Google Workspace Changes

New person information cards are now available in G Suite apps on the web.

Google has introduced new person information cards that appear when a user hovers over another user's name or profile picture in G Suite apps on the web, such as Google Calendar and Google+. These cards display profile details including job title, desk location, department, and contact information. G Suite admins can populate this data via the Admin console, Google Cloud Directory Sync, or the Admin SDK, and can delegate editing rights for certain profile fields to end users.

New security features are rolling out to the free version of G Suite for Education.

Google is introducing several new security tools to the free version of G Suite for Education over the next few months. These updates include Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Gmail and Drive to prevent the sharing of sensitive content, Hosted Gmail S/MIME for digital signatures and encryption, security key management and enforcement for 2-step verification, and the ability for administrators to control user session lengths for services like Gmail and Drive.

G Suite Enterprise for Education is now generally available in the United States.

G Suite Enterprise for Education is now generally available to educational institutions in the United States. This new edition offers enterprise-grade capabilities including the Security Center for better visibility and control over security, Advanced Mobile Device Management (MDM) for automated device tasks, Cloud Search for unified search across G Suite, Gmail logs in BigQuery for deep analysis, and enhanced Hangouts Meet capabilities supporting up to 50 participants and recordings saved to Google Drive.