Originally posted on the G Suite Developers Blog
Posted by Wesley Chun (@wescpy), Developer Advocate, G Suite
There are over 200 sessions happening next month at
Google Cloud's Next 2017 conference
in San Francisco... so many choices! Along with content geared towards
Google Cloud Platform, this year features the
addition of
G Suite so all 3 pillars of
cloud computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) are represented!
There are already thousands of developers including Independent Software Vendors
(ISVs) creating solutions to help schools and enterprises running the G Suite
collaboration and productivity suite (formerly Google Apps). If you're thinking
about becoming one, consider building applications that extend, enhance, and
integrate G Suite apps and data with other mission critical systems to help
businesses and educational institutions succeed.
Looking for inspiration? Here's a preview of some of the sessions that current
and potential G Suite developers should consider:
The first is
Automating
internal processes using Apps Script and APIs for Docs editors. Not only
will you hear directly from senior engineers on the Google Sheets & Google
Slides REST API teams, but you'll also find out how existing customers are
already doing so! Can't wait to get started with these APIs? Here are
the
intro blog post & video for the latest
Google Sheets API as well as the
intro blog post & video for
the Google Slides API. Part of
the talk also covers
Google
Apps Script, the Javascript-in-the-cloud solution that gives developers
programmatic access to authorized G Suite data along with the ability to connect
to other Google and external services.
If that's not enough Apps Script for you, or you're new to that technology,
swing by to hear its Product Manager give you an introduction in his talk,
Using
Google Apps Script to automate G Suite. If you haven't heard of Apps Script
before, you'll be wondering why you haven't until now! If you want a headstart,
here's a
quick intro video to give you an
idea of what you can do with it!
Did you know that Apps Script also powers "
add-ons" which
extend the functionality of Google Docs, Sheets, and Forms? Then come to "
Building
G Suite add-ons with Google Apps Script". Learn how you can leverage the
power of Apps Script to build custom add-ons for your business, or monetize by
making them available in
the G
Suite Marketplace where administrators or employees can install your add-ons
for their organizations.
In addition to Apps Script apps, all your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
documents live in Google Drive. But did you know that Drive is not just for
individual file storage? Hear directly from a Drive Product Manager on how you
can, "
[Use]
Drive APIs to customize Google Drive." With
the Drive API and
Team
Drives, you can extend what Drive can do for your organization. One example
from the most recent
Google I/O tells the
story of
how WhatsApp used the Drive API to
back up all your conversations! To get started with your own Drive API
integration, check out this
blog post and short
video. Confused by when you should use Google Drive or
Google Cloud Storage? I've got an
app, err
video, for that too! :-)
Not a software engineer but still code as part of your profession? Want to build
a custom app for your department or line of business without having to worry
about IT overhead? You may have heard about
Google
App Maker, our low-code development tool that does exactly that. Curious to
learn more about it? Hear directly from its Product Manager lead in his talk
entitled, "
Citizen
developers building low-code apps with App Maker on G Suite."
All of these talks are just waiting for you at
Next, the best place to get your
feet wet developing for G Suite, and of course, the Google Cloud Platform. Start
by checking out the session
schedule. Next will also
offer many opportunities to meet and interact with industry peers along with
representatives from all over Google who love the cloud.
Register today
and see you in San Francisco!
