What is Google Workspace?

What it is

Each employee gets an address on your domain, such as [email protected], with Gmail for mail and Calendar for scheduling. Drive stores files, Docs and Sheets handle documents and spreadsheets, and Meet handles video calls.

The apps run in a web browser and on phones, and several people can edit the same document at once. Administrators manage users, groups and security settings from one admin console.

Why it matters to a business

• Company-owned accounts: mail and files belong to the company account tied to your domain, so the business controls them.
• Joiners and leavers: an administrator creates and suspends accounts, and access to mail and Drive follows the account.
• Retention: on editions that include Google Vault, a policy can set how long mail and files are kept. Retention is not a backup, so keep a separate copy as well.
• Per-user pricing: the subscription is charged per user, so cost follows headcount. The edition decides features such as Vault and storage per person.

How KawaConnect works with Google Workspace

We do not sell Google Workspace. When a business already uses it, we manage the accounts as part of managed IT: adding and removing staff, setting up single sign-on and multi-factor sign-in, and confirming that former employees have lost access.

We also look after the domain, mail routing and device basics, and build integrations that post alerts into chat channels (see AI and automation). If a business decides to switch, we migrate in either direction between Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. To compare the two, read the Microsoft guide and the Microsoft Office guide.

Learn more

• Google Workspace on WikipediaA neutral overview of the product suite and its history.
• Google Workspace websiteGoogle's own description of the apps and how they fit together.
• Google Workspace Admin HelpOfficial guides for administrators on managing users and settings.