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Creating a Custom URL for Your Google Apps Domain
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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Enabling APIs Through the Google Apps Control Panel
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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Introducing Google Apps Admin Awareness Month
BetterCloud is just six months old, but we’ve already interacted with thousands of Google Apps administrators and come to understand the challenges they face when using the platform. For many administrators who have been using legacy platforms for years, the transition to Google Apps can be tricky. And even the…
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Top 3 Google I/O Announcements that Will Impact Google Apps
Although this is in fact my first Google I/O, it’s not hard to believe people when they say “This year is different.” Last year Google announced it was refocusing the company on a few core products. Since the announcement, there’s been a new energy and direction coming from Mountain View,…
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Cloud Alliance for Google Apps Welcomes 5 New Members
Today, the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, the first and only independent network of SaaS providers building applications specifically integrated with the platform, added five new software providers to its prestigious roster. We are very excited to be working alongside the new members and look forward to the continued growth…
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This Week in Google Apps: Security and Compliance
Over the past two weeks, Google has made two significant announcements in regards to the security and compliance of Google Apps, a hot button issue for large enterprises hoping to migrate to the cloud. As cloud-computing solutions become more sophisticated, security is actually becoming an incentive to migrate, rather than…
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Five Tips for Conducting a Successful Google+ Hangout
Google+ may not be sweeping Facebook under the table, but it’s surely making an impact in the world of social enterprise. And one of Google+’s best and most innovative features is Hangouts. We use Hangouts to communicate with team members in our Atlanta and Argentina offices and even conduct product…
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The Evolution of Chromebooks: One Year Later
Just about a year ago, Google unveiled a game changer: Chromebooks, the browser only, lightweight and affordable laptop released by Google in conjunction with Acer and Samsung. The product initially received mixed reviews from critics, with many claiming Chromebooks lacked the functionality of traditional laptops. But with programs like Chromebooks for Education and…
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BetterCloud Raises $2.2M, Launches FlashPanel
Today we announced our seed funding and the public beta launch of our new Google Apps management tool, FlashPanel. After many long hours and lots of blood, sweat and tears, we’re so proud of our team and the work that’s gone into producing the product. We made 500 free beta…
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First Annual Benchmark Report for Google Apps (Webinar)
The Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, of which BetterCloud is the founding member, recently released a report discussing the state of the Google Apps ecosystem. The survey, sent to 50,000 Google Apps administrators, revealed several interesting findings, mainly around the importance of integration and collaboration. To discuss the report in…
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Building a Better App
When we set out to start BetterCloud, a little over six months ago, we had one goal in mind: deliver our customers the best product possible. We quickly realized this meant developing Google Apps extensions with deep integrations to Google Apps. Though we’re building enterprise apps for one platform, the…
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Top 19 Applications in the Google Apps Marketplace
One month ago, we announced the launch of App Awareness Month – an entire month dedicated to promoting Google Apps Marketplace applications, or as we like to call them, Google Apps extensions, and educating admins and end-users on the best and brightest third-party products on the market. Over the last…
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