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Confluent CEO Jay Kreps is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS for a fireside chat

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As companies process ever-increasing amounts of data, moving it in real time is a huge challenge for organizations. Confluent is a streaming data platform built on top of the open source Apache Kafka project that’s been designed to process massive numbers of events. To discuss this, and more, Confluent CEO and co-founder Jay Kreps will […] Continue reading Confluent CEO Jay Kreps is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS for a fireside chat→

Gmail for G Suite gets deep integrations with Chat, Meet, Rooms and more

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Google is launching a major update to its G Suite productivity tools today that will see a deep integration of Gmail, Chat, Meet and Rooms on the web and on mobile, as well as other tools like Calendar, Docs, Sheets and Slides. This integration will become available in the G Suite early adopter program, with […] Continue reading Gmail for G Suite gets deep integrations with Chat, Meet, Rooms and more→

Google Meet launches improved Zoom-like tiled layout, low-light mode and more

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Google Meet, like all video chat products, is seeing rapid growth in user numbers right now, so it’s no surprise that Google is trying to capitalize on this and is quickly iterating on its product. Today, it is officially launching a set of new features that include a more Zoom-like tiled layout, a low-light mode […] Continue reading Google Meet launches improved Zoom-like tiled layout, low-light mode and more→

G Suite Gets an Executive Reboot to Revamp Office 365 Foe

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Office 365 with Teams

Javier Soltero, ex-boss of Outlook, is now running G Suite for Google. The appointment is an opportunity to reboot G Suite to take on Office 365 and make up some of the ground that’s been lost in the last five years using the “new brush sweeps clean” principle. In other news, Microsoft bought Mover to acquire its migration connectors that move files into SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, including files from Google Drive.

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Google picks up Microsoft veteran, Javier Soltero, to head G Suite

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Google has hired Microsoft’s former Cortana and Outlook VP, Javier Soltero, to head up its productivity and collaboration bundle, G Suite — which includes consumer and business tools such as Gmail, Hangouts, Drive, Google Docs and Sheets. He tweeted the news yesterday, writing: “The opportunity to work with this team on products that have such […] Continue reading Google picks up Microsoft veteran, Javier Soltero, to head G Suite→