Google Workspace stories
Administrators can now target shorter reauthentication windows to privileged users and specific apps as Google Cloud rolls out its new 16-hour default.
The workplace software group is betting on fresh leadership to speed international growth and win larger corporate clients in a crowded market.
The accolade could help Google win larger corporate contracts as businesses judge enterprise AI assistants on governance, integration and costs.
The appointment underscores Workday's push to sharpen its AI message as it battles rivals for corporate HR and finance spending.
Organisations can now restore cloud backups directly into Amazon EC2 or Azure VM, cutting steps in disaster recovery after an outage.
Identity-led access, faster fault finding and simpler hardware swaps are aimed at reducing workload for overstretched IT teams and MSPs.
Smaller employers may get faster guidance on grievances and performance issues, as Leo HR adds an AI assistant to its workplace software.
For Google Workspace users, the new Defend release adds phishing detection, AI verdicts and employee coaching against business email compromise.
Businesses face broader email risk as Abnormal adds outbound data-loss controls and adaptive phishing training to its security platform.
Banks can now use Google's new AI tools for regulated research and risk work, with audit trails and controlled data access in preview.
Law firms and in-house legal teams gain a preview tool for contract review, research and redaction, with client data kept private.
Billing and administration will be simpler for MSPs managing email signatures across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, with rollout under an hour.
Customers will face narrower disruptions as Google Cloud moves to throttle malicious traffic, isolate risky identities and preserve legitimate usage.
Businesses can now tie email and collaboration defences into Google Cloud, as Proofpoint gains formal backing for tighter security integration.
Pressure is mounting on businesses to secure AI data and recover faster after cyber incidents, as static labels and ad hoc restoration prove too slow.
The tie-up should help large organisations cut security complexity as they juggle email, cloud and AI threats across mixed environments.
Legal teams could tap governed case files and precedent inside Gemini Enterprise for Legal, reducing compliance risks from copied data.
Poor audio can now mean costlier AI mistakes as voice dictation spreads through Australian offices and opens new hardware demands.
Unified cloud telephony has saved the accounting software group about USD $500,000 a year and simplified calls for 1,400 staff worldwide.
Smaller firms risk being left behind as medium-sized companies in New Zealand are far more likely to have AI embedded in daily operations.