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SaaS Operations Management: BetterCloud named a leader in G2 Winter 2025 report
BetterCloud was named a leader in the G2 Winter Report for SaaS Operations Management, SaaS Spend Management, Cloud File Security, and User Provisioning.
Announcing Major Milestones for FlashPanel
Today marks a milestone for BetterCloud and our product FlashPanel and I wanted to share three major announcements: 1. We introduced Google Drive management and visibility features to add security and oversight to your Google Apps domain. You’re now able to extract and review important Drive and Docs usage statistics…
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Here’s My Email, So Call Me Maybe?
When Google Talk went down this July, it seemed to some that the world was ending. There were countless articles and hundreds of comments from affected users claiming that the outage was greatly interrupting their everyday interactions with dev teams, coworkers and even their customers and suppliers. Clearly life without…
Read moreSchedule a Password Policy for Google Apps with FlashPanel
Google Apps has created a secure way to work and collaborate in the Cloud. However, the cloud has given rise to mobile computing, meaning your users are likely logged into corporate accounts on personal mobile devices and tablets, putting your company at unnecessary risk in case of employee negligence or…
Read moreTradition Meets Technology
Taco Mac and FlashPanel After making the move to Google Apps in 2008, one of Atlanta’s most beloved eateries was still searching for an effective user management solution. So when the FlashPanel private beta opened this Spring, Taco Mac’s New Technologies Director, Dan Kirk, jumped at the chance to try…
Read moreShedding Light on "The Cloud"
After reading Citrix’s summary of its recent Cloud Survey it became evident that a huge education gap exists around cloud computing, which lies at the core of BetterCloud, and thousands of businesses like it. Cloud computing is undoubtedly the future of IT and even for the 54% of American’s who…
Read moreFrom Hosted Exchange to Google Apps
Interactive E-Solutions and FlashPanel For 12 years, Interactive E-Solutions helped set up and migrate companies to hosted Exchange environments. But this year, seeking to modernize the company’s mission and its own IT infrastructure, E-Solutions’ CEO, Brandon Foreman, decided to move the company and their customers to Google Apps. Focusing on…
Read moreBetterCloud's Keys to Managing your Google Apps Domain: Asset Visibility
This August, we launched the very first version-now white paper, BetterCloud’s Keys to Managing your Google Apps Domain. We chose to house the white paper in a Google Doc rather than a stagnant PDF because doing so means we can easily update and add to the document. Plus, we’ve given…
Read moreFinding Success with Google Apps
Genesis Career College and FlashPanel In 2010, Genesis Career College became one of the only career institutes to provide official school email accounts for all students. This was made possible through Google Apps for Education. Now Genesis, with the help of Robert Warren, the school’s Director of Technology, uses Google Apps…
Read moreMaking Easy Work of User Offboarding
Classic Cinemas and FlashPanel Classic Cinemas, one of Illinois’ oldest family run theater companies, was looking to make a drastic change in their IT strategy. With the help of Tristan Dobbs, the theater’s technical services manager, Classic Cinemas retired their 8 year old Exchange Server and made the move to…
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The Very First “Version Now” Resource for Google Apps Management Best Practices
This week we launched what we believe to be the first ever “version now” white paper, providing everyone in the Google Apps ecosystem with a Google Apps management resource that evolves at the speed of Google Apps – BetterCloud’s Keys to Managing your Google Apps Domain. It’s a publicly available…
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Delegating a User's Inbox in Google Apps
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip to share with your peers or have you always wondered how to do something in Google Apps? Let us know…
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Correctly Delegate Administrative Controls in Google Apps
This post is part of Google Apps Admin Awareness Month, our month-long series where we spotlight a different tip for Google Apps administrators every day in July. Have a tip to share with your peers or have you always wondered how to do something in Google Apps? Let us know…
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