Google Apps: Mastering Integration and Customization

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Credits......Page 4
About the Authors......Page 5
www.PacktPub.com......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 18
Google Figures......Page 28
Google and Cloud Computing......Page 29
The nature of the players and billing......Page 30
The different hosting modes......Page 31
The Platform as a Service—PaaS......Page 32
SaaS and software architectures......Page 33
The client-server architecture......Page 34
Standalone architectures......Page 35
Private or public cloud?......Page 36
The IS in the 2000s......Page 37
The IS in the 2010s according to Google......Page 38
A new economic approach to computing......Page 39
Improving cost visibility......Page 40
Summary......Page 41
SaaS and data security......Page 42
SaaS opportunities......Page 43
Google corporate security policies......Page 44
Organizational security......Page 45
Physical and environmental security......Page 46
Access control......Page 47
Regulatory compliance......Page 48
The privacy principles that are implemented......Page 49
Use of personal information......Page 50
Availability of data and services......Page 51
How difficult is it to leave Google?......Page 52
Summary......Page 54
A brief history of Gmail......Page 62
Constant improvements......Page 63
State-of-the-art security tools......Page 64
A search- and conversation-oriented GUI......Page 65
Spell-checking and formatting......Page 66
Labels......Page 67
Filters......Page 69
Contact management......Page 70
Anti-spam and Antivirus......Page 71
Translation tools......Page 72
IMAP and POP access......Page 73
Multi-calendar-oriented GUI......Page 74
Creating calendars and events......Page 75
Defining reminders and notifications......Page 76
Sharing calendars and setting privacy levels......Page 77
Resource planning......Page 79
Publishing a calendar......Page 80
Integration with Gmail......Page 82
Instant translation......Page 83
Standalone application......Page 84
Gmail......Page 85
Google Calendar......Page 86
Gmail......Page 87
The offline mode......Page 88
Summary......Page 89
How does Google Docs differ from a conventional Office Suite?......Page 90
Creating and editing text documents......Page 91
Searching for documents......Page 92
Using Google Documents as attachments......Page 93
Tabs......Page 94
Formats and display rules......Page 95
Data validation......Page 96
Charts, drawings, and gadgets......Page 97
Creating forms......Page 98
Making a presentation......Page 99
Sharing documents......Page 100
Sharing a document with authenticated users......Page 101
Publishing a document as a web page......Page 102
Collaborating on a document......Page 103
Importing and exporting documents......Page 105
Presentations......Page 106
DocVerse......Page 107
One template for each use......Page 108
The five types of pages......Page 110
The three categories of objects......Page 111
Google Video......Page 112
Summary......Page 113
Overview......Page 114
The Message Center......Page 116
The quarantine for infected messages......Page 117
The personal archive......Page 118
Defining a threshold for the anti-spam filter......Page 119
Creating users and organizations......Page 120
Defining user authorizations......Page 121
Managing filters for Gmail......Page 122
The anti-spam filters......Page 123
Content filters......Page 124
Attachment filters......Page 126
Defining notifications......Page 127
Managing archives......Page 128
Summary......Page 129
Introduction......Page 130
Installing an application......Page 132
Google App Engine for business......Page 133
The sandbox......Page 135
The Java environment......Page 136
The GAE services......Page 137
A few examples of sites running on GAE......Page 138
Summary......Page 139
Which version to choose?......Page 144
Registering for Google Apps......Page 145
Confirming Domain ownership......Page 146
Changing the MX-records to activate Gmail......Page 147
Activation of Postini services......Page 148
Manual creation......Page 149
Creating a group......Page 150
Activation of user-managed groups......Page 152
Managing advanced elements......Page 153
Gmail......Page 154
Google Calendar......Page 155
Synchronization with smartphones......Page 156
Summary......Page 157
The SSO issues......Page 158
The SAML concepts......Page 160
Use case: IdP-initiated Web SSO......Page 162
An implementation example: Shibboleth......Page 163
Workflow with Google Apps......Page 165
Settings in the administration console......Page 167
Strong authentication with Google Apps......Page 168
The Kerberos protocol......Page 170
Setting up Shibboleth for Kerberos......Page 171
Introduction to OpenID......Page 172
OpenID and Google Apps......Page 173
Summary......Page 175
Integration modes......Page 176
Accessing Google Apps from a third-party application: APIs......Page 177
Contacts Data API......Page 178
Email Settings API......Page 179
The workflow of a SDC call......Page 180
Local configuration of the SDC......Page 182
Running custom code on Google App Engine......Page 183
Inserting Google Apps gadgets in a portal......Page 184
Google storage......Page 185
Summary......Page 186
Accessing your Information System......Page 188
Mobile devices......Page 189
Chrome OS and the user desktop......Page 191
The graphical interface......Page 192
Performance......Page 193
Miscellaneous features......Page 194
The Chrome OS operating system......Page 195
Android and mobile devices......Page 196
Competitive advantages......Page 197
Summary......Page 198
Enterprise mashups......Page 200
Example use cases......Page 201
Introduction......Page 204
Case 2: SaaS synchronization......Page 205
Case 3: Application gadget......Page 206
Introduction......Page 207
Summary......Page 208
Size of the organization......Page 214
Targeting the appropriate population......Page 215
Existing mail......Page 216
Functional requirements......Page 217
Projects, phases, and strategies......Page 218
Training users......Page 219
Performing advanced integration......Page 220
\"Flash\" strategy......Page 221
\"Standard\" strategy......Page 222
Organization of Type 2 (OT2)......Page 223
Organization of Type 5 (OT5)......Page 224
Organization of Type 7 (OT7)......Page 225
Conclusion......Page 226
Summary......Page 227
The issues......Page 228
Defining a scope......Page 229
Choosing the applications......Page 230
Choosing pilot users......Page 231
Managing external mailing lists......Page 232
Transferring archives......Page 233
The TCO of the target solution......Page 234
Choosing a domain name......Page 235
Adding users to Google Apps......Page 236
Dual-delivery via the Enterprise mail server......Page 237
Dual-delivery via Google......Page 238
Bringing support to users......Page 239
Evaluating the results......Page 242
Summary......Page 244
The steps of the migration......Page 246
Data transfer checklist......Page 247
Administrator tools......Page 248
User tools......Page 250
Lotus Notes environment......Page 252
IMAP method......Page 254
Summary......Page 256
Index......Page 258