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Google Workspace User Guide

By : Balaji Iyer
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Google Workspace User Guide

By: Balaji Iyer

Overview of this book

Google Workspace has evolved from individual Google services to a suite of apps that improve productivity and promote efficient collaboration in an enterprise organization. This book takes you through the evolution of Google Workspace, features included in each Workspace edition, and various core services, such as Cloud Identity, Gmail, and Calendar. You’ll explore the functionality of each configuration, which will help you make informed decisions for your organization. Later chapters will show you how to implement security configurations that are available at different layers of Workspace and also how Workspace meets essential enterprise compliance needs. You’ll gain a high-level overview of the core services available in Google Workspace, including Google Apps Script, AppSheet, and Google Cloud Platform. Finally, you’ll explore the different tools Google offers when you’re adopting Google Cloud and migrating your data from legacy mail servers or on-premises applications over to cloud servers. By the end of this Google Workspace book, you’ll be able to successfully deploy Google Workspace, configure users, and migrate data, thereby helping with cloud adoption.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Part 1: Getting Started – Google Workspace
4
Part 2: Data Security
7
Part 3: Data Integrations
9
Chapter 6: Designing Custom Applications
10
Part 4: Migrating Data

Accessibility for users

Google Workspace has been designed with users being the primary focus. The mission is to make the product accessible for all users, including people with disabilities, such as those with color vision deficiency and visual and hearing impairment. Google has been building accessibility into their products and Google Workspace is no exception.

To make it easier for organizations to comply with Accessibility standards, a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is available for several Google Workspace services:

The accessibility features include screen reader compatibility, a larger font for the user interface, enabling IMAP/POP to allow users to use their choice of mail client, braille device compatibility, and more.

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