Weekly Roundup Oct. 2nd 2017

Welcome to the inaugural Alpin Weekly Roundup! It’s our hand-picked list of stories that matter.

Julien Denaes

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Alpin.io

2 min readOct 14, 2017

SaaS Updates And Tips

Admin console tools to better manage Google Calendar events of former employees

Google is introducing a new set of tools to better assist admins with managing former employees’ calendar events, which will help you streamline your company’s employee exit workflows.

Introducing Shared Channels: Where you can work with anyone in Slack

Shared Channels are a new kind of channel that connects two separate organizations, creating a common space for both sides to make use of Slack’s communication features and platform integrations when working together.

How the new Dropbox app for Jira Software Cloud helps distributed teams stay in sync

Atlassian has partnered with Dropbox to build a brand new Official Dropbox app for Jira.

3 Pro Tips for Maximizing Impact with Salesforce and Smartsheet

Smartsheet has developed its own Salesforce Connector over one year ago. Smartsheet customers can automatically synchronize data across Smartsheet and Salesforce to drive ownership and accountability for customer engagements. Here are 3 new interesting use cases for automation:

1. Make Quick Bulk Updates
2. Get a Clear Visual of Your Sales Cycle
3. Easily Reassign Accounts or Territories

Security Topics

Okta: The GDPR, Identity, and Your Organization

The GDPR is a comprehensive, European Union data protection law designed to strengthen data protection and privacy for individuals within the European Union. Okta started to publish some articles about this subject.