STEPHANIE WONG: With almost
500 sessions at Next 2019,
it's understandable that you
couldn't get to them all.
So if you didn't hear
about G Suite Add-ons,
then stay tuned, because
here's the rewind.
Over five million
businesses use G Suite
for the core of their
productivity lives.
They use Gmail, Drive,
Docs, and Calendar,
in many cases,
multiple times a day.
But the truth is that
every job is different,
and G Suite isn't the
only application you
have to use to get work done.
You need a lot of
specialized apps
to handle unique
needs for your job.
But to do this, you often
have to jump back and forth
between G Suite and other
apps to get work done.
This app switching adds up.
Studies have shown that
context switching meaningfully
hurts people's productivity.
Thankfully, context
switching is something
G Suite has been
focused on reducing,
especially with the
new quick access side
panel that lets you
interact with two G Suite
apps in one window.
Up until now, you could
only use a side panel
to access other Google Apps.
But now we've recently
announced G Suite Add-ons,
which allow you to bring your
favorite apps to G Suite.
Not only that, but they can
integrate with the Compose box
with Gmail, the
right-click menu of Drive,
and the conferencing
options in Calendar.
Of course, there will
be more entry points
planned in the future.
With G Suite Add-ons, you can
access apps from top software
vendors right from the side
panel of all the top G Suite
apps.
You can keep this
add-on open while you're
working to reduce
context switching
and increase your productivity.
G Suite Add-ons can surface
relevant information
in the add-on and allow
you to take actions
that help you get work done.
For example, you can
see detailed information
on customers in an email thread.
Now we're aware that
add-ons are only
useful for an enterprise if
they are secure and properly
managed, which is why G Suite
Add-ons are secure by default,
they have limited
access OAuth scope,
which only grants limited
data for a limited time.
For example, G Suite Add-ons can
only allow access calendar data
for one meeting
at a time and only
while the user is viewing
that meeting, rather
than unlimited access
to the entire calendar.
Likewise G Suite Add-ons
can be fully managed
by admins in the
Google Admin console.
Our tools allow admins
to automatically install
select add-ons or
only allow users
to install add-ons that have
been approved by the admin
teams.
We also provide the permissions
API white listing tool.
This allows admins to define
which APIs can and cannot be
accessed by third
party applications,
including add-ons.
Now there's a whole lot
of other amazing things
that come along with
G Suite Add-ons,
including developer
tools, security auditing,
and a vibrant marketplace.
But for that, you
should check out
the full talk linked in
the description below.
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Next Rewind content.
Thanks for watching.
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