Google Workspace Changes

SAML Partial SSO is now generally available, allowing admins to assign SSO profiles to specific organizational units or groups.

The SAML Partial SSO feature is now generally available, enabling administrators to specify groups or organizational units (OUs) to authenticate a subset of users using Google instead of a third-party identity provider. This provides flexibility for managing authentication methods for different user groups, such as vendors or contractors, within a single domain.

New Product updates and Alerts cards added to the Admin console homepage.

Google is adding two new cards to the Admin console homepage to help administrators stay informed. The 'Product updates' card displays the latest posts from the Google Workspace Updates blog, while the 'Alerts' card shows recent account-specific notifications from the alert center (specifically those with 'Not started' or 'In progress' status). These cards centralize critical information, reducing the need for admins to manually navigate to the blog or the alert center.

Advanced context-aware access levels can now be configured directly in the Admin console.

Administrators can now configure context-aware access (CAA) custom access levels using advanced attributes directly from the Google Workspace Admin console. This includes the use of advanced signals such as time/date restrictions, credential strength, Chrome browser attributes, verified ChromeOS, and third-party signals via BeyondCorp Alliance partners to enhance security configurations.