7 High-Powered Automations for Slack

VentureBeat | Autobots, assemble! Here are seven integrations that will supercharge your Slack team. And if you haven't adopted Slack and want insight on picking the right cloud app for your business, sign up for our Cloud IT Live session next week to hear what criteria three leading IT pros use to decide on the right SaaS application for them.

How to Tell if Amazon's $50 Echo Dot is Right for You

CIO | Echo Dot may be a good choice for you if you're curious about a smart-home assistant but aren't willing to shell out the cash.

Clueless CIO Cloud Confusion Continues

Computerworld | In this strongly worded op-ed, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes, "Listen, if you’re a CIO and you don’t know what a cloud really is by now, then you should be fired." Ouch.

Find Your Halloween Costume Using This Google Trends Experiment

BetterCloud Monitor | Boo! Halloween is right around the corner. Do you have your costume yet? Try Frightgeist, a Google Trends experiment that pulls from the top costume searches to tell you which costumes are trending.

How You Can Benefit by Implementing Android for Work

Cloud IT Live | Trying to separate work from play? Learn how the State of Maryland uses Google's Android for Work to benefit their organization. #teamandroid

ICYMI: Protect Sheets and Cell Ranges

BetterCloud Monitor | When sharing a spreadsheet you often have to worry about which cells will be modified by viewers. If you only want them to be able to edit select cells in the spreadsheet, then you should try protecting the sheet or the range of cells you want to remain untouched.

SaaS Updates for October 21, 2016

Google released two updates: You can now create and view custom user attributes directly from the Admin console, and admins can now take action on password-protected office files in Gmail. Plus, Box, DocuSign, and HipChat released new features.

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