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Let Google Do IT!
February 26, 2018

Let Google Do IT!

Tiffany Rachann | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with G Suite

I'm presently using G Suite and the apps therein to communicate and manage projects between for both my internal and external customers. I've adopted the email client instead of using the C-Panel option and use the Drive for collaborations on projects that need to be managed and edited live. My team frequently uses the Hangout "Meet" as an option to succinctly coordinate calls with screen sharing.
  • The email client is incredibly thorough. Users can set up aliases, stage canned responses and create folders for continuous communications both internally and externally.
  • Google Drive affords users the opportunity to create and share project documents, private links and presentations all with the click of a button. The privacy feature here is unprecedented, Drive will confirm both the sender and receiver once the link is created giving users a piece of mind helping to remedy unnecessary "uh-oh's". Google Drive features software options that are comparable to the Note products available on Microsoft (includes a Word, Presentation and Spreadsheet option) but is inclusive allowing users who don't have an account to collaborate and edit.
  • Uniformity is a plus. As with most clouds, G Suite allows for functionality across all devices. Outside of downloading the Suite to a device, the operation only requires a log-in and everything is in one place. Too, Google is ahead of the game for security. If a user logs in on a device that isn't recognized, they can rest assured that Google immediately sends a notification. This is critical when using the Suite on public devices.
  • In a perfect project management world, it would be great to see G Suite adopt some best practices for Drive. Possibly a Wiki with insight and detail overviewing uniformity for a variety of projects.
  • I would also love to see Google for Education added as a plug-in option for Suite users, that would save tons of time and money operationally for those of us to consult and educate.
  • If I had to choose I'd say a folder option for separate email accounts. Presently, I have three aliases running on one account. Creating a folder option (similar to the personal Gmail folder lineup) would drastically assist with organizing communication for different brands.
  • I'd also like to see them adopt a "timer" helping users to note how much time has elapsed working on a particular project. That would be awesome!
  • I subscribe to single-user email client so I pay $5.00 monthly. Essentially that $5.00 a month saves me a ton of time (I don't have to access C-Panel with an outdated interface) and of course money. That $5.00 also covers 30 gb in the suite giving me an extension, if you will, over my personal gmail account for photos and etc.
  • G Suite helps me stay organized which saves me money. I can set up most working points and parts of a project for a client in G Suite and refer to the editing option when needed. That way I can invest more of the project funds on tangible resources that are often needed.
  • G Suite also helps me to compartmentalize email subscriptions, accept meetings and manage my calendar (and project calendars) for increased efficiency. Because it's functional with most all other plug-ins and apps I don't have to worry about creating other passwords and syncing with other systems because G Suite has those functions built in.
G Suite is well suited as an email client. The option to run several aliases is ideal for brands that need to manage more that one communication stream. G Suite is also well suited as a "meeting place" for some types of project management using the documents options. For instance, here just recently I had to draft Copy for a Virtual Summit. The team outlined the types of Copy by folder and dropped in examples for me to reference. From there, I simply logged in and reviewed what was there for me to glean. I then developed a working template (because you can set up templates) and linked each folder by date and then outlined each file by title in each date file.