G Suite Updates: 2 new posts

Filter out disruptive noise in Google Meet

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:08 AM PDT

Quick launch summary

To help limit interruptions to your meeting, Google Meet can now intelligently filter out background noise like keyboard typing, doors opening and closing, and construction outside your window. Cloud-based AI is used to remove noise from your audio input while still letting your voice through.

We had previously announced this top-requested feature and are now beginning to roll it out to G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for Education customers using Meet on the web. We will bring the feature to mobile users soon, and will announce on the G Suite Updates blog when it's available.

Getting started

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
End users: This feature is OFF by default. To turn Noise cancellation ON, use the settings menu. Visit our Help Center to learn more about how to filter out noise from your video conference on Google Meet.

Rollout pace

Rapid and Scheduled Release domains:

Now available to all web users in most countries.
For users in Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, and New Zealand, extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 30, 2020.
Not currently available in some countries (currently including South Africa, the UAE, and surrounding locales). See our Help Center for more availability details.

Availability

Available to G Suite Enterprise, G Suite Enterprise for Education customers*
Not available to G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G Suite for Education, and G Suite for Nonprofits customers

Resources

Google Help: Filter out noise from your video conference on Google Meet

Roadmap

This feature was listed as an upcoming G Suite release.

*Availability in alternative packages is variable and based on your services.

Connected Sheets now generally available, replacing Sheets data connector

Posted: 30 Jun 2020 10:41 AM PDT

What's changing

We're making Connected Sheets generally available to G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for Education customers. Connected Sheets helps you analyze BigQuery data in Google Sheets. It was previously available in beta. Connected Sheets will replace Sheets data connector, a more limited way to connect Sheets and BigQuery.

Read more about how you can use it to analyze petabytes of data with Google Sheets in our Cloud Blog post.

Who's impacted

End users

Why you'd use it

Connected Sheets links Google Sheets to BigQuery, so you can analyze large BigQuery datasets using familiar spreadsheet tools and operations. This means users don't need to know SQL and can generate insights with basic spreadsheet operations like formulas, charts, and pivot tables.

This makes it easier for more members of your organization to understand, collaborate on, and generate insights from data. Specifically, it can help subject matter experts work with data without relying on analysts, who may be less familiar with the context of the data or be overloaded with a wide range of data requests.

Connected Sheets includes all the capabilities of the legacy Sheets data connector with additional enhancements. Enhancements include the ability to analyze and visualize data in Sheets without needing to first extract the data, being able to see a preview of data through a Sheet, and scheduling data refreshes to avoid analyzing stale data.

Learn more about how you can analyze petabytes of data with Google Sheets on the Cloud Blog.

Getting started

Admins: No action required, Connected Sheets will be ON by default. To use it, you must have set up BigQuery for your organization, and users must have access to tables or views in BigQuery. Use our Help Center to learn more about how to set up Connected Sheets.
End users: This feature will be ON by default. To use it, must have access to tables or views in BigQuery. Use our Help Center to learn more about Connected Sheets.

Rollout pace

Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially more than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 30, 2020. We expect rollout to complete within a month.

Availability

Available to G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for Education customers*
Not available to G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G Suite for Education, and G Suite for Nonprofits customers

Resources

Roadmap

This feature was listed as an upcoming G Suite release.

*Availability in alternative packages is variable and based on your services.

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