Google. We simply can’t live without it.
It may have started with a search engine, but it’s quickly become so much more.
Gmail – a fast, searchable email program
Drive – a place to keep and share all of your files
Docs – create and edit documents
Sheets – create and edit spreadsheets
Slides – create and edit presentations
Drawings – create diagrams and flow charts
That’s just a few of the many things it has to offer.
But what about the data? Is it safe when you use a Google app, especially when you are at work?
In many cases, it’s safer than your current system.
Google doesn’t own your data. Google admits on their site that it will never belong to them. The data you trust to a Google App is yours, and they believe it should stay that way. That means they take great strides to ensure your data is kept where it belongs. They will never share your data with others. They keep your data as long as you desire. They allow you to use your data how you please, whether it’s using it with external services or stop using Google Apps altogether.
Google keeps your data safe. Your data is stored in Google’s complex network of data centers, which are designed for resiliency and redundancy in mind. This eliminates the risk of a single point of failure, and minimizes the impact of common risks, such as equipment failure or environmental risks. Access to these data centers is limited to only select personnel.
Google keeps data safe from others on the server. If you’ve ever had a site sitting on a shared server, you understand the risks. Google understands that too, which is why it protects all data as if it were on its own server. Unauthorized parties cannot access your data. All accounts are protected to ensure no one can see another user’s data except those authorized for viewing.
Google security is safe enough to meet HIPPA compliance. Under HIPPA, a person’s health information must be protected and classified as Protected Health Information (PHI). Google App customers who are subject to HIPPA and wish to use PHI must sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Google.
Think Google may be the perfect way to keep your data organized, secure, and operating freely throughout your organization? We think so too. And we’d be happy to show you just how functional it can make your office.
