Daily Monitor #44: Who Wins the Battle of Secure Messaging Apps

Starting Soon! The Final Day of Cloud IT Live

Cloud IT Live | After five great sessions yesterday, we're excited to pick things back up where we left off. Today's your last chance to experience our online event: Cloud IT Live!

Who Wins the Battle of Secure Messaging Apps

The Intercept | "In this article, I’m going to compare WhatsApp, Signal, and Allo from a privacy perspective," writes Micah Lee. "While all three apps use the same secure-messaging protocol, they differ on exactly what information is encrypted, what metadata is collected, and what, precisely, is stored in the cloud—and therefore available, in theory at least, to government snoops and wily hackers."

How I Learned To Give A Powerful Talk In Under 5 Minutes

Fast Company | Though this article isn't explicitly about IT, the topic of public speaking is pervasive through almost all professions. Being able to engage and communicate clearly with your boss or team effectively is critical.

Last Chance to Register: Understanding & Automating User Lifecycle Management in Google Apps

Cloud IT Live | Kicking off Cloud IT Live Day 2 will be Nate Collum, BetterCloud Sr. Product Manager (Automation). You'll walk away with a better understanding of what exactly user lifecycle management entails (hint: it's more than onboarding and offboarding), and you'll also learn what you can do to automate ULM for your Google Apps domain.

How to Make Columns in Google Docs

BetterCloud Monitor | If you’ve ever tried to create columns in Google Docs (for example, if you’re making a newsletter), you might have noticed that there’s no built-in feature for it. Don’t worry, though—the workaround is easy. Here’s a simple method for making columns.

SaaS Updates for June 29, 2016

Google announced that support for Google Apps Lookup will be ending as of September 26, 2016. Microsoft introduced a new Salesforce Lightning for Outlook add-in; new Outlook features for staying on top of your travel plans and package deliveries; and three new Sway features for Office 365 subscribers.