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PoLP vs. RBAC: Understanding the differences in access management
Secure your IT environment with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP). Learn how to minimize risks and protect sensitive data.
Partner Spotlight: G-Asiapacific
Company: G-Asiapacific Location: Selangor, Malaysia and Auckland, New Zealand Market Served: Enterprise, SMB Website: www.g-asiapac.com This week I heard from Mark Goh, CEO at G-Asiapacific, a Southeast Asian reseller, to find out more about his organization. BetterCloud: When was your organization founded? G-Asiapacific: Our company was founded in 2008. We’re…
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Periodic Table of the Google Apps Ecosystem
The Google Apps ecosystem is composed of many different parts, from Google Apps to the Marketplace, enterprise partners, Chromebooks and more. To help digest and better organize this vast amount of information, we’ve created a Periodic Table of the Google Apps Ecosystem. Click the image to get a closer look.
Read moreTop 10 Most Popular Features in FlashPanel Enterprise
1. Streamline new user provisioning and never miss a step by following the guided workflow, making sure to add new users to the appropriate Org. Unit and groups. 2. Update users’ profiles in bulk using a spreadsheet to fill in missing information and save time. 3. Apply an email signature…
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FlashPanel Enterprise Feature Update: Scheduled Reports
Today, we’re very pleased to announce powerful new reporting functionality in FlashPanel Enterprise*. Scheduled Reports, the application’s latest feature addition, gives Google Apps administrators and those with delegated access the ability to build and (you guessed it) schedule reports to run at desired times. Scheduled reports joins FlashPanel Enterprise’s other…
Read moreIntroducing Scheduled Reporting
Expanding on the existing canned report database and customizable reporting engine within BetterCloud, we’re excited to announce our third iteration of reporting functionality: scheduled reports. With all of your Google Apps data centralized in one console, BetterCloud is able to reveal trends, risks, and stats about all of the activities…
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5 Most Important Group Settings to Check
Allowing a user to send a message to a single email address and reach an entire group of people, Google Groups provide a way for users, teams, and communities to engage in discussion and collaborate online. Whether discussing a project with a team internally, sending announcements to a listserv, or…
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These 40 Stats Will Change the Way You Think About Google Apps
This past October, we published a post rounding up 47 of the most vital stats about the state of the Google Apps ecosystem. The post was one of our most shared ever and it’s clear that people operating in this space are looking for more information about the success, growth…
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Recapping the Global Enterprise Partner Summit: Partners are the Cornerstone of the Ecosystem’s Success
Nick Freund is the Director of Business Development at BetterCloud where he oversees all partner relationships and business development initiatives. Last week was Google’s second annual Global Enterprise Partner Summit. The event, which brought more than 700 partners to San Francisco, was a showcase of sorts for Google’s current partners…
Read moreGoogle Introduces Add-ons, Monitor with Apps Explorer
Yesterday, Google announced add-ons, a valuable new update to Drive and a power play to win over even more Microsoft Office users. Available now within Docs and Sheets, add-ons offer advanced functionality, such as citation formatting, mail merge, and graphs, not natively available in Drive. Bringing features that users were…
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3 Qualities Shared by the Most Effective Google Apps Admins
Eli Winderbaum is the Director of Customer Success at BetterCloud where he interacts with dozens of Google Apps administrators daily. Follow Eli on Google+. Google Apps administrators play an integral role in any organization operating on Google Apps. They have the power to drive a company’s IT strategy, implement that…
Read moreGoogle Drive Sharing: Let's Meet in the Middle
Based on a question we asked in our recent customer survey, we discovered most admins take an all or nothing approach when it comes to Drive sharing. The question, “Which of the following most accurately describes your organization’s policy regarding Google Drive or Docs exposure and public sharing?” asked survey…
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8 Google Apps Admin Communities You Should Join
Any Google Apps admin knows that Google is regularly rolling out updates and adding new features to its existing suite of products, and though this evolution is welcomed and exciting, technical changes also mean changes to the way we work. By following and contributing to the forums profiled below, engage…
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