Weekly Monitor Digest: Last Week's Top Stories (11/28 - 12/2)

1 Million Google Accounts Compromised by Android Malware Called Gooligan

Ars Technica | This is no bueno. 86 apps available in third-party marketplaces can root 74 percent of Android phones. Stay vigilant, my friends.

How to Compare Cloud Costs Between Amazon, Microsoft and Google

Network World | Which service is right for you? This guide will walk you through the pricing of biggest cloud providers.

What Tech Trends Will Dominate 2017? Join Our Slack Community for an Exclusive AMA with Best-Selling Author and Futurist Jacob Morgan

BetterIT | Future of work expert Jacob Morgan will join us for an AMA this Friday at 2:00pm EST. Jacob works with some of the world's biggest companies, including Microsoft, IBM, SAP, and Cisco. We'll be discussing tech trends for 2017 and the years to come. The AMA will be hosted in our new Slack community, BetterIT (totally free to join!).

2017 Security Predictions

CIO | "If you thought 2016 was bad, fasten your seat belts--next year is going to be even worse," writes Sharon Florentine. That's optimistic!

Design Emails in Google Docs, Convert Them to Gmail Drafts with 1 Click

BetterCloud Monitor | Goodbye, wonky formatting. Hello, beautiful emails. Here's how you can design emails in Google Docs and then convert them to Gmail drafts with one click–all without losing any formatting.

Clean Up Email Addresses in Your Gmail Auto-complete List

BetterCloud Monitor | When you write an email, you probably depend on Gmail to auto-complete the recipient’s email address in the “To” field. But if that person is no longer working there, or that address is no longer in use, you can remove those auto-complete addresses from the list so they won’t pop up anymore.

Connect Your Personal and Work Calendars in Google Calendar

BetterCloud Monitor | If you juggle multiple calendars, you probably waste time checking all of them to see whether or not you’re actually free on a given date. By connecting your personal calendar to your work calendar, you can check all of your most important commitments in a single glance (and keep the info private).

SaaS Updates Summary: November 28–December 2

Last week, G Suite introduced a new way to build powerful apps for your business, as well as seven new apps for the “Recommended for G Suite” program. Microsoft introduced new cloud storage options for Office on Android. Plus, Box, Dropbox, Freshdesk, JIRA Service Desk, Trello, and Zendesk introduced new exciting features, integrations, and certifications. Click the link for more info.

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