Free Google Workspace Admin Training

Yahya Zakir Sait ran this free training for IT administrators and business owners who look after a Google Workspace account. It was a working session in the Admin console rather than a product overview.

The first part covered user and device management: organising users into organisational units and groups so policies apply in one place, and managing the phones and laptops that reach company data. The second part was security and data protection: enforcing 2-Step Verification, reviewing sharing settings for Drive, and using the security tools in the console to spot unusual activity. Live demos showed each setting where an admin would actually find it.

The practical takeaway: most Workspace risk in small and mid-sized Gulf companies comes from defaults nobody revisited after setup. A short checklist (2-Step Verification for everyone, external sharing limited to what the business needs, and a clear offboarding routine) closes much of it. The session ended with a quiz and a prize.