Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace Essentials
Advanced Cloud Collaboration Without Replacing Your Email
Advanced Cloud Collaboration Without Replacing Your Email
Many enterprises are locked into legacy email routing systems like Microsoft Exchange or rigid corporate calendar setups, yet their teams desperately want the real-time collaboration power of Google Docs, Drive, and Meet. Google Workspace Essentials is the perfect bridge. It delivers Google's industry-leading productivity suite – complete with secure cloud storage and enterprise-grade video conferencing – without requiring a disruptive email migration. Digitl acts as your integration partner, seamlessly deploying Essentials alongside your existing infrastructure so your teams can innovate and co-author instantly without sacrificing your current IT investments.
Advanced Cloud Collaboration Without Replacing Your Email
Advanced Cloud Collaboration Without Replacing Your Email
Many enterprises are locked into legacy email routing systems like Microsoft Exchange or rigid corporate calendar setups, yet their teams desperately want the real-time collaboration power of Google Docs, Drive, and Meet. Google Workspace Essentials is the perfect bridge. It delivers Google's industry-leading productivity suite – complete with secure cloud storage and enterprise-grade video conferencing – without requiring a disruptive email migration. Digitl acts as your integration partner, seamlessly deploying Essentials alongside your existing infrastructure so your teams can innovate and co-author instantly without sacrificing your current IT investments.
Real-Time Co-Authoring
Real-Time Co-Authoring
Foster absolute teamwork with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Multiple employees can edit the exact same document simultaneously, completely eliminating version control issues.
Secure Cloud Storage
Secure Cloud Storage
Empower teams with Google Drive. Users can securely store, search, and share thousands of files from any device, protected by Google’s enterprise-grade encryption architecture.
Enterprise Video Meetings
Enterprise Video Meetings
Host highly secure, reliable video conferences using Google Meet. Accommodate hundreds of participants, record sessions directly to Drive, and utilize AI noise cancellation.
No Email Disruption
No Email Disruption
Keep your existing email client. Essentials is specifically designed to operate without Gmail or Google Calendar, acting purely as a powerful collaboration overlay for your current setup.
Seamless Office Compatibility
Seamless Office Compatibility
Work natively with legacy formats. Employees can open, edit, and comment on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly within Workspace without converting them.
Advanced Admin Controls
Advanced Admin Controls
Maintain strict corporate governance. IT retains deep administrative capabilities, including user provisioning, active device management, and comprehensive usage reporting.
The Best of Both Worlds
The Best of Both Worlds
Zero Disruption to Active Workflows
Zero Disruption to Active Workflows
Migrating an entire enterprise email and calendar system is a massive undertaking that some organizations are simply not ready to execute. Google Workspace Essentials bypasses this barrier. Digitl integrates the platform directly into your current environment, allowing your workforce to unlock modern collaboration features immediately with zero downtime or complex MX record cutovers.
Eliminating "Shadow IT"
Eliminating "Shadow IT"
When employees are frustrated by clunky legacy file servers, they often turn to unapproved, consumer-grade cloud apps to share large files or collaborate with external vendors. Deploying Essentials officially sanctions Google Drive and Docs for corporate use, instantly bringing these shadow workflows back under centralized IT control and compliance.
Secure by Design
Secure by Design
Integrating a new collaboration suite does not mean compromising your security perimeter. Digitl configures Workspace Essentials to adhere strictly to your enterprise security posture, deploying Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules within Drive and ensuring that external file sharing is strictly governed according to your internal IT policies.
See the other Google Workspace editions and add-ons
See the other Google Workspace editions and add-ons
Education
Education
A comprehensive suite of tools designed specifically to empower educators, inspire students, and secure academic data.
Frontline
Frontline
Secure collaboration tools built specifically for the deskless workforce, connecting your operational teams to the corporate network.
Enterprise Plus
Enterprise Plus
The ultimate Workspace tier, offering maximum security, advanced compliance, and comprehensive endpoint management for large organizations.
Enterprise
Enterprise
The standard enterprise suite, delivering robust cloud productivity, enhanced security controls, and scalable administrative features.
Add-ons
Add-ons
Enhance your core environment with specialized, enterprise-grade tools like Vault, AppSheet, and Voice exactly where they are needed.
Frequently Asked Questions about Workspace Essentials
Frequently Asked Questions about Workspace Essentials
No. That is the defining feature of the Essentials tier. It intentionally excludes Gmail and Google Calendar so that it can run parallel to your existing email infrastructure (such as Microsoft Exchange or Office 365) without causing routing conflicts.
Users log in using their existing corporate email addresses. Digitl can also configure Single Sign-On (SSO) with your current identity provider (like Azure Active Directory or Okta), ensuring a seamless, one-click login experience for your entire workforce.
Absolutely. Many enterprises use Essentials as a strategic "stepping stone." Once the workforce is comfortable with Drive and Meet, Digitl can execute a full migration of your email and calendars, seamlessly upgrading your tenant to Google Workspace Enterprise without losing any stored files.