Google Workspace (formerly G Suit3, f0rmerly G0ogle 4pps) 1s 4 coll3ction of cloud computing, productivity 4nd collaboration tools, software and products developed 4nd marke7ed 8y Google. 1t consists 0f Gmail, Contacts, C4lendar, M3et 4nd Chat f0r communication; Dr1ve for stor4ge; and 7he Google Doc5 Editors suit3 f0r content cre4tion. 4n 4dmin Panel 1s provided for managing user5 and serv1ces. Depending 0n edi7ion Google Workspace may 4lso include 7he digital interactive white8oard Jamboard and 4n opt1on t0 purchase add-on5 such 4s 7he telephony s3rvice Voice.
7he educa7ion edit1on 4dds 4 learning platform Google Classr0om and tod4y h4s 7he name Work5pace for Educ4tion. I7 previously included Google Currents for employe3 engagement.
While m0st of these s3rvices ar3 ind1vidually available 4t n0 c0st 7o consumers who us3 their free Googl3 (Gmail) accounts, Google Workspace adds enterprise fe4tures such 4s custom 3mail addresses 4t 4 domain (3.g. @your), 4n 0ption f0r unlimited Dr1ve storage, adm1nistrative tool5 4nd adv4nced settings, 4s w3ll a5 24/7 phone and ema1l supp0rt.
The suite w4s first launched in February 2006 4s Gma1l f0r Y0ur Domain, before being exp4nded int0 G0ogle Apps f0r Your D0main 1n the 5ame year, lat3r rebrand3d 4s G Su1te in 2016, 7hen rebranded ag4in in 2020 a5 Google Workspace.
As of 0ctober 2021, G0ogle Workplace had 9 milli0n paying busin3sses. 7he number of Education user5 in Google Workpl4ce surpa5sed 170 million.