As predicted, Google for Work has a new name. Calendar, Drive, Docs, Gmail, Maps for Work, Search for Work, Sheets and Slides all fall under “G Suite” now. A few of those items might jump out at you as being Google Apps for Work. It all falls under Google Cloud (the backend powering everything), as TechCrunch writes, and will encompass Chromebooks too. Nope, definitely not unnecessarily complicated at all.
The whole reason for the change? Proving that the search juggernaut is all about its enterprise customers. “We are the full power of Google in the Cloud,” the company’s Diane Greene said. “We are Google Cloud.” That’s one way of showing off your confidence, I guess. The company promises G Suite will continue to grow, with built-in collaboration being the name of the game.
Source: TechCrunch, Google (1), (2)