<s>
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
and	O
later	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
productivity	B-Application
and	O
collaboration	B-Application
tools	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
products	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Calendar	B-Application
,	O
Meet	B-Protocol
and	O
Chat	B-Application
for	O
communication	O
;	O
Currents	B-Application
for	O
employee	O
engagement	O
;	O
Drive	B-Application
for	O
storage	O
;	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Docs	B-Application
Editors	O
suite	O
for	O
content	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
edition	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
may	O
also	O
include	O
the	O
digital	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
Jamboard	B-Device
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
purchase	O
such	O
add-ons	O
as	O
the	O
telephony	O
service	O
Voice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
education	O
edition	O
adds	O
a	O
learning	O
platform	O
Google	B-Application
Classroom	I-Application
and	O
today	O
has	O
the	O
name	O
Workspace	O
for	O
Education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
services	O
are	O
individually	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
to	O
consumers	O
who	O
use	O
their	O
free	O
Google	B-Application
(	O
Gmail	B-Application
)	O
accounts	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
adds	O
enterprise	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
custom	O
email	O
addresses	O
at	O
a	O
domain	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
@yourcompany	O
.com	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
unlimited	O
Drive	B-Application
storage	O
,	O
additional	O
administrative	O
tools	O
and	O
advanced	O
settings	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
24/7	O
phone	O
and	O
email	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
based	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
data	O
centers	O
,	O
data	O
and	O
information	O
are	O
saved	O
directly	O
and	O
then	O
synchronized	O
to	O
other	O
data	O
centers	O
for	O
backup	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
free	O
,	O
consumer-facing	O
services	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
users	O
do	O
not	O
see	O
advertisements	O
while	O
using	O
the	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
information	O
and	O
data	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
accounts	O
do	O
not	O
get	O
used	O
for	O
advertisement	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
administrators	O
can	O
fine-tune	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suite	O
was	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
as	O
Gmail	B-Application
for	O
Your	O
Domain	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
expanded	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Domain	I-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
later	O
rebranded	O
as	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
then	O
rebranded	O
again	O
in	O
2020	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
had	O
6million	O
paying	O
businesses	O
,	O
and	O
120million	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
for	O
Education	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
started	O
testing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
at	O
San	O
Jose	O
City	O
College	O
,	O
hosting	O
Gmail	B-Application
accounts	O
with	O
SJCC	O
domain	O
addresses	O
and	O
admin	O
tools	O
for	O
account	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Domain	I-Application
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
apps	O
for	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
for	O
free	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
service	O
,	O
it	O
included	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Page	O
Creator	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
replaced	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Sites	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Girouard	O
,	O
then	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
vice	O
president	O
and	O
general	O
manager	O
for	O
enterprise	O
,	O
outlined	O
its	O
benefits	O
for	O
business	O
customers	O
:	O
"	O
Organizations	O
can	O
let	O
Google	B-Application
be	O
the	O
experts	O
in	O
delivering	O
high	O
quality	O
email	O
,	O
messaging	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
web-based	O
services	O
while	O
they	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
their	O
users	O
and	O
their	O
day-to-day	O
business	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
an	O
edition	O
for	O
schools	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Education	I-Application
,	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
Premier	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
differed	O
from	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
by	O
offering	O
more	O
storage	O
(	O
10	O
GB	O
per	O
user	O
)	O
,	O
APIs	B-Application
for	O
business	O
integration	O
,	O
99.9	O
%	O
uptime	O
for	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
and	O
24/7	O
phone	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
early	O
adopters	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
Premier	O
Edition	O
included	O
Procter	O
&	O
Gamble	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Bay	O
Pediatrics	O
,	O
and	O
Salesforce.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
all	O
editions	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
were	O
then	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
Google	B-Application
Documents	I-Application
and	O
Spreadsheets	B-Application
,	O
users	O
could	O
access	O
Gmail	B-Application
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
administrators	O
gained	O
more	O
application	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
enhancements	O
came	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
Google	B-Application
added	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
,	O
including	O
mail	O
migration	O
from	O
external	O
IMAP	B-Protocol
servers	I-Protocol
,	O
shared	O
address	O
books	O
,	O
a	O
visual	O
overhaul	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
,	O
and	O
increased	O
Gmail	B-Application
attachment	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ZDNet	O
article	O
noted	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
now	O
offered	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
switching	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
and	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
,	O
positioning	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
acquiring	O
Postini	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
startup	O
's	O
email	O
security	O
and	O
compliance	O
options	O
had	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
Premier	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
Google	B-Application
Sites	I-Application
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Sites	I-Application
provided	O
a	O
simple	O
new	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
tool	O
for	O
creating	O
intranets	B-General_Concept
and	O
team	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
Sync	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
a	O
plugin	O
that	O
allows	O
customers	O
to	O
synchronize	O
their	O
email	O
,	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
contacts	O
data	O
between	O
Outlook	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
services	O
included	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
—	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
—	O
were	O
out	O
of	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
opened	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
Marketplace	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
store	O
for	O
third-party	O
business	O
applications	O
that	O
integrate	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
,	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
users	O
and	O
software	O
to	O
do	O
business	O
in	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
an	O
edition	O
for	O
governments	O
,	O
then-known	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	O
Government	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
meet	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
sector	O
's	O
unique	O
policy	O
and	O
security	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
had	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
suite	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
applications	I-Architecture
to	O
receive	O
Federal	O
Information	O
Security	O
Management	O
Act	O
(	O
FISMA	O
)	O
certification	O
and	O
accreditation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
,	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
organizations	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
users	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
eligible	O
for	O
the	O
free	O
edition	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
paid	O
version	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Business	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
Google	B-Application
Vault	O
,	O
an	O
optional	O
electronic	O
discovery	O
and	O
archiving	B-Application
service	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Business	I-Application
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
then	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
storing	O
and	O
sharing	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Business	I-Application
user	O
was	O
given	O
5GB	O
of	O
Drive	B-Application
storage	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
purchase	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
new	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
unified	O
the	O
storage	O
between	O
Drive	B-Application
and	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
giving	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
customers	O
30GB	O
total	O
that	O
are	O
shared	O
across	O
the	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
Referral	O
Program	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
participating	O
individuals	O
a	O
$15	O
referral	O
bonus	O
for	O
each	O
new	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
user	O
they	O
refer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
,	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
announced	O
Drive	B-Application
for	O
Work	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
offering	O
featuring	O
unlimited	O
file	O
storage	O
,	O
advanced	O
audit	O
reporting	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
security	O
controls	O
for	O
$10	O
per	O
user	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
business	O
product	O
division	O
,	O
was	O
officially	O
renamed	O
Google	B-Application
for	I-Application
Work	I-Application
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
,	O
then	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
executive	O
chairman	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
never	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
traditional	O
'	O
enterprise	O
 '	O
business	O
—	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
of	O
doing	O
work	O
(	O
...	O
)	O
so	O
the	O
time	O
has	O
come	O
for	O
our	O
name	O
to	O
catch	O
up	O
with	O
our	O
ambition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
would	O
be	O
rebranded	O
as	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
first	O
hardware	O
product	O
for	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Jamboard	B-Device
;	O
a	O
55-inch	O
digital	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
connected	O
to	O
the	O
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
would	O
be	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Workspace	O
would	O
emphasize	O
increased	O
integration	O
between	O
the	O
apps	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
Docs	B-Application
from	O
within	O
Chats	O
,	O
or	O
start	O
a	O
Meet	B-Protocol
call	O
from	O
within	O
a	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
rebranding	O
,	O
the	O
iconic	O
logos	O
for	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Protocol
Meet	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
other	O
products	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
were	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
logos	O
corresponded	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
changes	O
which	O
happened	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
consumers	O
with	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Account	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
fully	O
switch	O
from	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
to	O
Google	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
,	O
the	O
rebranding	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Rooms	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
Gmail	B-Application
to	O
"	O
Spaces	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
Individual	O
"	O
tier	O
,	O
a	O
progressive	B-Application
web	I-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
Workspace	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
any	O
"	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
legacy	O
free	O
edition	O
"	O
accounts	O
must	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
a	O
paid	O
tier	O
by	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
account	O
will	O
be	O
automatically	O
upgraded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
not	O
affect	O
access	O
to	O
other	O
Google	B-Application
Services	O
,	O
including	O
YouTube	O
,	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
,	O
nor	O
paid	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
YouTube	O
and	O
Play	O
Store	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
would	O
offer	O
"	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
legacy	O
free	O
edition	O
"	O
accounts	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
self-identify	O
they	O
are	O
using	O
these	O
accounts	O
for	O
non-business	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
brought	O
generative	O
AI	B-Application
capabilities	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
(	O
initially	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
set	O
of	O
trusted	O
testers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
comprises	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Chat	B-Application
,	O
Meet	B-Protocol
,	O
Calendar	B-Application
;	O
Drive	B-Application
for	O
storage	O
;	O
Docs	B-Application
,	O
Sheets	B-Language
,	O
Slides	B-Application
,	O
Forms	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sites	B-Application
for	O
collaboration	B-Application
;	O
and	O
an	O
Admin	O
panel	O
and	O
Vault	O
for	O
managing	O
users	O
and	O
the	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Starter	O
plan	O
includes	O
email	O
addresses	O
with	O
custom	O
domains	O
(	O
@yourcompany	O
.com	O
)	O
,	O
video	O
and	O
voice	B-Application
calls	O
,	O
calendars	O
,	O
30GB	O
storage	O
,	O
collaborative	O
documents	O
,	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
,	O
presentations	O
and	O
sites	B-Application
,	O
controls	O
for	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
,	O
and	O
24/7	O
phone	O
and	O
email	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Business	O
Plus	O
plan	O
enables	O
many	O
additional	O
custom	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
advanced	O
admin	O
controls	O
for	O
Drive	B-Application
,	O
5TB	O
storage	O
on	O
Drive	B-Application
,	O
audit	O
and	O
reporting	O
insights	O
for	O
Drive	B-Application
content	O
and	O
sharing	O
,	O
custom	O
message	O
retention	O
policies	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise-level	O
customers	O
receive	O
S/MIME	O
encryption	O
,	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
in	O
Meet	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
as	O
much	O
storage	O
as	O
they	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gmail	B-Application
is	O
a	O
web-based	O
email	O
service	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
beta	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
business	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
file	O
storage	O
and	O
synchronization	O
service	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
announcement	O
described	O
Drive	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
place	O
where	O
you	O
can	O
create	O
,	O
share	O
,	O
collaborate	O
,	O
and	O
keep	O
all	O
of	O
your	O
stuff	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
users	O
can	O
upload	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
file	O
to	O
the	O
cloud	O
,	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
them	O
from	O
any	O
computer	O
,	O
tablet	O
,	O
or	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
sync	O
files	O
between	O
their	O
device	O
and	O
the	O
cloud	O
with	O
apps	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Apple	O
macOS	B-Application
computers	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
business	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
and	O
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
are	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
and	O
a	O
presentation	B-Application
program	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
programs	O
originate	O
from	O
company	O
acquisitions	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
today	O
integrated	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Docs	B-Application
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
all	O
serve	O
as	O
collaborative	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
edit	O
documents	O
,	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
and	O
presentations	O
together	O
in	O
real-time	O
through	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
or	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Forms	I-Application
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
collecting	O
information	O
from	O
users	O
via	O
a	O
personalized	O
survey	O
or	O
quiz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
information	O
is	O
then	O
collected	O
and	O
automatically	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
is	O
populated	O
with	O
the	O
survey	O
and	O
quiz	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
Office	O
support	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Sheets	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Slides	B-Application
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
file	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
TechCrunch	O
,	O
Frederic	O
Lardinois	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
clearly	O
positioning	O
its	O
apps	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
affordable	O
solutions	O
for	O
companies	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
occasionally	O
edit	O
Office	O
files	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
and	O
Slides	B-Application
come	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
business	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
unlimited	O
revision	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
also	O
has	O
garnered	O
a	O
strong	O
following	O
in	O
education	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
70	O
million	O
users	O
by	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Forms	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survey	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forms	B-Application
features	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
collaboration	B-Application
and	O
sharing	O
features	O
found	O
in	O
Docs	B-Application
,	O
Sheets	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Slides	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Sites	I-Application
is	O
a	O
creation	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
multiple	O
people	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
websites	O
,	O
without	O
requiring	O
coding	B-Language
knowledge	I-Language
or	O
other	O
web	O
design	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
calendar	B-Application
intended	O
to	O
help	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
schedules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
integrates	O
with	O
Gmail	B-Application
for	O
users	O
to	O
easily	O
add	O
events	O
from	O
email	O
messages	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
calendar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
business	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Tasks	I-Application
lets	O
users	O
capture	O
and	O
manage	O
to-dos	O
anywhere	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
or	O
using	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Gmail	B-Application
and	O
Calendar	B-Application
before	O
launching	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
app	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
integrates	O
directly	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
,	O
and	O
tasks	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
from	O
emails	O
in	O
Gmail	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
communication	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
built	O
for	O
teams	O
that	O
provides	O
direct	O
messages	O
and	O
team	O
chat	B-Application
rooms	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
competitors	O
Slack	B-Protocol
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
messaging	O
function	O
that	O
allows	O
G	O
Drive	B-Application
content	O
sharing	O
(	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
,	O
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
apps	O
that	O
constitute	O
the	O
replacement	O
for	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Google	B-Protocol
Meet	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
planned	O
to	O
begin	O
retiring	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
remains	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
,	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Protocol
Meet	I-Protocol
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Protocol
Meet	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
standards-based	O
Video	O
Conferencing	O
application	O
,	O
using	O
proprietary	O
protocols	O
for	O
video	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
data	O
transcoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
have	O
partnered	O
with	O
Pexip	O
to	O
provide	O
interoperability	O
between	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
protocol	O
and	O
standards-based	O
SIP/H.323	O
protocols	O
to	O
enable	O
communications	O
between	O
Hangouts	B-Protocol
Meet	I-Protocol
and	O
other	O
Video	O
Conferencing	O
equipment	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Currents	I-Application
lets	O
team	O
members	O
"	O
engage	O
and	O
communicate	O
"	O
at	O
"	O
a	O
deeper	O
level	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
stream	O
featuring	O
posts	O
,	O
comments	O
and	O
Communities	O
based	O
on	O
common	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Currents	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
business	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
enhanced	O
privacy	O
controls	O
and	O
restricted	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currents	B-Application
is	O
a	O
modified	O
successor	O
of	O
Google+	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
for	O
consumers	O
and	O
brands	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Keep	O
is	O
a	O
note-taking	O
service	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
notes	O
,	O
including	O
text	O
,	O
lists	O
,	O
voice	B-Application
,	O
and	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Keep	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Keep	O
comes	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
business	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Vault	O
,	O
an	O
archiving	B-Application
and	O
electronic	O
discovery	O
service	O
exclusively	O
available	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
customers	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vault	O
gives	O
users	O
"	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
and	O
cost-effective	O
solution	O
for	O
managing	O
information	O
critical	O
to	O
your	O
business	O
and	O
preserving	O
important	O
data	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
stating	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
"	O
reduce	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
litigation	O
,	O
regulatory	O
investigation	O
and	O
compliance	O
actions	O
"	O
by	O
saving	O
and	O
managing	O
Gmail	B-Application
messages	O
and	O
chat	B-Application
logs	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
search	O
and	O
manage	O
data	O
based	O
on	O
filters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
terms	O
,	O
dates	O
,	O
senders	O
,	O
recipients	O
,	O
and	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
let	O
Vault	O
customers	O
search	O
,	O
preview	O
,	O
copy	O
,	O
and	O
export	O
files	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
Jamboard	B-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
hardware	O
product	O
designed	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamboard	B-Device
is	O
a	O
digital	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
that	O
enables	O
collaborative	O
meetings	O
and	O
brainstorming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jamboard	B-Device
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
cloud	O
,	O
and	O
enables	O
people	O
in	O
different	O
locations	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
in	O
real-time	O
through	O
multiple	O
Jamboards	B-Device
or	O
connected	O
remotely	O
through	O
a	O
smartphone	O
companion	O
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jamboard	B-Device
recognizes	O
different	O
touch	O
inputs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
stylus	O
to	O
sketch	O
or	O
eraser	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
batteries	O
or	O
pairing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jamboard	B-Device
is	O
a	O
55-inch	O
4K	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
HD	O
camera	O
,	O
speakers	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
Marketplace	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
Marketplace	I-Application
and	O
then	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
Marketplace	I-Application
)	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
store	O
with	O
business-oriented	O
cloud	B-Architecture
applications	I-Architecture
that	O
augment	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Marketplace	O
lets	O
administrators	O
browse	O
for	O
,	O
purchase	O
,	O
and	O
deploy	O
integrated	O
cloud	B-Architecture
applications	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comprises	O
the	O
Business	O
Tools	O
,	O
Productivity	B-Application
,	O
Education	O
,	O
Communication	O
,	O
and	O
Utilities	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
saying	O
that	O
employees	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
install	O
third-party	O
apps	O
from	O
the	O
Marketplace	O
without	O
involving	O
administrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Search	I-Application
enables	O
a	O
"	O
unified	O
search	O
experience	O
"	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
Search	O
lets	O
users	O
search	O
for	O
information	O
across	O
the	O
entire	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
product	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cloud	O
Search	O
mobile	O
app	B-Application
features	O
"	O
assist	O
cards	O
"	O
,	O
described	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
to	O
help	O
you	O
find	O
the	O
right	O
information	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
machine	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
these	O
cards	O
can	O
help	O
you	O
prepare	O
for	O
an	O
upcoming	O
meeting	O
or	O
even	O
suggest	O
files	O
that	O
need	O
your	O
attention	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
that	O
Cloud	O
Search	O
respects	O
file-sharing	O
permissions	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
users	O
will	O
only	O
see	O
results	O
for	O
files	O
they	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
global	O
roll-out	O
of	O
Cloud	O
Search	O
introduced	O
the	O
functionality	O
for	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
Business	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
customers	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
stating	O
that	O
more	O
functionality	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
third-party	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Hire	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
a	O
job	O
applications	O
and	O
management	O
tool	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tool	O
lets	O
employers	O
track	O
job	O
candidates	O
 '	O
contact	O
information	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
résumés	O
,	O
calendar	B-Application
invitations	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
business	O
partners	O
to	O
share	O
feedback	O
on	O
candidates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tool	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
businesses	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
fewer	O
than	O
1,000	O
employees	O
,	O
and	O
integrates	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gmail	B-Application
for	O
sending	O
messages	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
for	O
tracking	O
schedules	O
,	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
for	O
overview	O
of	O
all	O
candidates	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
for	O
initial	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
Work	O
Insights	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
for	O
administrators	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
departments	O
are	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
Hire	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
instead	O
choosing	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
"	O
other	O
products	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Cloud	O
portfolio	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
do	O
not	O
collect	O
,	O
scan	O
or	O
use	O
your	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
data	O
for	O
advertising	O
purposes	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
display	O
ads	O
in	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
,	O
Education	O
,	O
or	O
Government	O
core	O
services	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
data	O
that	O
companies	O
,	O
schools	O
and	O
government	O
agencies	O
put	O
into	O
our	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
services	O
does	O
not	O
belong	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
it	O
's	O
corporate	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
personal	O
information	O
or	O
a	O
homework	O
assignment	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
does	O
not	O
own	O
that	O
data	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
does	O
not	O
sell	O
that	O
data	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
data	O
centers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
"	O
built	O
with	O
custom-designed	O
servers	O
,	O
that	O
run	O
our	O
own	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
security	O
and	O
performance	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
550	O
full-time	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
professionals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
benefits	O
of	O
using	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
included	O
"	O
disaster	O
recovery	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
data	O
and	O
information	O
"	O
simultaneously	O
replicated	O
in	O
two	O
data	O
centers	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
if	O
one	O
data	O
center	O
fails	O
,	O
we	O
nearly	O
instantly	O
transfer	O
your	O
data	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
that	O
's	O
also	O
been	O
reflecting	O
your	O
actions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
backup	O
solution	O
from	O
us	O
or	O
anyone	O
else	O
is	O
absolutely	O
perfect	O
"	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
states	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
invested	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
effort	O
to	O
help	O
make	O
it	O
second	O
to	O
none	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
introduction	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
TechCrunch	O
reported	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
,	O
offers	O
"	O
enterprise-grade	O
security	O
and	O
compliance	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
SSAE	O
16	O
/	O
ISAE	O
3402	O
Type	O
II	O
,	O
SOC	O
2-audit	O
,	O
ISO	O
27001	O
certification	O
,	O
adherence	O
to	O
the	O
Safe	O
Harbor	O
Privacy	O
Principles	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
support	O
industry-specific	O
requirements	O
like	O
Health	O
Insurance	O
Portability	O
and	O
Accountability	O
Act	O
(	O
HIPAA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
new	O
Business	O
Plus	O
pricing	O
tier	O
for	O
Workspace	O
that	O
includes	O
enhanced	O
security	O
features	O
and	O
controls	O
like	O
Vault	O
and	O
Advanced	O
Endpoint	O
Management	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
full	O
security	O
options	O
available	O
in	O
Enterprise	O
editions	O
of	O
Workspace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
6million	O
businesses	O
paying	O
for	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
,	O
while	O
it	O
has	O
120million	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
for	O
Education	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Amit	O
Singh	O
,	O
then-President	O
of	O
then-named	O
Google	B-Application
for	I-Application
Work	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
60	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
Fortune	O
500	O
"	O
companies	O
were	O
paying	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
1,800	O
customers	O
"	O
signing	O
up	O
each	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
companies	O
using	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
include	O
Uber	B-Application
,	O
AllSaints	O
,	O
BuzzFeed	O
,	O
Design	O
Within	O
Reach	O
,	O
Verizon	O
,	O
Axis	O
Bank	O
and	O
PwC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Apps	O
Referral	O
Program	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
lets	O
users	O
receive	O
money	O
,	O
coupons	O
and	O
other	O
incentives	O
by	O
referring	O
customers	O
to	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
for	O
Work	O
and	O
Education	O
Partner	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
combined	O
existing	O
,	O
individual	O
programs	O
from	O
Apps	O
,	O
Chrome	O
,	O
Cloud	O
Platform	O
,	O
Maps	O
,	O
and	O
Search	O
into	O
one	O
overall	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
allows	O
partners	O
to	O
better	O
sell	O
,	O
service	O
and	O
innovate	O
across	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
for	O
Work	O
and	O
Education	O
suite	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
platforms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
most	O
countries	O
and	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
restricts	O
access	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
business	O
services	O
in	O
certain	O
countries	O
or	O
regions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Crimea	O
,	O
Cuba	O
,	O
Iran	O
,	O
North	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
Syria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
August	O
2011	O
review	O
,	O
PC	O
Worlds	O
Tony	O
Bradley	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
a	O
rival	O
platform	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
hinges	O
on	O
how	O
compatible	O
it	O
is	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
formatting	O
conventions	O
and	O
file	O
types	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
having	O
"	O
gone	O
to	O
great	O
lengths	O
to	O
improve	O
fidelity	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
n't	O
gone	O
far	O
enough	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
"	O
many	O
features	O
"	O
for	O
being	O
reformatted	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
tables	O
of	O
contents	O
,	O
footnotes	O
,	O
or	O
inserted	O
images	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bradley	O
praised	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
collaborative	O
apps	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
besting	O
what	O
Microsoft	O
offers	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
package	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
annual	O
pricing	O
of	O
$50	O
per	O
user	O
per	O
year	O
makes	O
it	O
about	O
a	O
third	O
less	O
per	O
user	O
per	O
year	O
than	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
yet	O
it	O
boasts	O
equivalent	O
functionality	O
sufficient	O
for	O
most	O
small	O
and	O
medium	O
organizations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Marshall	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
commented	O
in	O
2016	O
that	O
"	O
Where	O
Office	O
tries	O
to	O
do	O
everything	O
imaginable	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
suite	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
basic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marshall	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
would	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
craft	O
a	O
massive	O
,	O
complicated	O
manuscript	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
but	O
then	O
that	O
is	O
n't	O
what	O
Docs	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
fast	O
and	O
user-friendly	O
way	O
to	O
create	O
everyday	O
documents	O
and	O
to	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
colleagues	O
and	O
clients	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
fellow	O
service	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
"	O
covers	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
Excel	O
functions	O
 [ ... ] 	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
offering	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marshall	O
praised	O
collaboration	B-Application
for	O
being	O
"	O
effortless	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
importing	O
of	O
external	O
file	O
formats	O
and	O
making	O
those	O
editable	O
and	O
collaborative	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
big	O
selling	O
point	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
comparing	O
[	O
G	O
Suite ]	O
to	O
Office	O
2016	O
is	O
like	O
bringing	O
a	O
handgun	O
to	O
a	O
cannon	O
fight	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
PC-based	O
suite	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
almost	O
every	O
feature	O
anyone	O
might	O
ever	O
need	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
online	O
suite	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
most	O
features	O
most	O
people	O
use	O
daily.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
's	O
Hardware'''s	O
James	O
Gaskin	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
like	O
most	O
Google	B-Application
products	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
claim	O
the	O
cleanest	O
and	O
most	O
minimal	O
interface	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
No	O
other	O
suite	O
except	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
can	O
get	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
collaboration	B-Application
Google	B-Application
provides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conclusively	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
progress	O
made	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
Google	B-Application
App	B-Application
release	O
and	O
now	O
has	O
been	O
considerable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
world	O
moves	O
to	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
mobile	O
computing	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
a	O
distinct	O
advantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
tradition	O
dies	O
hard	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
build	O
more	O
than	O
basic	O
documents	O
,	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
,	O
and	O
presentations	O
will	O
remain	O
tied	O
to	O
their	O
desktops	O
and	O
laptops	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Google+	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
,	O
many	O
articles	O
were	O
published	O
that	O
emphasized	O
that	O
having	O
a	O
presence	O
on	O
Google+	B-Application
helped	O
with	O
the	O
business	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
search	O
result	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
Quentin	O
Hardy	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
sour	O
grapes	O
version	O
is	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
is	O
n’t	O
getting	O
anything	O
like	O
the	O
buzz	O
or	O
traffic	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
so	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
figuring	O
out	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
service	O
relevant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Hardy	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
integration	O
between	O
Google+	B-Application
and	O
other	O
,	O
more	O
popular	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
,	O
including	O
Hangouts	B-Protocol
,	O
meant	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
still	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
easy	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
this	O
could	O
be	O
an	O
efficient	O
way	O
to	O
bring	O
workers	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	O
meeting	O
,	O
collaborate	O
during	O
it	O
and	O
embed	O
in	O
a	O
calendar	B-Application
the	O
future	O
work	O
commitments	O
and	O
follow-up	O
that	O
result	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
suite	O
is	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
offering	O
for	O
businesses	O
that	O
includes	O
similar	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
noted	O
by	O
TechRepublic	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
pricing	O
plans	O
differ	O
in	O
that	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
has	O
a	O
quick	O
and	O
easy	O
pricing	O
plan	O
for	O
their	O
standard	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Business	I-Application
package	O
:	O
$5	O
per	O
user	O
per	O
month	O
or	O
$50	O
per	O
user	O
per	O
year	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
plans	O
(	O
six	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
,	O
2013	O
)	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
both	O
good	O
and	O
bad	O
since	O
it	O
provides	O
flexibility	O
but	O
also	O
involves	O
some	O
complexity	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storage	O
space	O
varies	O
because	O
"	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
gives	O
users	O
50	O
GB	O
of	O
space	O
in	O
Outlook	B-Application
and	O
1	O
TB	O
in	O
OneDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
provides	O
30	O
GB	O
of	O
space	O
which	O
is	O
spread	O
among	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Drive	B-Application
and	O
Picasa	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
regarding	O
features	O
,	O
it	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
has	O
the	O
advantage	O
for	O
plenty	O
of	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
familiar	O
with	O
Word	O
,	O
Excel	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
gang	O
for	O
years	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
less	O
of	O
a	O
learning	O
curve	O
than	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
if	O
the	O
latter	O
represents	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
experience	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
programs	O
are	O
fairly	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
intuitive	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
feel	O
too	O
awkward	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
hard-coded	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
Office.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Shankland	O
of	O
CNET''	O
wrote	O
in	O
2014	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
compare	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
 '	O
success	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
since	O
Google	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
release	O
revenue	O
or	O
user	O
figures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
60million	O
commercial	O
customers	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
its	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
product	O
offering	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
50,000	O
small	O
business	O
customers	O
added	O
to	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
each	O
month	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
