Google Services Roadmap
Apps & Tools
Released by Winter 2015
Released by Spring 2016
Released by Summer 2016
Implementation
½ or 1 day
Introductory
Training
Other
Setup with
Gmail
Training
CC4 Google
integration
into RMMC
Exchange
Email
to Gmail
Migration
Setup
without
Gmail
Google
one day
Consultancy
Google basic
Technical
Training
Google
Settings check
Service
Google Admin
Support
Key
Released
In Progress
Chromebook
Commissioning
To Follow
*Please note that this roadmap may be subject to change
Student
Leavers Data
Transfer
Service
LAN Data
to Google
Migration
MultiAcademy Trust
Setup
Easymail
migration
(IMAP)
Google Services Roadmap
Feature
Description
Benefits
Available to
Feature
Description
Benefits
Available to
CC4 Google
integration into
RMMC
Access to the Google
admin console via the
RMMC console.
Helps to bring your estate of different devices together,
making management of them accessible from one location.
Free to CC4.5
customers.
Easymail
migration
(IMAP)
You can change to using Google’s free email functionality.
You can continue to use Microsoft Outlook as your email
client. All your old emails will be retained.
Any customer with
access to Google
Apps for Education..
Google setup –
Getting started
with Google
Setup of Google services
for a school.
Benefits of using RM
We do the setup using trained engineers,
saving you time learning to do this yourself.
Benefits of going Google
Cost effective:
• Availability of free apps
• Free unlimited storage.
Collaboration:
• Supports Google classroom out of the box
• Anywhere access from any device
• Auto-save and version history
• Sandboxed and safe.
Ease of use:
• Core apps to support day-to-day tasks
• Fast boot and logon
• Easy to swap-out and replace damaged kit.
Any customer.
Migrates email
information from your
existing IMAP email
system to Gmail.
Google in the
classroom –
Introductory
training
An introduction to
Google Drive
& Google Classroom
showing how these
can be used to support
teaching in the
classroom.
Gives you the confidence to teach using some
of the core Google services. Training to take place
at your site.
Any customer with
access to Google
Apps for Education.
Google
consultancy
Consultancy to aid
lesson planning and/or
change management.
You can learn:
Any customer.
Google – Basic
technical
training
Training delivered by RM
on the fundamentals of
administering the Google
ecosystem.
Gives you the confidence to manage Google services on
behalf of your school
Delivered at RM this training gives you the chance to
learn the fundamentals along with peers who are also
new to Google.
Any customer
with administrator
access to Google
Apps for Education.
Google –
Admin console
technical
support
The network support
contract is extended
to include support for
Google admin console
(management of Core
apps only).
Customers can call RM to help them with use of the
Google Admin console to manage Core apps.
Trained and knowledgeable staff will help customers
with their problems.
Any customer with
a Network Support
contract (at no
extra charge).
Google settings
check service
Checks the configuration You benefit from RM’s experience of how best to configure
of your Google Apps
Google Apps for schools, and can have confidence that
service and recommends your Google Apps service is set up correctly.
improvements.
Any customer
with administrator
access to Google
Apps for Education.
Student leaver’s
data transfer
service
Transfers a student’s
Google data to their
personal account.
Any customer with
access to Google
Apps for Education.
•How Google Apps & Chromebooks may be
used to meet teaching and learning objectives;
•How to manage the change to using Google Apps
within the establishment;
•How to motivate, train and support staff
starting to use Google Apps & Chromebooks.
Training to take place at your site.
Setup without
Gmail
This is a modification of
the Google setup service,
whereby Gmail is not
enabled.
You can use your existing email domain name for Google
Apps without breaking your current email system
Any customer.
Exchange
email to Gmail
migration
Migrates email and
calendar information
from your existing
Microsoft Exchange
email system to Gmail
and Google Calendar.
When your Exchange server is end of life, you
can change to using Google’s free email and calendar
functionality rather than buy a new Exchange server.
You can continue to use Microsoft Outlook
as your email client.
All your old emails and existing calendar appointments
will be retained.
Any customer with
access to Google
Apps for Education.
Chromebook
commissioning
This is an improvement
to the Google setup
service, whereby
RM configures your
Chromebook device
settings.
You will be able to enrol and setup new Chromebooks
quickly and easily
Any customer.
LAN data
to Google
migration
Migrates user data from
your file server to Google
Drive.
When your file server is end of life, you can change to using
unlimited, free storage on Google Drive rather than buying
a replacement server. Once migrated to Google Drive, your
data is accessible from anywhere on any device.
Any customer with
access to Google
Apps for Education.
Multi-Academy
Trust setup
This is a modification of
the Google setup service,
whereby Google Apps for
Education is configured
to support multiple
schools in a MultiAcademy Trust.
Collaboration between schools is easier.
Facilitates centralised administration
of Google Apps across the Trust.
Any Multi-Academy
Trust customer.
When a student leaves the school, they can keep all their
learning materials.
*some specific features of Google's Chrome OS will not be available