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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.
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…
Read moreApp Awareness Month – Okta
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools that help make Google Apps domain administrators’ lives easier! The applications we chose to highlight demonstrate excellent integration with Google…
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The State of the Google Apps Ecosystem
This past November, BetterCloud along with Expensify, Insightly, Okta, RunMyProcess, Smartsheet and Spanning Backup formed the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, the first ever consortium of independent software vendors focused on Google Apps. Alliance members have some of the top Google Apps Marketplace applications and jointly strive to educate Google Apps…
Read moreApp Awareness Month – RunMyProcess
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools that help make Google Apps domain administrators’ lives easier! The applications we chose to highlight demonstrate excellent integration with Google…
Read moreApp Awareness Month – ShuttleCloud
This post is part of App Awareness, our month-long series where we spotlight a different Google Apps Marketplace application every day in April. This week we’re focusing on admin tools that help make Google Apps domain administrators’ lives easier! The applications we chose to highlight demonstrate excellent integration with Google…
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Google Drive: More than Just Storage!
If you’re as crazy about Google Apps as we are, then you’ve been anxiously awaiting the launch of Google Drive. Though Drive is not yet fully operational for everyone (you can opt in to receive a notification when Drive will be accessible), the product’s site is up and running, giving…
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