Gmail, Drive and Google+ Photos will get 30GB of unified storage

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"> Google apps team announced that Gmail and Drive both storage will be unified.<br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Hello Google Apps administrator,</strong></span><br /> <br /> Here's important news: Google storage quota is being unified across Gmail and Drive.<br /> <br /> Beginning May 28th, 2013, Google will change to a new, simpler allowance for storage—one that's combined across Gmail and Drive. We're replacing the current, separate storage allowances—25GB for Gmail and 5GB for Drive—with a single 30GB quota that will cover Gmail, Drive and Google+ Photos.<br /> <br /> Should users need more than the 30GB quota, they can purchase additional Drive storage using the <a href="http://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/7LMJkq7whPbnrmebziua98" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">existing ordering points</a>, and the higher allowance will continue to be spread across all of these services.<br /> <br /> This update is expected to roll out to Rapid Release domains beginning May 28th, 2013, and to Scheduled Release domains starting <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_347694141" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">June 11th, 2013</span></span>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Here's how the change will affect your users:</strong></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%px;" valign="top"><tbody> <tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; width: 100%px;"><tbody> <tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 15px;" valign="top">•</td><td dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"> Each user will have a total of 30GB of included storage that can be used across Gmail, Drive and Google+ Photos.</div> </td></tr> <tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 15px;" valign="top">•</td><td dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"> Users who needed extra storage under the old plans may no longer require it. For example, a Gmail user with just 3GB of email stored will be able to store up to 27GB of files in Drive without a need to license additional storage.</div> </td></tr> <tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 15px;" valign="top">•</td><td dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"> Gmail inboxes are no longer limited to 25GB. Each user can store up to 16TB of email by purchasing additional storage licenses.</div> </td></tr> <tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 15px;" valign="top">•</td><td dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"> As before, when users approach their storage quota, additional storage should be purchased to continue using Drive and Gmail normally.</div> </td></tr> <tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 15px;" valign="top">•</td><td dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"> Also as before, files created in Docs, Sheets and Slides, as well as photos in Google+ smaller than 2048px, won't count against storage quota.</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr><td height="14" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">For more information, please take a look at the </span><a href="https://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/doc/46tjRzbZtkNh0C6XP66xd6" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;" target="_blank">FAQ</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;"> and </span><a href="http://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/3uMsGYDLN6cVninSLsbZ8Z" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;" target="_blank">Help Center</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">. And feel free to contact Google Apps support if you have any questions or need further assistance (you can find contact information on the Support tab in your Admin console). </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">Thank you,</span><br /> <strong style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">The Google Apps Team</strong></div>

Gmail, Drive and Google+ Photos will get 30GB of unified storage

Google apps team announced that Gmail and Drive both storage will be unified. Hello Google Apps administrator, Here's important news: Google storage quota is being unified across Gmail and Drive. Beg…

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