Google’s strength is that it has many integrated services it provides for free. This section talks about what Google offers and what you are protecting when you implement the security measures outlined in this book. If you are considering going through the Google or Microsoft route (why not use both services) then this section may sway you.
Gmail is Google’s answer to email. It is one of the best and the closest competitor is Microsoft’s Outlook and Office suite. Google Drive is at its heart storage. It is a means of saving your files in the cloud. This means your files are kept on Google’s computers, which are always online. The advantage of this is that you can access your files from anywhere there is an internet connection.
Docs, Sheets and Slides are productivity tools, which can be used with just a browser. This means you do not need to download anything to use these tools. They are similar to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Google+ is a social network similar to Facebook and Twitter.
One Google account will access all these services and more. Here is a brief description of Google’s most popular services: