productivity Toolkit
Google Resources
G Suite
Email and productivity suite, file storage, project management, video/tele conferencing
Alternatives: Office 365, Zoho
Resources
Google ChromeOS
Remote/cloud managed devices
Alternatives: Thin clients such as Wyse, or open source models such as ThinStation
Google Tables
Project management and Kanban
Customer service, inventory, HR, sales, product design
Alternatives: Airtable, Monday, Asana, Teamwork Projects, Office 365
Google Sites
Simple and easy to deploy websites
Intranets and Wikis
Internally or externally facing
Alternatives: Squarespace, WordPress, Weebly
Google Analytics
Tracking website usage, traffic
User demographics, new/repeat users
Tracking internal sites such as captive portals
Alternatives: Heap, FoxMetrics, StatCounter
Project management
Helpdesk
Current GPLS platform is osTicket
Host free, open source version or cloud hosted application
Task tracking, communications, workflow triage
Alternatives: Jira Services Desk, Teamwork Desk, Zoho Desk
JotForm
Complex surveys
Alternatives: SurveyMonkey
Google Forms
Basic surveys
Alternatives: JotForm, SurveyMonkey
Google Calendar
Publish to the public
Resource tracking and management
Link to virtual meetings and resources
Alternatives: Office 365, Zoho
Google Sheets
Inventory control
Process tracking
Basic workflow/project management
Alternatives: Office 365, Zoho
Google Tables
Project management and Kanban
Customer service, inventory, HR, sales, product design
Alternatives: Airtable, Monday, Asana, Teamwork Projects, Office 365
Remote Workforce Management
Logmein
Remote device management
Remote support
Inventory
Alternatives: Teamviewer, GoToMyPC, RemotePC, ZohoAssist
Helpdesk
Current GPLS platform is osTicket
Host free, open source version or cloud hosted application
Task tracking, communications, workflow triage
Alternatives: Jira Services Desk, Teamwork Desk, Zoho Desk
Training
virtual events
Whova
Great for conferences and boot camps
In-person or virtual
Registration, logistics, moderation, networking
Embed event information into your own website
Alternatives: 6Connex
Resources
Overview
Training