The true measure of a platform’s power isn’t just its features—it’s the success stories built on top of it. At the Google Workspace Developer Summit, we’re not just talking about what’s possible; we’re showcasing how our partners and customers are already using our tools to solve real-world problems.
This post highlights two key sessions that go beyond the technical details and get to the heart of what matters: delivering business value.
From Signal to Success: Lucid Software’s Journey as an Early Google Chat Integration Partner
For Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), timing is everything. Being an early adopter and partner can provide a significant market advantage, but it also comes with unique challenges. This session will pull back the curtain on Lucid Software’s journey as an early Google Chat integration partner.
Lucid will share their firsthand experience and provide actionable takeaways for any developer or product manager looking to build innovative solutions. You’ll discover:
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Identifying Market Opportunities: Learn how they leveraged crucial customer signals to drive their decision to invest in Chat integration from day one. This session is a masterclass in product strategy and identifying where to place your bets.
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Partnering with Google: Gain insights into their history of partnering with the Google team on integrations, including how they navigated the evolving landscape and provided early feedback that helped shape the platform.
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Prioritizing for Impact: Understand how they approached the critical balance of prioritizing impactful features against ambitious timelines, including the tough decisions they made along the way.
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Delivering Value Quickly: Learn practical strategies for building on a new platform and delivering value quickly in a dynamic development environment.
Google Chat Space Migration: A Real-World Customer Success Story
Migrating a company’s collaboration tools is a monumental task, but it’s more than just a technical challenge. It’s a human one. This session will delve into a real-world case study of a building supplies retailer that underwent a significant Google Chat Space domain migration. We’ll focus on the integral role that change management played throughout the project.
This isn’t just a technical deep dive. You’ll learn:
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The Human Element: Discover how a strategic approach to change, guiding the customer, and managing user impact was just as important as the technical execution. We’ll show you how to combine robust change management practices with the technical developer journey.
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Creative Problem-Solving: See how the team creatively utilized a combination of Google Workspace APIs, Apps Script, and Google Drive’s permission structure to build fit-for-purpose solutions. You’ll get a real-world look at how data was extracted for insights using AppSheet and how the team navigated the intricacies of a complex chat space migration.
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How Your Feedback Shapes the Future: We’ll cover the significant volume of data handled and provide valuable feedback on Google Workspace APIs. This fosters a dialogue on product improvement, allowing you to contribute to the platform’s evolution.
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First-Hand Experience: A customer speaker will join us to share their direct experience with the change process, providing invaluable, firsthand insights.
These sessions are more than just presentations; they are a testament to the power of collaboration and a guide for how you can achieve your own success on the Google Workspace platform.
The Google Workspace Developer Summit is an in-person, dual-location event. From Signal to Success: Lucid Software’s Journey as an Early Google Chat Integration Partner will be presented in Sunnyvale, and Google Chat Space Migration: A Real-World Customer Success Story will be in Paris. Don’t miss out on these valuable insights that will help you build even more powerful and secure solutions. Sign up now for the Google Workspace Developer Summit to join this insightful session and more!
Session content is subject to change.
Lucid Software’s journey shows how early adoption and strong partnerships with Google can accelerate product strategy, overcome challenges, and deliver customer-first solutions.