{"id":23418,"date":"2022-07-08T10:01:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T02:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=23418"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T04:30:37","slug":"end-of-g-suite-legacy-free-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/end-of-g-suite-legacy-free-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"End of G Suite Legacy Free Edition? Here&#8217;s What You Should Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=696%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Workspace (Formerly G Suite)\" width=\"696\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=218%2C114&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-formerly-g-suite.jpeg?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<h2><b>What Was G Suite?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google suite was a service <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_Workspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched in 2006<\/a> to allow organizations to use Google\u2019s services on their own domains for a monthly subscription. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=inline-popup&amp;utm_campaign=gws\">G Suite Legacy<\/a> was a cloud based suite of collaborative productivity apps that offered business professionals email, shared calendars, online document editing and storage, video meetings, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>One could manage users with G Suite Admin, get more storage in Google Drive, and have email addresses that look like name@company.com with a certain additional fee.<\/p>\n<p>G Suite allowed organizations to use Google\u2019s suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools as the backend of their business instead of making it compulsory for businesses to use their own network storage, email server and other various tools.<\/p>\n<p>The original set of tools available included Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and Google Page Creator.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, it expanded to include Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Google Drive, Google Chat, and Meet but lagged certain features.<\/p>\n<p>There is a change of plan recently where Google now allows users to stay on G Suite legacy free edition plan for personal use but pay a certain fee for business use.<\/p>\n<p>Everything remains the same as long as you choose the no-cost personal transition path by June 27th.<\/p>\n<h3><b>[LATEST UPDATES] <\/b><b>G Suite legacy free edition accounts were suspended on July 1, 2022\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest update from Google, G Suite legacy free edition would no longer be available starting July 1, 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For companies using the G Suite legacy free edition for business purposes, their accounts will be automatically upgraded to a Workspace subscription. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To complete the upgrade, companies must <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/2633430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set up Google Workspace billing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before August 1, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a hassle-free experience, companies can upgrade to a paid edition of Google Workspace and then transfer their account to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reliable reseller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to enjoy great savings and total peace of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What happens if my account is suspended, and what should I do to reactivate my account?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first 60 days of suspension, your admin can still access the admin console and set up billing to lift the suspension or export your data. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You won&#8217;t be able to get to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a> core services and data, like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Meet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Google services will still be available, like YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Photos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your administrator needs to set up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/2633430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Workspace billing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to bring back your suspended account. Or, your administrator can switch to a subscription that doesn&#8217;t cost anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After 60 days of suspension, your subscription will be canceled. Learn about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/1257646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancel Google Workspace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To restore your account, complete this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/toolbox.googleapps.com\/apps\/recovery\/form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">account recovery form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you used your account for non-commercial purposes, you can resubscribe to Google Workspace and then revert to a no-cost subscription.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is Google Workspace?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a> is the evolution of <\/span><b>G Suite <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>Google business suite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The service was\u00a0originally called \u201cGoogle Apps for Your Domain.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, it was rebranded to simply \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Apps<\/a>,\u201d before it was eventually renamed to \u201c<\/span>G Suite\u201d in 2016. Google Workspace is Google&#8217;s suite of intelligent apps.<\/p>\n<p>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is much more than just email. It also includes a variety of apps and features that can come in quite handy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Google Workspace comes with following features:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23989 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=696%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Workspace Online Collaboration Tools\" width=\"696\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=218%2C114&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Workspace-Online-Collaboration-Tools.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Gmail<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gmail is one of the most popular email client with over 26% of market share and <a href=\"https:\/\/techjury.net\/blog\/gmail-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 1.8 billion users<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Workspace enables users to get an enhanced\u00a0ad-free version<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the online email client being used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><b>Google Workspace, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">employees can have their own Gmail accounts with\u00a0email addresses of the business domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Google Calendar<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23694 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=696%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Stay productivity with Google Calendar\" width=\"696\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=696%2C428&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=1068%2C656&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=186%2C114&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=684%2C420&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?resize=356%2C220&amp;ssl=1 356w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar-app-for-planning.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google calendar is a popular app used by many for scheduling calls with clients, setting due dates and reminders for important projects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\"> Calendar<\/a> helps create multiple calendars like tasks calendars, holiday calendars, leave calendars, project deadlines etc. that are accessible to everyone in your company.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Google Drive<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Google Workspace <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comes with a minimum of 30GB storage for each employee that allows you to store, access, and share your files in one secure place. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Business, Enterprise, and Teams editions provide\u00a0unlimited storage<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and they can be accessed from anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/google-workspace-gws-enterprise-tool\/\">Best Google Workspace Productivity Tools for Enterprise\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Google Drive search<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The paid version of Google Drive allows for twice the storage of free personal drive and Gmail, 24*7 support, sharing controls, and advanced reporting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Google Docs and Google Sheets<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Google Docs\u00a0and\u00a0Google Sheets\u00a0are commonly used tools that allow businesses to create and edit text documents and spreadsheets in the browser and occupy no storage space.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a> helps instantly edit all types of files and formats without having to convert to Google\u2019s format.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best features of Google Docs and Spreadsheets is the\u00a0real-time commenting and unlimited versions.<\/p>\n<h3><b>6. Google Keep<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23695 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=696%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Keep Notes and Reminders\" width=\"696\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=1024%2C504&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=768%2C378&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=696%2C342&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=1068%2C525&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=218%2C107&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=854%2C420&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=324%2C160&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?resize=533%2C261&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-notes-reminders.png?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Keep is a tool used to keep those frequently asked questions, create to-do lists, notes, and set reminders to stay on track with it being synced across all devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Google Workspace Admin Console<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0Admin console\u00a0for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a> allows business owners to manage everything from one single place and is known to be much better than G Suite or Google business suite.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/set-up-google-workspace-admin-console.png?resize=602%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Workspace Admin Console\" width=\"602\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/set-up-google-workspace-admin-console.png?w=602&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/set-up-google-workspace-admin-console.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/set-up-google-workspace-admin-console.png?resize=216%2C114&amp;ssl=1 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. Google Chat<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Chat of <\/span>Google Workspace <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a dedicated group workspace with 1:1 chat and group chat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/live-chat-software-benefits\/\">Top Live Chat Software Benefits to Know<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. Google Meet<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Google Meet helps make video calls and conferencing a breeze. The newer version of Google Workspace enables one to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite.<\/p>\n<p>If one has the enterprise version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a>, one can dial-in numbers when on road or without internet access.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/virtual-meeting-tools\/\">Top Trending Virtual Meeting Tools To Boost Productivity<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. Google Forms<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google forms are simple to create, easy to use and are used by most of the businesses for gathering information.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>11. Google Slides<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/products\/slides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Slides<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is nothing but similar to Microsoft PowerPoint that helps with real-time collaboration and commenting, along with unlimited version history.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>12. Google Sites<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23696 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=696%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Create a website with Google SIte \" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=203%2C114&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-site-google-workspace.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a feature that is specifically used to host sites like the WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>13. Endpoint Management<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/products\/admin\/endpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endpoint Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a feature that helps switch off Google services in a phone that\u2019s misplaced or stolen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The admins can use this feature to remotely wipe <\/span>Google Workspace <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data from devices if needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>14. Cloud Search<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/products\/cloud-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud Search<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0feature enables users to search across the company\u2019s content in Google Workspace like Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>15. Vault<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?resize=696%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Vault from Google Workspace tools\" width=\"696\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?resize=696%2C506&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?resize=157%2C114&amp;ssl=1 157w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?resize=578%2C420&amp;ssl=1 578w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-vault-project.png?resize=324%2C235&amp;ssl=1 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Google Workspace <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vault allows businesses to manage, retain, search, and export the organization\u2019s email, Google Drive file content and on-the-record chats. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the data and set retention policies can be archived.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>16. Compatibility<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Google Workspace <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is compatible on various mobile devices and also makes it easy to switch from personal Gmail accounts to <\/span>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>17. Uptime<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Google Workspace <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comes with the best of uptime and is a highly reliable system. It has an uptime. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Workspace<\/strong> offers a 99.9%\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/intl\/en\/terms\/sla.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Level Agreement<\/a>\u00a0(SLA) for covered services. With email being an important part of every business, Google Workspace\u00a0has no scheduled downtime or maintenance windows.<\/p>\n<p>All their\u00a0data centers are built with redundant infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h3><b>18. Secure system<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a> is built on top of\u00a0Google Cloud Platform offering the highest security and is trusted by companies in the world like HP, Verizon, Whirlpool, and Salesforce.<\/p>\n<p>Google comes with industry-leading knowledge and expertise backing each and every product of their own, including Google Workspace.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Does Google Workspace Protect You and Your Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23767 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=696%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Workspace - Online Collaboration Tool\" width=\"696\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=696%2C435&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=1068%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=182%2C114&amp;ssl=1 182w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?resize=672%2C420&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-workspace-interface.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><b>Google Workspace Admin <\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enables administrators to manage data protection, view reports, and control mobile devices. <\/span>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> administrators can also disallow employees from accessing less secure apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Transport Layer Security Encryption (TLS)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\">Google Workspace<\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides email encryption in transit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Certs, Audits, and Assessments<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> undergoes regular third-party audits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Data Retention<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps retain, archive, search, and export your data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Data Privacy<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Google Workspace <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensures all data that\u2019s on the platform is kept confidential without using it for any marketing purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Transparency<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google continuously provides\u00a0transparency reports\u00a0to keep consumers informed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Migrate to Google Workspace<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Step 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select your preferred <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=GoHybridWithGWS&amp;utm_content=gsuites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Google Workspace plan<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Exaby<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!---- CTA Section ----><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-cta-wrapper\">\n<h3>Connect, Create &amp; Collaborate Effortlessly <br class=\"mobile-br\" \/>with Google Workspace<\/h3>\n<p class=\"description\">Enjoy Up to 20% Off for first time signup to Google Workspace<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=inline-popup&amp;utm_campaign=gws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Step 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 Activate your account by signing into your\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/admin.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Admin Console<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. with your <\/span>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> email address and password.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Click \u201cStart Setup\u201d in the admin console to launch the setup wizard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each team member would have their own domain email address to be able to use all <\/span>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> services like Gmail, Calendar, Meet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can be manually added at any time. Additional domains can be added or created as email aliases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Follow the steps to verify the domain in the Admin console. Add the verification code received to the website or the domain settings.<\/span><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Google Workspace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has excellent instructions for every DNS registrar and DNS provider on verification of the domain. When creating the domain, add Gmail MX records with a single click.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Follow <\/span>Google Workspace<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/6365252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quick start guides<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to set up the additional apps, like Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the G Suite is closed, it is recommended to move to <\/span><b>Google Workspace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to enjoy all the privileges of G Suite, but in a much more enhanced manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exabytes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn how to start using Google Workspace for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your G Suite legacy free edition account has been suspended, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transfer your existing Google Workspace subscription<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Exabytes to enjoy greater savings, better local support, and more exclusive perks! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact our sales consultant for the best price!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/contact\"><span class=\"td_btn td_btn_md td_default_btn\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L-b2IQJchuc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Was G Suite? 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