Google Workspace Changes

Google Workspace admins can now track the carbon footprint and gross emissions of their organization's product usage.

Google Workspace has introduced a Carbon Footprint reporting tool within the Admin console, enabling administrators to monitor the gross emissions associated with the use of services such as Gmail, Google Meet, and Google Docs. The tool allows admins to view aggregated emission data over time, broken down by specific services and sorted month-over-month, helping organizations align their IT resource allocation with sustainability goals.

Introduction of the Conflict Accounts Management tool to automate the conversion of unmanaged accounts to managed accounts.

Google is introducing the Conflict Accounts Management tool within the Admin console to reduce the manual effort required to turn unmanaged accounts—personal accounts created using an organization's domain—into managed accounts. Admins can now specify preferences for resolving these conflicts, such as automatically inviting users to transfer their accounts, replacing unmanaged accounts with managed ones, or blocking the creation of new accounts if an unmanaged one already exists. This functionality is applied when users are provisioned using the public Directory API with the 'resolveConflictAccount' parameter set to true.

Admins can now use context-aware access to control Workspace API access for 1st and 3rd party applications.

Google Workspace admins can now implement context-aware access policies to block or allow users' access to Workspace Applications when accessed via other Google (1st party) and non-Google (3rd party) applications. These policies can be based on user identity and request context, such as location, device security status, and IP address, providing an additional layer of security to protect against data exfiltration.

Enhanced data export options and improved UI for Google Workspace admins.

Google Workspace is introducing more granular data export capabilities, allowing admins to export data for a specific user or a set of individual users (for Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, Education Plus, and Teaching and Learning Upgrade editions) instead of the entire organization. Additionally, the data export tool now features an improved user interface that provides more detailed export information, a longer history of exports, and filtered takeout options.