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it_user1140666 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
Stable and reliable with a very useful Hangouts feature
Pros and Cons
  • "The Hangouts feature is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
  • "The user interface, especially on Google Drive, could be better."

What is most valuable?

The Hangouts feature is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us.

What needs improvement?

The Google Slides should be able to be available in a "read-only" format, even if they are downloaded. Currently, when you share a slide, it can be edited or even downloaded and edited. We'd prefer it if there was a way to protect them from being tampered with.

The user interface, especially on Google Drive, could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is perfect. It's very reliable.

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What other advice do I have?

The solution is on Google's public cloud. Currently, the solution is serving its purpose and I don't know if there are any enhancements needed.

I'd rate it nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Infrastructure Expert at Independent Consultant
Real User
La creación de portales usando sites es muy bueno.
Pros and Cons
  • "I use Keep to assign tasks to a team of programmers, which is very easy."

    Hola lectores
    Mi última experiencia con G Suite fue crear una página web para ofrecer varios servicios tecnológicos utilizando una nueva versión de Google Sites. Las nuevas funciones para insertar páginas, carrusel de imágenes y carpetas de Drive Manager, realmente, para hacer sitios, son muy, muy cómodas. Y más, el diseño, colores, navegación, edición de texto, facilidad, seguridad y otras razones.
    Uno de nuestros servicios es sobre control y gestión de normas ISO; agrupado en páginas, donde puede leer y revisar algunos casos sobre ISO 9001, 14001, 27001 y 45001.
    Aquí, el enlace para acceder a nuestro portal, y revisar lo expuesto.

    www.soluclouderp.com

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Fredy Aliaga - PeerSpot reviewer
    Fredy AliagaInfrastructure Expert at Independent Consultant
    Real User

    Hi, in this opportunity, i´ll speak about Google Sites, new version.

    I have very experience using sites old version, but it required more technical expertise.

    New version, has many functions:
    - Copy entire web site, importing pages and all characteristics.
    - Copy pages.
    - Insert several files in page.
    - Easy aligment for show several files in one same box.
    - Easy web site publication
    - Show PDF files, without insert API.
    - Indicate initial pestaña to show from a sheet file
    - Has a modern look frontend.

    I use it, in intranets, for virtual courses and ISO management.

    Is an good tool, for create web sites, portals, intranet, e-learning environment, and more.

    Best regards.
    Fredy

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    Google Workspace
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    Infrastructure Expert at Independent Consultant
    Real User
    It helps us to design and development our company intranet.

    Valuable Features:

    • Standard and custom design pages
    • Easy maintenance
    • APIs
    • Videos
    • Other Google services

    Improvements to My Organization:

    It helps us to design and development our company intranet.

    It also allows us to manage technical activities and to develop e-learning applications.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    PeerSpot user
    Software Tester at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    It does the job, and it looks nice on a smartphone.

    Google Apps for Business is actually pretty useful. It opens doors to new possibilities and allows you to make immediate decisions related to the needs of your business apps. I have been using Google for a while, and only lately have I begun learning more on how to integrate what I already am working on with the features of Google Drive, Google Public Data Explorer and Google Analytics. 

    I used it with mobile in 2013 for a few months, and it was really quick to set up. I just had to spend about a month learning the new features and then decided that perhaps I would be better off starting out with the three other apps mentioned above. 

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user4401 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user4401Developer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Vendor

    Do you know if I can access my Google Apps account from another program? Thank you.

    it_user6219 - PeerSpot reviewer
    CEO with 51-200 employees
    Vendor
    Great for collaboration, but fairly frequent performance problems.

    Valuable Features:

    Great for collaboration. Google spreadsheets can pull data directly from a big data database, enabling sharing across an enterprise.

    Room for Improvement:

    Fairly frequent performance problems.
    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    reviewer1210950 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Solutions / IT / AI Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Scalable with an easy initial setup and great stability
    Pros and Cons
    • "The product can scale easily."
    • "The cost could be improved. It can sometimes be a bit confusing figuring out how we are actually being charged."

    What is our primary use case?

    We primarily use the solution for the various software on the platform. We also use it for sales administration.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable aspect of the solution is its ability to offer sales administrative support.

    The initial setup is very easy.

    The stability has always been very good.

    The product can scale easily.

    What needs improvement?

    The cost could be improved. It can sometimes be a bit confusing figuring out how we are actually being charged.

    There should be something done about inter-productivity between cloud platforms. It is so difficult to connect two different platforms with these tools as there is not any inter-productivity or inter-operability.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We started with the free version of the solution and have since moved to the enterprise option. We've used the solution for about three years at this time.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The product is very stable. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches. It's reliable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is quite scalable. A company could easily expand it out to fit whatever needs they have.

    Currently, our organization has about 50 users. We do plan to continue to use the solution.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I can't really speak to the helpfulness or responsiveness of technical support. We don't really use it that much.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We didn't really use any other solution previously. We might have just used other Google offerings. We were only four people, and we originally a small team.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is not complex. It's very straightforward. It's easy. A company wouldn't have any issues with the prospect of setting it up internally.

    The deployment only took 15 days. It was quite quick. We really appreciated it didn't take too long.

    I can't directly speak to how many people were involved internally in the deployment and maintenance aspects of the product.

    What about the implementation team?

    We did not use a reseller, integrator, or consultant's services during the initial setup. We were able to handle it ourselves internally. We had our own team in place.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The cost structure should be adjusted to make it more clear and explain better to users how they are being charged and why.

    We started with the free version and have since moved to the enterprise offering.

    I don't have information regarding the exact costs for our company.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We did not evaluate other options before choosing this product.

    What other advice do I have?

    We're just customers and end-users.

    I would recommend the solution. We've been mostly quite happy with it overall.

    In general, I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Google
    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Real User
    Efficiently and securely manages enterprise data
    Pros and Cons
    • "The security and privacy policies of G Suite make it efficient, and the organizational data is secure."
    • "It takes a long time to import the data from G Suite into another platform."

    What is our primary use case?

    It's an amazing business solution to manage enterprise data efficiently and with ultimate privacy. All of the accounts can be easily managed by the administrator to detect malfunctions within the enterprise. 

    How has it helped my organization?

    With the help of G Suite, every process within the business can be easily linked and communicated among the employees.

    What is most valuable?

    The security and privacy policies of G Suite make it efficient, and the organizational data is secure.

    What needs improvement?

    It takes a long time to import the data from G Suite into another platform.
    Also, the overall price per user is too high.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    More than five years.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I did not use a different solution before this.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The price per client within the business is too high.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user4128 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Director of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
    Consultant
    Widespread familiarity - most employees are familiar with...

    Valuable Features:

    Widespread familiarity - most employees are familiar with the gmail interface and have used drive in some capacity. Drive facilitates great document collaboration and has revision and version tracking built in. Google Groups is a distribution list on steroids - allowing a converstaion history to be saved within the group and not just individual mailboxes so new teammates can have historical conversation context.

    Room for Improvement:

    Integration with traditional e-mail clients (outlook) is not there. Huge learning curve and wasted time trying to make calendar sync seamless for end users. Google chat is nice for a quick IM, but not nearly as robust as a Lync or Skype (and thus many people use personal Skype accounts for business conversations, calls and screen shares).
    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user4401 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user4401Developer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Vendor

    The most important advantage of Google Apps for business is that data is safe because of some additional security features. I also like that data has always back-ups on Google servers while I work.

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