Oct 15, 2020
G Suite is now called Google Workspace. The rebrand represents Google’s product evolution and vision for its collaboration tools. While available publicly, the new name and improvements will not appear…
Are you ever concerned about what’s in the background of your environment during a Google Meet session? No worries. Meet’s new background blur can distort your video so that what’s…
Today, the Google Service Team (GST) will begin sending renewal emails to service contacts for all Google generic accounts. The renewal deadline is Thursday, Oct. 29. If you are listed…
Sep 15, 2020
When you move your Google My Drive files to Trash, they remain there indefinitely or until you delete them forever. Starting Oct. 13, Google will change its retention policy for…
Unlock your creativity and follow NC State’s brand guidelines with the new presentation templates in the Google Slides Template Gallery. The four new design templates feature the theme colors from NC State’s…
Collaboration with external vendors, contractors and educational organizations is a critical component of many business processes and research projects at NC State. Many of these external partners do not have Google…
Later this month, NC State G Suite users will notice new safety controls in Google Meet for moderators. Meet hosts, session creators and calendar owners will be able to determine who…
Aug 17, 2020
To improve cybersecurity, on Aug. 18, NC State will begin a phased enrollment of current students into its two-factor authentication (2FA) solutions: Google 2-Step Verification to access NC State G Suite, and…
Jul 15, 2020
On July 6, Google rolled out Currents, the new enterprise communication tool known previously as Google+. Currents is designed to engage employees, enable meaningful discussions and generate feedback and ideas.…
Do you need help to manage changes to existing Google Groups or to create new groups based on specific criteria? NC State now has two new services to assist you with…