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FlashPanel Gains Google Drive Compliance

By David Politis | December 11, 2012

We are pleased to announce the release of FlashPanel Version 1.8, which includes granular updates to security features as well as a new user provisioning workflow. This latest release significantly bolsters FlashPanel’s existing set of security tools by providing Google Drive sharing black and whitelists and auto compliance. We’re confident…

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Fig & Olive – A BetterCloud Case Study

By David Politis | December 10, 2012

Since they first installed FlashPanel this summer, Fig & Olive has been one of our most involved customers – providing product feedback, participating in UX calls and helping out whenever we needed a customer’s opinion. We’re extremely proud to be working with Fig & Olive and the restaurant’s IT Director,…

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Google Ends Free Google Apps Accounts – Why It’s a Good Thing

By David Politis | December 7, 2012

Yesterday, Google discontinued the free version of Google Apps for businesses with ten or less users, however preexisting free accounts will not be impacted. The change in pricing structure should come as no surprise as Google has continually lowered user limits for these free accounts – first making Google Apps…

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My Top 5 Google Chrome Extensions

By BetterCloud | November 29, 2012

1. Pocket (formerly Read it Later) It’s almost impossible to read every article I’m interested throughout the day, work related or otherwise. With the Pocket Chrome extension, I’m able to save these articles in one place and read them later either on my computer, mobile or tablet device. After installing Pocket…

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BetterCloud’s Top 5 Google Chat Tips

By BetterCloud Monitor | November 27, 2012

At BetterCloud, we spend the majority of our workdays inside Gmail, so naturally we’ve developed some helpful tips that save us time each and everyday. These 5 tips will help you get the most out of Google Chat (sometimes called Talk), and will hopefully allow you to better communicate with…

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3 Ways FlashPanel Helps You Prepare Your Company for Thanksgiving

By BetterCloud Monitor | November 20, 2012

As an IT admin, covering all the bases when many employees are out of the office over holidays can be tricky. But if your company uses Google Apps, there are some crucial steps you can take in FlashPanel to ensure client interactions and inbound emails don’t fall through the cracks….

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Google Apps: The Numbers You Need to Know

By David Politis | November 13, 2012

When we started BetterCloud we made it company policy to stay in touch with our customers. As a part of this relationship, we recently surveyed our customers to find out more about their use of FlashPanel, our Google Apps security and management tool. Based on the data we collected, we’ve…

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BetterCloud’s Top 5 Gmail Hacks

By BetterCloud Monitor | November 6, 2012

At BetterCloud, we spend the majority of our workday inside Gmail, so over the months, we’ve developed some handy hacks that help save time each and everyday. Our top 5 Gmail hacks will shave minutes off your day and hopefully leave you with a more organized and easier to navigate…

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Why Half of Our Company is Using Chromebooks, Full-time

By BetterCloud | November 1, 2012

Being a Gmail and Google Apps fanatic, I’ve always been intrigued by the concept of Chromebooks and Chrome OS in general. And with every 3 minute reboot of my aging Windows laptop this past spring, I became more tempted to take the plunge and go 100% web with a Chromebook, at least for…

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Our Take on the New Compose Gmail Experience

By BetterCloud Monitor | October 31, 2012

Yesterday, Google announced a new update to the compose email feature in Gmail. This update is designed to save users time and screen space when composing emails. The new compose feature, which opens what looks like a larger Google Talk window at the bottom of your inbox, allows you to…

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Announcing the First Ever FlashPanel Feature Contest

By David Politis | October 25, 2012

Since we launched FlashPanel this July, we’ve been interacting with our growing customer base on a regular basis. Through these interactions, we’ve gained invaluable input and feedback through product wireframe reviews, customer feedback calls and the Feature Request page in the BetterCloud Knowledge Base. We’ve truly taken these suggestion to…

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Top 5 Google Apps Updates Released in the Last 5 Months

By David Politis | October 23, 2012

If you’re a Google Apps user or administrator, you know by now that Google rolls out new features and product updates on a constant basis. Keeping up with these updates can be overwhelming, and you might be missing out on new tools and features that could add efficiency to your…

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