- Google Google, Google, Google
why, oh why, oh why, I guess it's time for another round
of "WHAT THE TECH".
Hots on the heels on my last video
around the new Google Workspace offering
today I come to you with more news
of Google changing their minds.
This time is all around their Google Cloud Storage.
So whether you are using Google Photos
or G Suite now called Workspace
here is a quick update on what's happened
and what this means for you.
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Otherwise let's begin,
at firstly let's talk about what happens.
So in October 2020,
Google decided to change their business product line
called G Suite, over to a new name called Google Workspace.
However, it wasn't just the name change
as they decided to change what was included
in those various tiers of Google Workspace.
And for more information on exactly what their changes are.
Then I recommend you go watch this video
which will also be linked down below that like button
to find out more.
But in terms of the major change that I'm focusing on here
was the removal of their unlimited free storage
from their standard tiers.
You can still get unlimited storage
but now you'll need to upgrade to the Enterprise plan
at a significantly higher cost than previously.
Over to Google Photos now
and in November 2020, Google announced
they would be ending its free unlimited storage
for Google Photos users on June the first 2021.
For those of you who aren't aware that
Google has always had a free offering
within their Google Photos app,
you get 15 gigs of free storage,
but if you choose to store your videos and photos
in a reduced high-quality setting
instead of the original quality
Google will allow you to store an unlimited number of photos
and videos in your accounts, for more about how that works.
I made a video about this, which you can watch here
or by clicking in the link in the description below.
And the third kicker with Google this time
is that also in November of 2020
they're now changing how Google Docs and Sheets and Slides
and all the other files are actually stored.
Previously all of these file types
won't take up any additional space
in your Google Drive Storage.
Well now they do.
So any Docs, Sheets, Slides or the other files,
will now consume space in your Google Drive,
just like any other document you store.
So well, all of this now really sucks to be honest, why?
Well, because we've just had it too good to be true
for a very long time.
Many people who saw that unlimited storage
and saw the pricing, it was too good to be true.
It is the reason why
they pretty much won my online storage comparison videos
and online cloud photo storage comparison videos.
Because aside from them actually having
a really strong feature rich app that worked well.
Well looking at bang for buck, they win.
What does this all mean for you
as either a Google Photos user
or perhaps a G Suite user unsure of what to do next?
The answer is pretty simple actually.
My personal recommendation is to sign up
for a Google Workspace account
and it doesn't matter which tier.
And then once you're then subscribed
you can upgrade to the new Google Enterprise plan
from within your account page.
I think these around between 20 and $30 per month
because with their standard or higher Enterprise plans
you still get that unlimited storage.
Now Google still caveat
that this needs a minimum of five users to qualify,
but that is still the same as what they've said previously,
where actually individual users
could get that unlimited storage.
So maybe take that with a pinch of salt.
I haven't yet seen any confirmation
that people are doing this
and are getting the unlimited storage,
but equally I'm not seeing anything otherwise.
Now, if you are a Google Photos user
then this can still apply to you.
But let's be honest, I just don't like it.
You a consumer shouldn't need to be signing up
for an Enterprise Business account
to get unlimited storage.
And I'm sure that Google probably don't want you to do this.
But in reality, that is what a lot of people
myself included will do.
Because even though it's more expensive than it was before
it still presents great value for money
to have that safety blanket of unlimited cloud storage
for one fixed monthly price is absolutely incredible.
So just don't forget also that Google Drive
isn't a backup solution.
So make sure you are protecting your data
if you did do this.
But do let me know down in the comments below
if you have upgraded to the Enterprise plans
if you're a single user, do you get that unlimited storage?
Would love to know.
Anyway, that's all of it in this roundup of Google changes.
If you haven't already then watch my other two videos.
Talk about specific changes to Google Workspace
or maybe if Google have annoyed you too much
then check out this video for some other options.
Thanks for watching like subscribe.
All those things, see you in the next one.
Bye-bye.