2020 served as the stage that introduced video conferences as a fundamental component of our lives—whether we wished for it or not. As we take baby steps back towards normal, video conferences aren’t being left behind. With so many people still electing to work from home and simply the sheer convenience of not having to wrangle all vested parties into a single space, reminding people they’re on mute at least twice a week is something you should probably expect to do for good.  ..read more

A quick reminder to all of you trying to maintain a cleaner, more efficient (and less stressful!) Gmail inbox: the debate on where to file that multiple-subject email has long been settled, and the days of diving endlessly into folders inside folders inside folders are long gone. Today, we’re here to provide the public service announcement (in case you missed it) that, instead of living in the dark ages of folders, we now live in the modern age of Labels—and everything is much, much better here. News to you? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.  ..read more

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It’s no secret that security is Google’s highest priority. Not only are Google Cloud’s products built with a security-first mindset, but they are constantly working to improve that security as new types of threats and vulnerabilities become reality ..read more

Cloudbakers has evolved alongside Google’s incredible work transformation products since 2010. We’ve seen what they can do to enable fast, flexible, and fluid collaboration in organizations of all shapes and sizes. We’ve seen “work” in many organizations morph from a physical “place” to a blend of human connection, organization, and communication via Google Docs, Drive, Meet, and Gmail. The recent global pandemic has further accelerated the need for this work transformation and has highlighted that time and attention are more precious than ever as lines between home, work, and school bec ..read more

Using G Suite for both business and your personal life can be advantageous in multiple regards. Not only will familiarity with the tool help you be an efficient Google power user, but tricks like sharing your personal calendar with your work calendar become all the more simpler when it’s Google to Google. With all this fluidity between work tools and personal tools, one concern users might have is the idea of too much overlap. While Google cannot completely restrict your work life from converging into your personal life, setting boundaries within your Google tools is a good starting point ..read more

Need a minute of fun in your busy day? This 5 question quiz will tell with 99.99% accuracy which G Suite business application you are (because we know you're dying to know). Are you Gmail? Are you Google Meet? Let's find out ..read more

Google Cloud Next is the biggest event of the year for Google Cloud, and for an engineer like myself, it is routinely a can’t miss opportunity to hear about the latest news and innovation about the company’s suite of cloud-based products. Thanks to COVID-19, though, the annual event was re-imagined as Google Cloud Next: On-Air, a nine-week, online-based collection of thought leadership and insights ..read more

If efficient productivity, to-do lists, and time management worries you like it does me, I have sympathy for you. I have spent years (dramatic and probably untrue) sifting through a pile of sticky notes, buying calendars and planners, and creating countless phone alarms for the most routine of tasks - think “pay rent” and “take out garbage cans.” Forever, I found myself utilizing a daily planner, but with the information age firmly upon us, I was seeing major holes in my pen and paper method – namely overall inefficiency, as well as a lack of collaboration. It was time for a transition to….Go ..read more

You might want bookable appointment slots if you have open blocks of time that people reserve part of, like office hours. This can eliminate having many people drop by at the same time and allow you and your meeting participants to better plan for a time slot.  ..read more