Our customer recently changed the name of their company, and they wanted to have all of their Google Apps accounts reflect the change. We helped them transfer all of their email, calendars, and contacts from their old Google Apps account to match their new domain. Google provides some, but not all, of the tools necessary to migrate user account data. Here are some of the tools we leveraged to migrate their user data. Google Data Migration Service Despite the name, this tool only migrates your users’ emails. The benefit, however, is that it is a direct migration — no middlemen here. This … Read More
New Sharing Controls for Google Drive
Security in almost always on the mind of businesses today, but so is collaboration and efficiency. Those three things collide in the cloud and now Google for Work has addressed some of these concerns with their new sharing settings for Google Drive. Check out the video below and visit the Google for Work Blog for more information. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdVVukQJWdA[/youtube]
Google Apps Shared Directory Sync on iOS
Businesses using Google Apps have a contact directory that is available to users from their web browser. However on a mobile application, the directory is not directly accessible. To work around this, you can use the ‘Contacts’ App with a connected Google Account. Initially you want to make sure your Google Apps account is connected to your iPhone. To do this: Open Settings Scroll down to Mail, Contacts, Calendars Ensure that your Google Apps account is listed under Accounts. If not, click New Account and follow the steps that follow. Once you have the Account linked to your iPhone, the … Read More