Over five million businesses use Google Apps as business tools for productivity, and now these same companies also have the opportunity to add training to the mix.
How? By integrating the Docebo LMS with Google Apps.
Google Apps. What is it?
Google Apps is a Cloud-based productivity suite that helps teams stay connected and work from any location, and on any device. The included applications are:
- Gmail: for email
- Calendar: for the management of shared calendars
- Drive: for storing and sharing documents
- Documents: for the creation, sharing and publishing of documents
- Spreadsheets: for the creation, sharing and publishing of Excel-like spreadsheets
- Presentations: for the creation, sharing and publishing of presentations
The benefits of the Google Apps suite in terms of productivity for businesses (both large and small) are great. Every document produced is always available online and accessible via any mobile device. The concept of work is being revolutionized by having all the documents you need (spreadsheets, presentations etc) readily-available at any time, and all in the one place.
The ability to expand the tools available to users of Google Apps is almost unlimited. Google Apps has, in fact, a broad marketplace of Apps that expand the range of services that a company can offer to employees, contractors, partners or customers. And amongst these services there is also online training integrated into Google Apps thanks to Docebo LMS.
Docebo for Google Apps
Docebo integrates seamlessly with Google Apps, becoming part of the Cloud universe of services for business that improve and optimize work processes. Employees and collaborators will have access to an environment for distance education using the same credentials they use to access their email.
Companies can now configure a single-sign-on (SSO) between Google Apps and an elearning platform like Docebo without any IT support. This means that in few clicks you can achieve an integrated environment for productivity and training! For further information about how to integrate Google Apps with Docebo LMS, please see the Docebo guide.
Advantages
A solution in the Cloud like Google Apps addresses the need companies have to spend less in licensing software and to ensure the latest (and almost free of charge) upgrading / maintenance.
The success of the tablet and smartphone as work tools also implies that such software should also be available on mobile as well as PC / Laptop – and not in a shortened or simplified version! In addition, companies want to be assured that the choice of software does not mean limitations for future integrations with other enterprise applications or vertical software.
Docebo fully embraces this philosophy and is not only suitable for custom integrations through the use of its APIs, but has prepared a set of ready-made Apps for integrations with most common software including Google Apps.
Possible scenarios
Google Apps success stories show that the adoption of this solution is appreciated in companies of all sizes and in many different contexts including education and government.
The story of Docebo similarly shows how the elearning platform has been adopted in very different business contexts for both internal and external training. Online training can be delivered outside the company with or without associated costs, according to the company’s business model – and not only for companies that sell courses at the core of their business. And that’s the case for extended enterprise – extended enterprise delivers training (fee paying or non-fee paying) to partners, employees, suppliers and even customers. But there’s another possible scenario arising from the integration between Google Apps and Docebo: a company or a professional can increase its/his/her own catalogue of services to include elearning.
Docebo is the only business solution for online training in the Google Marketplace, and is one of a few to have an App for single-sign-on (SSO) which means empowered users and companies since (as mentioned above) IT support is not required.
Try out Docebo and Google Apps for yourself!