Posts Tagged ‘Google for Work’

In last week’s article, What is Machine Learning?, I gave an overview of Machine Learning and provided a link to a very informative visual guide that describes how the technology works.  I also hinted at some useful applications within Enterprise Search.  I would like to cover a few of those that I have seen in recent months. […]

  PURPOSE OF THE REPORT It’s sometimes difficult to quantify and communicate the value of collaboration in monetary terms. In an effort to help businesses make better data-driven decisions, Google recently partnered with Forrester to quantify the value of going Google, highlighting not just the pure cost benefits of data center reduction, etc., but also the […]

Healthcare sites today all have “provider finders” and we rely on those those tools to help find specialists, surgeons, or doctors within our networks to maximize investment in our healthcare programs. Most of the provider search tools online are quite challenging to use and bring back so many options or irrelevant results…which is very frustrating. […]

Over the last few years I have seen an increasing business need to incorporate cost effective communication tools to keep mobile workforces connected. I rarely go through a day without someone asking me how to increase collaboration with their virtual workforce, without increasing costs due to equipment, training, or software fees.  I love this question because I get to highlight […]

Last week, Google announced some astounding statistics about the success rate of their spam filtering technology in Google Mail.  Google says that less than 0.1% of email in the average user’s Gmail inbox is spam, and the rate for legitimate email ending up in the spam folder is even lower at less than %0.05. Despite these superb […]

Setting up a web crawler in the Google Search Appliance is a piece of cake — you enter a starting URL and some boundaries and let it rip.  The GSA will spider its way around until it finds every reachable page in the site.  For a well-structure site, this usually produces very good results, but not all sites […]

Since many users travel these days and want to use their down time in the airport or on the plane to read and manage their messages, one of the most requested questions I hear is, How do I setup Gmail for offline use?  To resolve this request and to kick off our weekly tips and […]

I am very pleased to announce that Chris Cook and Praveen Gullapalli have joined the elite team of Google Search Appliance (GSA) Qualified Deployment Specialists. They join existing GSA specialists Anu Pidaparti, Allen Han, Alok Gupta, Cody Coggins, Narbeh Yousefian, Shruti Sundaresh, Yogesh Dhavale, and myself. Chris and Praveen both have extensive project experience implementing some […]

Google announced a wide variety of new products and features during the Google I/O 2015 Keynote yesterday.  At first glance, most of them are consumer focused.  Google Photos, Brillo for smart home automation, virtual reality headsets, etc.  However, several of the announcements or themes have an impact on the enterprise world. Globalization and Mobile First Google emphasized many […]

When I wake up in the morning I have a couple of choices for what to do first.  I could brush my teeth.  I could take a shower.  Or I could fix that broken shelf in the garage. Come again?  Two of those sound very typical and easy.  But the last one is less obvious, much harder, […]

Google has released version 7.4 of the Google Search Appliance Software.  The upgrade includes the following new features: Seamless Integration with Microsoft: we’re releasing our SharePoint and Active Directory 4.0 connectors out of beta. These connectors provide improved scalability, easier configuration and tighter integration with SharePoint. Additionally, the GSA now supports ADFS, which improves our ability […]

I.  Create Safe and Secure Passwords – By far the easiest way to access your mail account for nefarious activity is by using a stolen password. Google Apps User Make sure you create safe and unique passwords for all your important accounts Make sure you store your passwords in a secure way Try using a password generator […]