The results of the COVID-19 IT Preparedness survey are in! Insights show that most respondents believe remote work has a negative impact on productivity, strongly desire a clear communication strategy, and have concerns about securing app usage outside the network.
| | | Google Meet Lands in Gmail on Smartphones to Beat Zoom | | Forbes | Google announced that it was making it easier than ever to join a Google Meet video call by continuing its integration with Gmail. A new Meet tab will start appearing in the Gmail app on iOS and Android, with a one-tap way to launch a meeting direct from your inbox. The new tab is the smartphone equivalent of the Meet shortcut in the sidebar on the web. | | Google Is Bringing Microsoft Office and Other Windows Apps to Chromebooks | | The Verge | Google is partnering with Parallels to bring native Microsoft Office applications and other legacy enterprise Windows applications to Chromebooks. While Chrome OS has long supported Windows desktop apps that are streamed via the cloud through a Parallels Remote Application Server, this new partnership means the apps will run virtualized on Chromebooks instead. | | Dropbox Catches Up With a Password Vault, Folder Backup, and a Family Plan | | PCWorld | Dropbox announced new features that help the service catch up to Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive, which offer a number of these features already. Did you know that Dropbox didn't have automatic folder backup from your PC to the cloud? Password storage? A secured vault for critical documents, or a family plan? Well, now it does. | | Should IT Professionals Retrain for a New Normal? | | InformationWeek | Tech workers coping with changing roles or a job loss due to the pandemic may have to realign their skillset to get back in the running. |
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| | | Strengthening 2-Step Verification by Showing Phone Prompts to More Users | | G Suite Updates | Starting on July 7, 2020, Google will make phone verification prompts the primary 2-Step Verification (2SV) method for all eligible users, unless they are already using security keys as their 2SV method of choice. This means that if you sign in to your Google account and are also signed in on a smartphone, you will be asked to follow phone prompts to verify the login attempt. | | Coming Soon: Google Meet in Gmail on Mobile | | G Suite Updates | Google is bringing Meet in Gmail to mobile. In early July 2020, they'll launch this change to G Suite users by introducing a dedicated Meet tab in the Gmail iOS and Android mobile apps. This means users can join secure video meetings directly in Gmail without needing to open another app on their phone. |
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