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| | | | | Google Is Adding Cross-App Account Security Alerts on iOS | | The Verge | Google is announcing a few security-related updates today, including new cross-app alerts that will tell you when there’s a security issue with your Google account. The idea is that you’ll be notified when Google detects a potentially serious security issue with your account no matter what Google app you’re using at the time. | | The 2020 State of SaaSOps Report is Here! | | BetterCloud | To understand the real impact and implications of the SaaS revolution, in our 2020 State of SaaSOps report, we surveyed more than 670 IT operations and security professionals—their feedback was enlightening. Explore the unique insights we uncovered and how they can help your business. | | Slack Goes After Email With ‘Connect DM’ — Opening Up Chats With Folks Outside Your Company | | The Next Web | In June, the company introduced Slack Connect, a way for multiple companies to have a joint slack channel. It said that over 56,000 organizations have been using this feature after the launch, and Slack Connect DM is the next step of that. | | Salesforce to Add Einstein Analytics AI to Tableau Platform | | CIO | When Salesforce completed its $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau Software in August 2019, IT leaders were left wondering what the largest acquisition in Salesforce history might mean. Tableau has announced that Salesforce's Einstein Analytics will be rebranded Tableau CRM and Einstein's advanced analytics capabilities will be integrated with Tableau's other offerings. |
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| | | How to Safely Wipe and Dispose of Broken Gadgets | | How-To Geek | Broken electronics are awful, not just because of the material loss, but because they’re very hard to repurpose or repair once something primary has failed. We won’t lie: Sometimes your options for safe disposal of hardware and for securing your personal data are limited. But we’ve created a rough guide on what to do next when your gadget breaks. | | Improve Chrome 86 With These Recommended Tweaks | | Lifehacker | While you’re updating your browser, here are the major features you’ll want to know about—including our recommendations for other tweaks, add-ons, and configuration changes you’ll want to make in addition to Google’s new Chrome goodies. |
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| | | Mention a User Directly Within a Google Doc | | G Suite Updates | When another user is mentioned, you can hover over their name for information about them and suggested actions like adding that person to Contacts or reaching out via email. This is the same information you see today when hovering over a user's name in other Google Workspace apps, such as Gmail or Calendar. |
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