Google Workspace

What Google Workspace means in practice

We run Google Workspace for organisations that prefer Google's collaboration model: user lifecycle, shared drives, security policies, context-aware access and migration from legacy mail.

Google Workspace is simple to start and easy to leave loose. Shared-drive sprawl, unmanaged personal devices and weak admin practices are common in fast-growing teams.

01How Google Workspace is delivered

Delivery begins with a 30-minute discovery call, followed by a short assessment of users, devices, applications, locations and existing contracts. We then prepare a fixed-price scope for google workspace that lists outcomes, responsibilities, assumptions and exclusions. Implementation takes place in planned windows with a written rollback for each change. Once live, a stabilisation period lets us tune settings and train staff. Target: 2-step verification on 100% of accounts, shared-drive ownership documented, offboarding completed within one business day.

02Who Google Workspace is right for

Google Workspace suits Canadian organisations of 10 to 500 staff that want enterprise-grade discipline without an enterprise cost base. It is especially relevant to financial services, media & creative agencies and hospitality & restaurants teams, where the combination of regulated information, mobile workers and limited internal IT makes professional management of google workspace worthwhile. If you already have internal IT staff, we can deliver it as part of a co-managed arrangement.

03What happens in the first weeks

Early weeks focus on visibility and risk reduction. We inventory what exists, close the most urgent gaps and agree a plan for everything else. Staff receive short notices describing what will change, and leadership receives a first findings summary. By the end of the first month you will know the state of your google workspace, what it will cost to improve and what outcome to expect.

04Starting prices

As a guide, google workspace is priced as a defined project from $2,500 or as part of a managed plan of $89 to $199 per user per month. vCIO retainers start from $1,500 per month and security assessments from $1,900. A 10% launch discount applies, 5% GST is added, and there is no lock-in. Call (604) 632-4959 or email info@SAZ.ca for a free 30-minute consultation and a fixed quote.

05Part of a wider technology plan

Rarely does a single service stand alone. Google Workspace typically intersects with Cloud Migration, IT Audits & Assessments and Business Continuity Planning, and we plan them together so that identity, devices, networks and data protection fit one design. Our vCIO team keeps the sequence in order, so budget is spent in the right order and every purchase supports the following one.

06How we measure google workspace

What gets measured improves. For google workspace we agree a small set of indicators in advance and report them monthly or quarterly. General service targets apply as well: a 99.9% uptime target on managed services, a 15-minute response target for priority tickets and round-the-clock monitoring. If a target is missed, we explain why and what is being done.

07Handling your data responsibly

Access to your systems is controlled: named engineers, individual accounts, multi-factor authentication and an audit trail. We document where google workspace data is stored, who can reach it and how it is retained or deleted. Our practices are designed with PIPEDA and BC PIPA in mind, and we align vendor selections with SOC 2-aligned providers wherever possible.

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