Oct 14, 2020 19:00:00

G Suite services with unlimited storage will be discontinued with the move to Google Workspace

As Google renamed the software suite 'G Suite' to '

Google Workspace, ' the service content has been revised and the specifications of the monthly plan have changed significantly. As a result, the unlimited storage available to general users that existed in G Suite has been discontinued in Google Workspace.

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Google announced in its announcement on October 6, 2020 local time that it changed the name of G Suite to Google Workspace. Not only the name, but also the UI has been renewed, the functions have been expanded, and the price plan has been changed at the same time.

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However, as a result of changes in the maximum number of registered users and service content for each plan due to changes in price plans, the unlimited storage service that was available in G Suite is no longer available to individual users.

The table below shows the storage capacity and maximum number of users who were using G Suite before the change. Not limited to individuals and corporations, the 'G Suite Business' plan was registered by 5 or more people, and the storage capacity was unlimited for 1360 yen per person per month.

However, with the transition to Google Workplace, the contents of the monthly plan have changed as follows. The unlimited storage plan is gone, and the maximum amount of storage that can be used is 30 GB for 680 yen per month for 'Business Starter', 2 TB for 1360 yen per month for 'Business Standard', and 5 TB for 2040 yen per month for 'Business Plus'. I will.

You can increase the capacity even more than 5TB by registering for a plan for large-scale businesses for companies that is not included in the figure. For large-scale business plans, it is necessary to communicate directly with Google's sales staff at the time of registration, but the storage capacity can be increased as needed. Peta Pixel, a gadget-based media, speculates that 'I'm not explicitly saying unlimited, but in reality it will work unlimited.'

Users who were using G Suite at the time of writing the article can continue to use the unlimited storage plan unless they switch to Google Workplace. However, according to PetaPixel, Google plans to move all users to Google Workplace's system in the future, and users with unlimited storage plans will eventually be ready to move their data to another storage. You may need it.