Evan and Davechat with Javier Soltero, VP & GM of Google Workspace.
Javier wants you to re-think G Suite. Actually, he wants you re-think suites and in general. He explains in this podcast the logic and intent of rebranding G Suite to Google Workspace. We also cover some of the changes at Google Cloud, and Javier explains why enterprises can trust Google with their data. Go ahead and download this episode, voice is a great way to meet and chat.
Javier Soltero became the VP of G Suite about a year ago, and already worked himself out of that job. Google Workspace is more than a rebrand, it's a new philosophy about online productivity. We also cover voice, chat, and of course email. We also talk about how Google Workspace is different than Microsoft's Office 365 -- his prior gig.
Javier landed at Microsoft after it acquired his startup, Acompli in 2014. As an MS CVP, he worked on Cortana, Outlook, and Office. Prior to starting Acompli, Javier worked at VMware, Hyperic, and Netscape. Javier attended Carnegie Mellon University and currently lives in the San Francisco area.
This was a really fun conversation. Javier didn’t hesitate or deflect any question we threw at him. Quite the opposite, he provided thorough and thoughtful responses. This is actually new for Google. I’ve been following Google’s productivity solutions for over a decade, and there’s been very few accessible executives. This podcast is one example, but Javier also personally engaged with analysts regarding the launch of Google Workspace.
I previously concluded Google is great at innovation, but weak at implementation. There’s been too many examples of Google introducing a great innovation that Microsoft subsequently perfects. You could conclude, for example, that Google inspired Microsoft Office 365 (when Google Apps was introduced, there was nothing like it – a web-based productivity suite). It’s similar with the Chromebook which now has company from Windows X as a low-TCO cloud-optimized device. Most recently, Microsoft is now running with Chromium, and Edge is getting noted as an innovative alternative to Chrome.
However, I am now getting the impression that Javier (and his boss Thomas) have decided to end this pattern. Javier has been at Google for only a year, but already Meet has seen tremendous improvement. Gmail too, and all the ambiguity about Hangouts is finally getting sorted (Hangouts is going away). I get the impression that Javier has a lot more ideas too.Evan and Dave chat with Javier Soltero, VP & GM of Google Workspace.
Javier wants you to re-think G Suite. Actually, he wants you re-think suites and in general. He explains in this podcast the logic and intent of rebranding G Suite to Google Workspace. We also cover some of the changes at Google Cloud, and Javier explains why enterprises can trust Google with their data. Go ahead and download this episode, voice is a great way to meet and chat.
Javier Soltero became the VP of G Suite about a year ago, and already worked himself out of that job. Google Workspace is more than a rebrand, it's a new philosophy about online productivity. We also cover voice, chat, and of course email. We also talk about how Google Workspace is different than Microsoft's Office 365 -- his prior gig.
Javier landed at Microsoft after it acquired his startup, Acompli in 2014. As an MS CVP, he worked on Cortana, Outlook, and Office. Prior to starting Acompli, Javier worked at VMware, Hyperic, and Netscape. Javier attended Carnegie Mellon University and currently lives in the San Francisco area.
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