaborate in Google Apps. Suggested Edits in Google Docs Even die-hard users of that “old school” office suite acknowledge that using Google […]
5th of 5: More Ways to Collaborate in Google Apps
/in Education, GeneralGoogle Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is the 5th of 5 other ways to collaborate in Google Apps. Use Google Drive with Google Hangouts Google Hangouts is more than a basic, HD quality, audio and video conferencing system. […]
Avoiding Real Drive Security Threats
/in GeneralAre Your Users Letting Data Thieves in Through the Front Door? When most organizations think about protecting files in Google Drive, they focus on Google’s security certifications, whether or not to allow external sharing, and setting up groups to make assigning permissions easier. Too often, they fail to consider the bigger risks to data: users […]
Enterprise Grade Managed File Services
/in GeneralGo Beyond Sharing and Permissions When many look at the collaboration and sharing within Google Drive, they see history repeating itself as they remember the early days of peer-to-peer networking. After all, how do you create a folder in Drive and have it appear the same for each user? You need to create the folder, share it, […]
4th of 5: More Ways to Collaborate in Google Apps
/in Education, GeneralGoogle Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is the 4th of 5 other ways to collaborate in Google Apps. Comments and Real-Time Chats in Google Docs You already know that, with permission, colleagues can view and edit shared documents […]
3rd of 5: More Ways to Collaborate in Google Apps
/in Education, GeneralGoogle Apps is designed for secure sharing and collaborations. Many users, however, still rely on the back-and-forth of email to get their work done. Here is the 3rd of 5 other ways to collaborate in Google Apps. Shared Folders in Drive Instead of sharing individual files with users or groups, create a project folder and share the […]