Google Workspace integration consulting

Connect Google Workspace to the rest of your business.

Your team runs on Gmail, Drive, Sheets and Calendar. We build the connections that carry what arrives there into your other systems, so the shared spreadsheet stops being the system of record.

Keep it, then extend it

What Google Workspace does well, and where teams outgrow it.

Where Google Workspace shines
  • Tools people already knowMail, files, calendars and spreadsheets share one company sign-in, and most people need no training to use them.
  • Built for working togetherSeveral people can edit the same document or sheet at once, and sharing a folder with a team takes seconds.
  • Small automations with Apps ScriptApps Script lets someone write small automations for Gmail, Sheets, Drive and Calendar that run on Google's servers, with nothing to install.
Where teams hit the limits
  • Sheets become the databaseOrders, jobs and client lists end up in shared spreadsheets with no checks, where one bad paste can break the formula everyone relies on.
  • Email is still the intakeRequests, orders and documents arrive in Gmail, and someone retypes them into the system that tracks them.
  • Scripts nobody ownsApps Script projects written by one person get hard to maintain, and nobody notices when one quietly stops running.
What we build around it

Connecting Google Workspace to the rest of your work.

01

Shared inboxes read and routed

Messages and attachments in a team mailbox are read, labeled and turned into records in your other systems for a person to confirm.

02

Drive files filed and linked

Contracts, forms and photos are saved to the right shared drive folder, named consistently and linked to the client or job.

03

A real tool behind the spreadsheet

The spreadsheet your team depends on becomes a small application with proper checks, and a Sheet stays available for anyone who wants to look.

04

Bookings on the right calendar

Appointments, site visits and deadlines from your other systems appear on the right Google calendars, and changes flow both ways.

05

Reports refreshed into Sheets

Numbers from your other systems land in a Google Sheet on a schedule, for the people who like to work in spreadsheets.

06

Alerts in Gmail or Chat

Overdue tasks, stuck requests and exceptions reach the person who can act, by email or Google Chat.

Before we start

How access works.

Your Google Workspace administrator decides what the connection may touch. In the Admin console they can mark an app as trusted, limit it to specific Google data or block it, and Gmail, Drive and Docs can be locked down further against higher-risk access. For work that spans many mailboxes or calendars, a super admin can grant domain-wide delegation, which lets software act for users without each person approving it. Google notes that this reaches the data of every user in your organization, so we keep the permissions as narrow as the job allows, and avoid delegation entirely when sharing a folder with the connection will do (see Google's admin guide). To react to new mail, the connection asks Gmail for change alerts and renews that request at least every seven days, with a check that tells us if alerts stop. We test with a test account or organizational unit before anything touches live work.

FAQ

Common questions.

Do we have to move off Google Workspace?

No. Your team keeps working in Gmail, Drive and Sheets. We build around them and connect what they don't reach.

Does the connection need access to everyone's email?

Usually not. Many jobs only need one team mailbox or a shared folder. Domain-wide delegation is used only when the work truly spans many users, and only with the narrowest permissions your admin approves.

We have Apps Script automations already. Will you replace them?

Only where it helps. Scripts that work can stay. We move the important ones into software with logging and alerts, so you know when something stops.

Are you a certified Google Workspace partner?

No. We're an independent integration consultant and development team. We build with Google Workspace's official developer tools and approved access, using the access your team grants, and we work alongside your Google Workspace admin or implementation partner rather than replacing them.

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Tell us how you use Google Workspace today.

A few sentences is plenty. We'll tell you what we'd connect first, and whether a ready-made app already does the job.