Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) is a cloud-based suite of productivity and collaboration tools. It brings together popular Google apps, such as Drive, Classroom, Meet, Calendar, and Docs, into a single integrated workspace.
Google Workspace includes Google Gemini, an intelligent AI assistant designed to enhance productivity and creativity. Gemini leverages advanced generative AI from Google’s Gemini model family to deliver a versatile, multimodal experience across web and mobile platforms. This enables you to perform a wide range of generative tasks—from writing and planning to research and creative projects—while seamlessly integrating with Google’s ecosystem of tools and services
In addition to the University's recommended cloud collaboration and storage services, all faculty, staff, and students have access to Google Workspace at no cost. Sponsored accounts are addressed on a case-by-case basis; please contact the 24/7 Technology Help Desk for more information.
Note: Upon graduation (transition to Alumni status), students will lose access to Google Workspace, including any files they own as well as access to anything that is shared with them in the Google environment.
About This Service
Key Features
- Collaboration: Google Workspace enables easy collaboration and real-time editing among team members, regardless of their location, making it an ideal solution for remote teams.
- Easy file sharing: Google Drive allows users to easily store, share, and access files from anywhere, on any device.
- Increased productivity: The suite of Google tools helps users work more efficiently and effectively, with features like smart suggestions, templates, and integrations with other Google products.
- Cost-effective: Google Workspace is a cost-effective solution for Pitt, as it eliminates the need for on-premises servers and hardware.
- Security: Google Workspace provides advanced security features, such as two-factor authentication, data loss prevention, and security key enforcement, to help protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Google Gemini Key Features
- Multimodal Reasoning: Gemini can seamlessly process and understand information across different modalities, enabling it to interpret complex queries that involve text, images, audio, and video, and generate coherent and relevant responses.
- Advanced Language Understanding and Generation: Leveraging sophisticated neural network architectures, Gemini excels at comprehending nuances in human language and generating high-quality, contextually appropriate text for diverse tasks such as summarization, translation, creative writing, and coding.
- Code Generation and Analysis: Gemini can generate, explain, and debug code in various programming languages, making it a powerful tool for developers and those involved in software engineering.
- Scalability and Integration: Built to be flexible and robust, Gemini can be integrated into various applications and workflows, from consumer-facing products to enterprise solutions, and is designed to handle a wide range of computational demands.
- Continuous Learning and Improvement: As a Google AI product, Gemini benefits from ongoing research and development, constantly improving its performance, accuracy, and capabilities through continuous learning from vast datasets and user interactions.
Getting and Using This Service
How do I access this service?
How do I request this service?
Submit a ticket by clicking the Request Help button on the upper right hand corner of this page.
Who can use this service?
Students, Faculty, Staff
Maximum Acceptable Data Class
Public - Low risk internal or public data – Disclosure poses little to no harm
Data Risk Classification
Support
How do I get help?
Submit a ticket by clicking the Request Help button on the upper right hand corner of this page.