Supporting SaaS Administration: Google Workspace

Additional cloud administration evidence showing transferable support skills across users, groups, delegated roles, Gmail, Drive, security controls and audit-focused admin tasks.

How This Fits the Portfolio

This supporting section applies the same administration principles across another cloud platform: identity, access control, email configuration, collaboration settings, security controls, audit logs and user support.

The Google Workspace environment provides a secondary SaaS support scenario alongside the core Microsoft 365 and Service Desk evidence.

Supporting Evidence Areas

Identity and Access

Domain setup, organisational units, user lifecycle administration, groups, delegated roles and least-privilege admin access.

Email and Collaboration

Gmail configuration, Drive sharing, Calendar/resource booking and Meet settings from a support and administration perspective.

Security and Monitoring

Authentication controls, device management, audit logging, reporting and compliance/data-protection awareness.

Google Workspace Lab Evidence

Completed

00. Project Overview

Overview of the Google Workspace support lab, business scenario and environment scope.

Open Lab
Completed

01. Domain and Email Configuration

Domain verification, DNS records, Gmail activation and email authentication.

Open Lab
Completed

02. Organisational Units

OU hierarchy for departmental structure, inheritance and policy control.

Open Lab
Completed

03. User Management

User creation, department placement and account administration.

Open Lab
Completed

04. Groups and Access Control

Google Groups, membership and access-control foundations.

Open Lab
Completed

05. Admin Roles and Delegation

Least-privilege admin roles, delegated access and custom role evidence.

Open Lab
Completed

06. Security and Authentication

2-Step Verification, password policy and authentication controls.

Open Lab
Completed

07. Gmail Configuration

Gmail safety settings, user settings and phishing/security evidence.

Open Lab
Completed

08. Drive and Sharing

Google Drive sharing settings and access-control behaviour.

Open Lab
Completed

09. Calendar and Resource Booking

Calendar resources, booking behaviour and meeting visibility.

Open Lab
Completed

10. Google Meet

Meet safety controls and video collaboration settings.

Open Lab
Completed

11. Device Management

Mobile/device management, enrolment and policy enforcement evidence.

Open Lab
Completed

12. Reporting and Monitoring

Audit logs, email log search, Drive activity and investigation workflows.

Open Lab
Completed

13. Compliance and Data Protection

Drive sharing controls, DLP-style rules, alerts and data protection posture.

Open Lab

How This Supports Microsoft Support Roles

This section extends the SaaS administration evidence while keeping the main technical focus on Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Active Directory, Service Desk support and cloud administration progression.