G-Suite becomes Google Workspace – What’s the difference?

A new, more evocative name.

The chosen name “Google Workspace” perfectly sums up Google’s goal: to provide its users – companies and their employees – with a true collaborative and integrated desktop. Javier Soltero, CEO of Google Workspace, made this clear during the summer:

“This is the end of the “desktop” as we know it […] From now on, teams must be able to collaborate as well as possible, without having to meet physically. They need to use their time … to focus on the most relevant tasks, and to connect with people in other ways … whether you are in the office, at home, on the front lines or in contact with clients. »

What’s new in Google Workspace?

Google Workspace brings two major enhancements in terms of user experience and service customization, and two minor enhancements in terms of security and the new identity of this application suite.

1 – A new user experience

Integration is the keyword of Workspace, this will is materialized in particular by:

• the integration of chat, video calls and chat rooms in G-Mail : Concretely, when you mention the @ of a contact with whom you work, his contact information is displayed and different actions are proposed to you (adding this person to your contacts or the possibility to exchange with him by e-Mail, chat or videoconference).
• the integration of tasks and shared files in chat rooms: With the new Meet Picture-in-picture feature, you will be able to create and work collectively on a document with guests in a chat room while meeting with them by videoconference at the same time.

2 – A more adaptable offer

Google Workspace offers customers customized configurations of its software suite so they can get the version that’s right for them, whether they run a small business or a multinational corporation.

– The small business versions are self-serve and offer quick additional purchases directly from the Google marketplace: https://gsuite.google.com/marketplace.

– Large enterprise editions will vary in price depending on the complexity of the implementation and the level of support required.

3 – The new brand identity

Beyond its new name, Google Workspace is also seeing its graphic identity evolve, or rather that of its applications: Gmail, Drive, Meet, Calendar… at the risk of confusing users a bit, in our opinion. The red of the traditional envelope gives way to Google’s four iconic colors, following the movement already started on the icons of Maps or Photos.

While Workspace is intended for businesses, Google has confirmed that the new icons will also be deployed for all (non-revenue-generating) consumers of GMail and related Cloud services.

4 – Updating of security and confidentiality functions

These security and privacy updates reinforce the commitment to privacy that Google has demonstrated by achieving ISO/IEC 27701 certification for the Google Cloud Platform, which also applies to Google Workspace.

Google Workspace Catalog.

For the Business range, the pricing is evolving as follows:

5.20 € VAT per month for each Google Workplace Business Starter user, the same price as G Suite Basic.

10.40 € for the Business Standard Edition, the same price as G Suite Business

15.60 € for the Business Plus edition, “little news” in the catalog