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Sharing Accounts to Save MoneyUpdated 2 years ago

Something to think about when trying to save nickels and dimes by sharing user licenses: Most people underestimate the future productivity loss from trying to work around security measures such as :

  1. Managing shared passwords for shared accounts
  2. Resetting/unlocking accounts that get locked due to multiple simultaneous users
  3. Trying to determine which actual employee deleted a file or data records… audit trails become meaningless.
  4. Two-factor authentication implications and the headaches that can generate for shared accounts.

This applies to all SaaS systems… not just Google Workspace 


Client: “We can save $500 per year by having these two employees share a Salesforce account”
Me: “You’re going to spend that money in the first six months on lost productivity and by paying me reset passwords and help your users get logged in."


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