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What's New in G Suite - May 2019

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Originally Posted on Google's G Suite Updates Blog Check out the latest  "What's New in G Suite" launch recap  ( pdf ) for a roundup of all G Suite launches from May 2019. Archive and translated versions  (coming soon for May issue) Stay up to date with G Suite launches Get G Suite product update alerts by email See the G Suite launch release calendar Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates Original Blog Post Originally Posted to Lemacks Media https://lemacksmedia.com/news/06/05/whats-new-in-g-suite-may-2019/ , by Andrew Lemacks for updates and more content.

Get G Suite adoption and collaboration insights with Work Insights, now generally available

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Originally Posted on Google's G Suite Updates Blog What’s changing Our Work Insights adoption and collaboration insights tool is now generally available for G Suite Enterprise customers. You can use Work Insights to quickly understand the status and impact of your G Suite deployment, surfacing organizational insights around adoption, work patterns, and collaboration across G Suite apps. Work Insights was previously available in beta. For more details about the Work Insights tool, see our beta announcement or our Help Center . Since the beta, we’ve added the ability to quickly surface usage of legacy non-G Suite applications within an organization, as well as added more powerful filtering capabilities via groups filtering. See below for more details. Who’s impacted Admins only. Work Insights is accessible to super admins and delegated admins. See how to grant access to Work Insights . Why you’d use it Work Insights can bring you executive-level insights into how...

Making active user metrics more detailed in the Admin console

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Originally Posted on Google's G Suite Updates Blog What’s changing  We’re making changes to how we calculate active users across G Suite applications in your organization. Specifically, you’ll see more accurate metrics on active users for the following applications: Gmail  Calendar  Hangouts Chat  Hangouts Meet  Who’s impacted  Admins only Why this matters  Previously, we pulled app activity data from multiple sources, which sometimes resulted in discrepancies across reporting tools, like Work Insights and the Reports section of the Admin console . To ensure these metrics are consistent, we'll now pull data from one centralized, reliable source which is based on direct user interaction logs. This will help you better analyze app usage in your domain and assess your organization's needs. How to get started  Admins: To access Apps usage activity in the Admin console click Reports .  From there, you can see app usage ove...

Google Security Vulnerabilities and Updates

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Security self-reporting is a good thing It has definitely been a rough couple of weeks for Google, at least in terms of security nightmares. Last week Google notified people like myself that the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Titan Security key had a manufacturing flaw that could allow someone to intercept the pairing process. Here's what Google emailed us: Hi, We’ve become aware of an issue affecting the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Titan Security Key that you purchased from the Google Store. This issue does not affect the USB/NFC version of the Titan Security Key. Recommended actions While it is still safer to use the affected BLE Titan Security Key instead of no key at all, you should do the following for your security: • Sign in and unpair. After you’ve used your key to sign in to your Google Account on your mobile device, immediately unpair it. Here are instructions for iOS and Android. • Replace your current security key for free by visiting google.com/replacemyk...

Native Roaming Photography site launch

Native Roaming Photography site launches today! Native Roaming Photography is a Traveling (Roaming) Photography company lead by Deadra Lynn of Kansas. Daedra Lynn specializes in Western Wedding, Couples & Family, as-well-as Senior's Photo sessions, traveling the country to capture their moments! Lemacks Media is happy to have been able to work on this project for Daedra Lynn and her company Native Roaming! Developed on WordPress and  hosted from Lemacks Media on our Google Cloud Compute Engine Network and Content Delivery Network with Apache Mod Pagespeed today! The Native Roaming Photography website additionally uses Mailgun's API for email automation and reliable deliverability, Google reCAPTCHA v3 to prevent spammers from submitting forms, a free SSL Certificate from Lemacks Media via Let's Encrypt. Lemacks Media manages Native Roaming Photography Google Business listing, Bing Places, as well as Facebook Business while utilizing Google Analytics and Facebook Pix...

Nerdcore Party Convention site launch

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Nerdcore Party Convention site launches today! Nerdcore Party Convention is a music and entertainment convention hosted by YouTuber's JT Music and Rockit Gaming . The 2019 convention is held in Nashville, Tennessee, location in the White Avenue Studio! Lemacks Media is happy to have been able to work on this project for Nerdcore Party Convention, JT Music and Rockit Gaming as they host this exclusive event for their biggest fans, and excited for future events! Developed on WordPress and  hosted from Lemacks Media on our Google Cloud Compute Engine Network and Content Delivery Network with Apache Mod Pagespeed today! The Nerdcore Party Convention website additionally uses Mailgun's API for email automation and reliable deliverability, Google reCAPTCHA v3 to prevent spammers from submitting forms, a free SSL Certificate from Lemacks Media via Let's Encrypt, and OneSignal Push Notifications . Lemacks Media manages The Nerdcore Party Convention Google Business listing, Bi...

Best Day Ever, A Dog Boutique site launch

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The Best Day Ever, A Dog Boutique site launches today! The Best Day Ever is a Premium Dog Boutique in Wilmington, North Carolina, location on Racine Drive in Racine Commons, next door to Blue Surf Cafe! Lemacks Media is happy to have been able to work on this project for Best Day Ever as they start their new journey providing premium healthy and organic dog food to the Wilmington/Cape Fear community! Developed on WordPress and  hosted from Lemacks Media on our Google Cloud Compute Engine Network and Content Delivery Network with Apache Mod Pagespeed today! The Best Day Ever website additionally uses Mailgun's API for email automation and reliable deliverability, Google reCAPTCHA v3 to prevent spammers from submitting forms, a free SSL Certificate from Lemacks Media via Let's Encrypt, and OneSignal Push Notifications . Lemacks Media manages The Best Day Ever Google Business listing, Bing Places, as well as Facebook Business while utilizing Google Analytics and Facebook Pixe...