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2023 was a huge year for Patronum, rolling out an array of updates designed to enhance user interaction, streamline processes, and bolster security…

Managing and sharing contacts can be a daunting task, especially with so many Google contact sharing and contact-management apps available today.

Sharing files on services like Google Drive comes with inherent risks – what if you share sensitive data with the wrong person? While mistakes happen, leaving files open to unwanted access can lead to catastrophic data breaches.

Cyber threats are evolving rapidly, presenting new risks to businesses using cloud collaboration platforms like Google Workspace. As cybercriminals become…

File storage and collaboration tools have become indispensable in our digital world. As more individuals and organizations go paperless, we rely on services…

The future of work is here with the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Google Workspace has introduced Duet AI, seamlessly integrating generative AI…

In a whirlwind of announcements at its recent Google Cloud Next event, the tech giant unveiled over 50 new generative AI services and capabilities…

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Adopting Google Workspace can massively boost your organization’s productivity and collaboration. But to truly maximize its potential, IT…

Buckle up and grab some coffee, folks – we’re about to take a wild ride through the tangled world of telecom compliance, governance, and risk software…

Hey there, savvy business leaders! Are you drowning in a sea of disorganized digital files, chaotic communication, and haphazard project…

In today’s ever-connected digital world, platforms like Google Drive are essential for secure and private storage, data sharing, and collaboration…

Embarking on a digital transformation can seem like a formidable task, akin to setting out on a journey across the vastness of the universe. But

Setting up Google Workspace for your organization can feel a bit like embarking on a galactic journey. You’re the captain, your team is your trusty crew…

For many of us, managing a project feels like a juggling act involving not only balls but also flaming torches and chainsaws. Each task, deadline…

And when it comes to managing your organization’s contacts, we couldn’t agree more. Organizing contacts and streamlining communication…

In today’s digital world, effective contact management is crucial for businesses to maintain efficient communication and collaboration…

In today’s digital age, security is paramount. With cyber threats becoming more sophisticated every day, it’s essential to ensure that your organization’s…

Are you tired of constantly battling an overflowing inbox and struggling to keep up with the never-ending stream of emails? You’re not alone…

In today’s digital world, your email signature is more than just a simple sign-off; it’s an essential marketing tool that can make a lasting impression

Introducing Gmail Confidential Mode, a game-changing security feature designed to help you send sensitive information via email with increased protection…

Many organisations have a need to assign email aliases to their Google Workspace users, whether it’s to serve multiple roles or functions within a business…

Once upon a time, a powerful alliance of 15 magical tools collectively known as Google Workspace existed in the mystical land of productivity…

In today’s fast-paced digital world, email remains the king of communication, playing a vital role in organizations across the globe. With that said…

In the digital era, securing data is of utmost importance. Cyber threats are constantly evolving, making it crucial for organizations to protect their data…

In today’s ever-connected digital world, platforms like Google Drive are essential for effective storage, data sharing, and collaboration. The Covid-19 pandemic…

The Google Apps Manager (or just GAM) is a command-line tool for automation and bulk operations for Google Workspace administrators. Once you start…

With many email signature management solutions on the market, we’re often asked why Patronum and what are the benefits of email signature management…

You may be forgiven to think that Patronum, with its slick Material Design interface, was the latest addition from the Google Workspace team, but you’d be wrong…

Back in October Google announced that it would be switching off it’s messaging platform Google Hangouts. Last week Google started making significant changes…

Are you sharing your Google Drive files with too many people? If you’re like most people, you probably are. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. After all…

Historically, if you needed to move files from one Google domain to another, you needed to perform a complex migration due to a merger or acquisition or just consolidating…

Did you know about the best practices required for google drive file sharing experience. If not then this article is for you. The internet has made it easier to share files…

Google Drive is an essential part of Google’s productivity suite & a tool loved by one & all. It doesn’t matter if it’s for personal or professional usage; Google Drive

The dark mode appears to be the hottest trend and has steadily gained popularity with users on every popular platform. Today, dark mode is available for most devices

At Bespin Labs, we are committed to the privacy and security of our customers’ data and we take our responsibility for this extremely seriously. That is why we regularly open the Lab to an independent ISO auditor who reviewed our internal practices and processes. We are delighted to have renewed our ISO 27001:2013 for our Information Security related

From Patronum you can manage Google Shared Contacts (external contacts), Google Contacts, set up Contact Label Sharing and Sync the Google Directory to users My Contacts.

If you’re using Google Workspace it’s likely that you’re collaborating both internally and also externally, but do you know exactly who your users are sharing company data with?

If you’re familiar with Patronum you know that we’re an excellent User Lifecycle management platform managing the on and offboarding of Google Workspace users.

The pandemic has forever changed our work habits, and the option of remote work will undoubtedly accompany us for many years. Although some prefer it

Email signatures are one of the best ways of reinforcing your brand, while also providing great marketing opportunities. So, every organization must aim to incorporate their company email signature in their marketing strategy.

Email is still the number one method of business to business communication, and for most people, they try their best to make their email communication sound as professional.

Here at Patronum, we have created a transparent, collaborative, and engaging community for our team, partners and our customers. Our customers and partners span the globe and to date.

More and more of our corporate friends are including preferred pronouns within business email signatures, as well as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles.

In today’s hybrid workplace it easier for work to creep further and further into your personal life. Set a clear work schedule for yourself, and resist the urge to check email or catch up on projects after hours.

One of the most common issues with the shift to remote work is cybersecurity. Without the right tools and guidance, remote employees might unknowingly compromise critical business data.

If you asked your marketing team what their main channel for digital marketing was they’d probably say LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter and be busy blasting out updates on those channels.

At Bespin Labs, our mission is 100% Cloud, 100% customer-focused solutions that resolve real-world issues in a safe and secure way. Our commitment to data privacy.

At Bespin Labs, our mission is 100% Cloud, 100% customer-focused solutions that resolve real-world issues safely and securely. Our commitment to data privacy and safety.

As IT budgets for 2021 are reviewed and adjusted, many organizations are seeing the impact of COVID-19 on their priorities and tech spends.

As images of Margaret Keenan, the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer COVID-19 jab, are beamed to every TV on the planet, people and businesses.

Within Patronum email signature management, you can embed UTM codes that can be used to help track the success of banner campaigns embedded within your user’s email signatures.

We’ve always been an advocate of the Directory within an IT system. Our lineage goes back decades to the days of X.500, LDAP, and Novell eDirectory.

Every Google Workspace (G Suite) environment uses the Google Directory to store information about users, groups and external contacts. Regardless of whether this data.

Recently we’ve been helping a large Google Workspace client through some rebranding which required them to change their email signatures across multiple locations and departments.

Last month we talked about the exciting update to Google G Suite and the introduction of Google Workspace along with it’s new single, unified user experience.

We often get asked why should we use Patronum to manage Google Workspace users email signatures. After all, users can be asked to update the email signature themselves, but do they?

It’s not clear when the current COVID-19 crisis will be over. After almost a year of national lockdowns and local restrictions, working with your colleagues in the same office will probably feel like a distant memory.

It’s been over four years since Google renamed its collaboration suite from Google Apps for Work to Google G Suite. Today, Google has announced that it will once again be rebranding and renaming Google G Suite to Google Workspace.

In May 2020 Google announced that due to the global COVID-19 pandemic it would be offering it’s video conferencing service Google Meet to everyone for free.

Back in 2014 Google made it much easier to add images store to Google Drive to Gmail signatures. However, we still get asked if it’s possible to use images store in Google Drive.

When it comes to creating an effective remote working regime you needs to start with policy, process and then training. All of which should be regularly reviewed and updated if required.

It’s not clear when the current COVID-19 crisis will be over, Dr Anthony Fauci, one of the top US public health experts warns that it could take most of 2021.

When Google first released Gmail it was fresh, new a completely different way to access email, then came Inbox by Google another fresh new way to look at email.

Many small and mid-size businesses rely heavily on contacts stored on their mobile phones. But what happens if for some reason you lose a contact or they are accidentally

All over the world individuals have been forced to “self-isolate” during what we now call the lockdown. During this time many of us depended on tools such as Zoom and Google Meet.

If you’re here you know how important a great email signature is, and how it’s your #1 way to maximise your existing network of customers and partners.

Do your employees need to send similar emails repeatedly? Maybe you have a standard reply they sent to customers or a standard confirmation for booking an appointment etc.

We’ve been using Google Drive for almost a decade, and unfortunately in the early years, we believed all the hype about searching for files as a pose to organising them.

We all use Google Calendar and it’s really useful when you share your calendar with others so that they can see when you’re available, and book meetings with you instead of asking over email when you’re free.

Many of use will be dealing with a jam-packed scheduled on a daily basis, finding time, rooms and resources can be a tricky task. However, for Google users, sharing your Google Calendar

Google Groups are a simple and convenient way for users in the organisation to communicate and collaborate with entire departments, project teams, office locations and more.

We’ve worked with 100’s of people just like you, and what they tell us is that a clean, clear and centrally managed email signature is essential for any business email system.

We love Google Workspace and are veteran users and administrators using and managing the productivity suite since the early days of Google Apps.

Bespin Labs, a thought-leading automation and cloud technology company, has announced Patronum – Google Workspace Manager.

So you’re new to Google Workspace (G Suite) and are looking to understand the best way to get things set up for your organisation. If you haven’t done so already.

When it comes to backing up your Google G Suite we would always recommend purchasing a proven backup solution from the Google G Suite Marketplace.

Today, our CEO, Paul Lees, received a private message on LinkedIn from an old contact asking for input on a proposal. Paul often gets requests from all kinds of individuals for assistance and guidance.

The cloud has fundamentally changed everything around us from our personal lives, where it has given us choice, to stream TV and Movies, order whatever kind of food we’re in the mood for

Next to Gmail Google Workspace calendar is one of the most used apps within the Google Workspace set of offerings. Users can create events and even specific calendars and set permissions.

The world of Software as a Service (SaaS) brings many advantages, from enhanced security to remote working, but could it also bring new dangers too?

With Gmail filters and labels you can become an inbox ninja. Unfortunately, not many people know about these filters or how to set them up.

Many people believe that moving to Google Workspace means that they no longer need to be concerned with backing up. While moving your files to a service such as Google Drive.

Patronum is one of the first Google Workspace administration tools that give you the ability to view your colleagues in an Org Chart. Org Charts let you look up individual profiles and team information.

This week Google published “5 tips for onboarding your first employees using Google Workspace”. A useful guide for any new business making the big step of hiring their first employees.

Many businesses can spend hours designing the perfect email signature. Choosing the right font, resizing of logos and let’s not forget those important awards and banners arrayed under the body of your emails.

Ransomware is on the increase with new organisations falling victim every 14 seconds! It makes sense, therefore, to expect that you’re going to be attacked and to plan for it.

Have you ever thought “I could do better than that?”. Many of the most successful tech companies today are based on addressing a single, often simple frustration.

Recently we’ve spotted a growing trend with some of our corporate friends including preferred pronouns within email signatures, as well as Twitter and Facebook profiles.

In order to remain competitive many large organisations develop their own unique intellectual property (IP). Creating unique IP often sets your business apart from the rest.

According to the UK government department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s ‘Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017‘ 52% of small businesses have identified at least one cybersecurity breach.

When we created Bespin Labs we took a good long look at the tech industry, what worked, and what didn’t. We started with what actually makes Bespin Labs different, our people.

We see so many organisations without a professional email format. So we ask “Would you send out company letters or invoices on unbranded paper?

We recently began implementing a cloud-based strategy for one of our customers, and while we’d ideally like to pick a single cloud service provider it’s not always possible.

One of the most effective training aids has to be wall posters. We use them for all kind of change management and transformation programmes. The National Cyber Security Centre.

Is Skype a key part of your business communications? Do you want to make it easier for your customers and contacts to be able to call you or send you messages via Skype?

Click-to-call gives web and email users the convenience of being able to instantly dial a phone number from a webpage or email signature by simply clicking.

You’ve been working with a design agency and created an awesome new email signature which matches your company brand, but now find that the fonts they use only seem to look good on iOS

2018 seemed to be the year when everyone added an animated GIFs in their email signatures. We noticed this trend back in 2016 when our local Google representatives

OK, will you let me have a little moan? Why do so many email clients still embed the email signature images within the body of the email? Don’t know what I’m talking about?

Currently, WhatsApp allows you to create a click to chat link. To create your own click to chat link to use in your signature use https://wa.me/ where the is a full phone number in international format.

If you’re seeing the following message. Sorry, the signature for [gmail email address] is too long. Please try a shorter signature. Guess what? Your email signature is too long.

56% of emails are now read on a smartphone or tablet device. With the increase of remote and mobile working, consideration must be given to the form factor of these mobile devices.

Having strong security controls in place is critical to every single organisation, however if they are too restrictive you’re likely to find your users attempting to circumvent them.

Some startups are ditching the idea of an office and creating remotely distributed teams, while others feel that an office is key to their success. Here are Bespin Labs we’ve been running remote teams.

Last July, we told you how RedLock researchers discovered that many organisations using Google Workspace had unintentionally exposed internal emails via misconfiguring.

OK, I know I keep going on about email phishing, but unfortunately, it’s on the increase. Last year Google Research produced a report in which they identified that 12.4 million individuals.

As I mentioned last year, phishing attacks are on the increase. Recent studies have shown that many small businesses are seriously underprepared to deal with a security breach.

Malicious links within emails are posing the biggest cyber threat to businesses across the UK, US, Germany and Australia, according to 59% of business decision-makers asked in a recent survey.

Spammers, hackers and general bad guys can forge the “From” address on email messages to make messages appear to come from someone within your email domain.

It’s a shocking headline, but did you know that 60% of SMBs who were victims of cyber attacks shut down within 6 months. With cyber attacks on the increase.

Well, that’s a headline I long to read. Unfortunately, Google has lagged behind in the personal assistant device game for some time now. In September of this year, Amazon announced.

Over the past few months, I’ve been speaking to more and more business owners about their concerns regarding GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which becomes law on 25th May 2018.

With Christmas just around the corner, my inbox and messenger have started to fill up with messages from friends and family – not to wish me well, but instead to ask me.

As we enter Black Friday week, and the holiday season is well underway, everyone is starting to relax and look forward to a much-needed break.

This is something I hear all the time. It is often thought that ransomware is an on-premises threat only affecting old, unpatched Windows PC’s. And on the whole, this is true.

Google has made our lives easy and hassle-free. Google Calendar is one such utilitarian tool introduced by Google in 2013 which changed the way we perceived traditional calendars.

Last week, RedLock identified that many companies running Google Workspace including Weather Company, Fusion Media Group, The Onion.

Google Groups are probably the most under-rated feature within the Google Workspace. Most organisations simply see this amazing platform as just another email discussion group offering.

This week Google announced “Smart Compose” for Gmail, a Machine Learning powered autocomplete feature for your email. Based on how you generally respond to emails.

We all know how important an email signature is, it allows you and your business to quickly add company information and branding to every communication you send.

This week we attended Google Next in San Francisco and one of the standout themes was how much AI & ML are being utilised to solve real-world problems.