The Bettercloud admin control panel creates an overlay directory management and security fabric on top of Google Apps. Google Apps administrators like having the higher level controls and visibility that FlashPanel brings, some 40,000 companies with more than 20 million users are managing their Google Apps deployments using Bettercloud.

The Bettercloud Domain Health and Insight Center, provides Google Apps Admins with a domain health rating system that is based on insights gained from BetterCloud’s customer base. The center analyses 100 different attributes, data points, risk factors and potential exposures, and gives IT admins an easily understood dashboard so that they can decide on what actions to take. BetterCloud for Google Apps provides critical insights, automated management, and intelligent data security for the Google for Work platform, all integrated within a comprehensive and web-based interface.

BetterCloud for Google Apps is a browser-based application that connects with your Google Apps data and requires zero custom integration or setup so you can get up and running in minutes. The product is built on Google App Engine and Compute Engine and is backed by Google’s scalable infrastructure–the same foundation that powers Google Apps itself. Through open APIs, BetterCloud connects with Google applications including Gmail, Drive, and Contacts to build upon native offerings and present your data in insightful new ways.

Monitoring, Alerting, and Insights

Gain complete visibility into activities on your domain. Surface the information most critical to your organization as soon as you log in.

The Bettercloud application dashboard provides complete visibility into activities on your domain and proactively surfaces the information most critical to your organization every time you log in. Detect and monitor security risks before they become a problem, and learn about performance optimizations and best practice recommendations–all through a powerful and actionable alerting system.

User and Directory Management

Manage the full user lifecycle, from provisioning and deprovisioning to access to data and Google Apps services.

Let BetterCloud simplify your identity and access management. Through a comprehensive toolset, streamline tedious user and directory maintenance tasks and standardize critical processes like user onboarding and purging. Our bulk tools bring much needed time savings, and multi-step workflows help you make sure you never miss a step. And, what’s more, BetterCloud will constantly scan your directory and alert you with any inefficiencies or errors.

Auditing and Discovery

Identify and classify data exposure into and out of your organization–through Drive, Calendars, Sites, Google+, and more.

From documents and calendars to email aliases, groups, and contacts, take stock of all of the assets and data created on your domain. Most admins have no way of knowing what users are creating on their domain, and furthermore, how certain assets are being distributed and shared. Use BetterCloud to review the volume of data already created, then employ the rest of our suite of tools to remove, restrict, or remediate.

Compliance and Data Loss Prevention

Restrict data loss and exposure through granular content-aware policies to correct sharing in near real-time.

Gain insight into data access and usage across your business applications, pinpointing high-risk areas and both internal and external threats. Detect and remedy data exposure and documents containing personally identifiable or payment information using regular expression searching. Also identify third-party applications that have authenticated access to your domain, then govern usage and ensure compliance with organizational policies. Combined, this suite of tools empowers IT and security teams to employ cloud DLP and protect confidential information.

Fully Customizable Reporting Engine

Build custom reports, using over 100 parameters and filters, and gain detailed metrics about your domain.

Drill down into user activities, usage data, document exposure, sharing patterns, and more by building customized reports. Utilize over 100 parameters and filters to gain detailed data around nearly any aspect of your domain, and set them to run on a schedule to compare changes over time. Through this 360-degree view, determine appropriate corrective actions and inform future business decisions.

Customer Support and Success

Make the most of BetterCloud with the help of a certified team of experts, who provide in-depth training and ongoing customer care.

Bettercloud have a team of certified technical support experts who boast response times of less than an hour and a 98% satisfaction rating. They are there to ensure your long-term success with BetterCloud and Google Apps. What does that mean? Think of them as a concierge for cloud IT – they can provide in-depth training for you and your entire team, offer best practices and resources, and connect you with the Bettercloud network of admins and power users.