Heres what you missed in November 2025...

We are pleased to announce that our Google Workspace Community has already grown to 400+ members!

This dedicated Google Chat space is an exclusive hub for Workspace Admins and Google Partners to connect, share best practices and tackle challenges together.

Members get access to:

• Monthly expert-led webinars

• Real-world tips and advice from peers

• A supportive, vendor-neutral environment

It’s free to join and already being called one of the most valuable networks for Workspace professionals!

Want to join? Visit our community page here.

Come and say hi and dive into the latest community discussions about all things Google Workspace.

Our Patronum ‘How To’ webinar series continues this month, helping customers get the most out of Patronum with live, hands-on walkthroughs and expert insights.

Each session is designed to help you:

• See Patronum in action with real-time demonstrations

• Learn best practices for maximising efficiency and governance

• Ask questions and get direct answers from our team

If you missed any previous sessions, you can catch up anytime on the Patronum YouTube channel.

Upcoming sessions:
📅 Thursday 4th December 2025, 4pm GMT- Patronum+ Introduction
📅 Thursday 18th December 2025, 4pm GMT- 12 Days of Patronum

These sessions are open, practical, and built around your feedback, helping you and your team make the most of Patronum’s automation and lifecycle management features.

If there’s a specific topic you’d like to see covered in a future session, we’d love to hear from you! Just reply to this email or reach out via our LinkedIn page.

In November, our community hosted an exclusive session with Mikael Klambro on Google Workspace automation, one of our most requested topics this year.

It was another lively, high-value discussion with admins and partners sharing questions, ideas, and real experiences from the field.

If you missed it, the full session is now available on our YouTube channel.

Our Google Workspace Community continues to grow as a space for collaboration, learning, and expert insight. If you’re not already part of it, now’s the perfect time to join and get involved in the conversations shaping Workspace management.

Upcoming Google Workspace Community Hangout

To wrap up 2025, we’re taking a lighter, more social approach with a Christmas Quiz Special. This one is all about fun, conversation, and celebrating the amazing community we’ve built together!

Community Session: Google Workspace Community Hangout- Christmas Special

Date: 11th December 2025

Time: 11:00 AM Pacific, 16:00 GMT

The Google Workspace Community is about bringing like-minded people together to share ideas and offer advice where needed.

If you’re in the community and want to host a session or know someone perfect to host, feel free to reach out.

And if you’re not in the community yet but want to be part of exclusive conversations and a growing network of IT leaders, now’s the time to join.

Here are five of the most impactful updates for Google Workspace administrators and IT teams this month:

Granular OAuth Consent for Web Apps & Add-ons
Users can now approve only the specific scopes a script truly needs. This reduces unnecessary access, improves security posture, and gives admins tighter control over third-party integrations.

Data Classification Labels Visible Across All Drive Views
Drive classification labels now appear directly in Home, My Drive, Shared Drives, and search results. Admins gain clearer oversight of sensitive data and end users are less likely to mishandle classified files.

Auto-Generated Video Captions in 27 New Languages
Drive’s automatic captioning now supports many more languages, improving accessibility and enabling multilingual teams to search video content more effectively.

Enhanced Quality Metrics for Meet Live Stream Audit Logs
Admins now have access to deeper livestream performance metrics inside Meet audit logs. These insights help diagnose network issues and improve large-scale event reliability.

New Access Control Option for Google Chat Spaces
Space owners can now disable the “request to join” feature. This gives organisations stronger control over sensitive spaces and reduces unwanted access from shared links.

With Google rolling out new capabilities at a faster pace, the challenge shifts from unlocking features to managing change, usage and hygiene across your Workspace. Patronum helps by automating lifecycle management, enforcing policies and giving admins control from day one so your team can focus on productivity, not firefighting.