Drive File Stream and Backup & Sync are now Google Drive for Desktop
We’re glad to announce that Backup & Sync and previously Google Drive File Stream are now a singular application: Google Drive for Desktop. In a previous blog post, we announced Google Drive File Stream was renamed to Drive for Desktop, but was not changed functionally. However, now the functionality within Backup & Sync, which was […]
Important security update for Drive
Google is implementing a major security update for Google Drive file sharing links which increases the security of those files. The update will change the links (URLs) for some Drive files shared in 2017 or earlier. This will impact individuals accessing these files that are linked or embedded on websites or posted elsewhere. On or […]
Google Updates Recap for April 26 to May 28, 2021
As our team ties up the finishing touches for our Domain Merge project, we’re glad to provide the feature updates from April 26 to May 28, 2021. We are also excited for a new feature set coined as the “smart canvas” set of features that was announced at the Google I/O event on May 18, […]
VCU Together on One Google Domain
Collaboration Services is excited to announce that the Domain Merge project for our Google domains is in progress. This project involves the merging of our separate Student (mymail.vcu.edu) Google domain into our Faculty & Staff (vcu.edu) Google domain. Alumni Domain Changes The Domain Merge project includes significant changes to the Alumni domain: Alumni accounts will […]
G Suite is now Google Workspace + Storage Changes
Google has recently announced that G Suite is now Google Workspace. Last year, VCU moved to G Suite Enterprise for Education, which is now known as Google Workspace Education Plus. Google Workspace for Education Plus provides the largest amount of shared storage and the most additional features. Alongside this rebranding, Google has announced that all […]