Google Workspace gets a new intelligence layer to make Gemini more of an agentic assistant

Date:
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:30 +0000

Description:
Google has added a new Workspace Intelligence layer to Gemini to connect it
to business files and data, your voice, and more.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Workspace Intelligence connects to your Google ecosystem and third parties The entire Gemini experience feels more cohesive across the board Google is still trying to convince you to migrate away from M365 Google Cloud has shared details of the brand new Workspace Intelligence layer which serves to combine organizational context with artificial intelligence.

For the end user in this case, business customers it means the Gemini experience feels far more cohesive across the entire platform, moving beyond generic AI to unlock actual company data like documents, emails and meetings as well as organizational knowledge. With the huge contextual boost, it
brings Gemini closer to being an agentic assistant that can take actions across multiple apps. Article continues below You may like 'We are
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now remember all your work chats, and display them right in Google Workspace Workspace Intelligence is the layer Gemini always needed Speaking at Google Cloud Next 2026 , Product VP Yulie Kwon Kim said it now allows users to build reports and forecasts, draft presentations from multiple data sources and execute multi-step, multi-app workflows.

Its core principle is to automate the process of finding relevant emails, files and web information to bridge apps and workflows, but there's also an always-learning personalization element that understands how each worker styles and formats content.

Ultimately, it allows users to interact with Gemini in exactly the same way wherever they are, be it within a specific Workspace app or Google Chat, and all the same organisation-wide, Google Workspace-wide context remains accessible.

Importantly, it also includes third-party connectors for external data sources, too, vastly improving the power of Gemini beyond just the Google environment. Early partners include HubSpot, Salesforce , Asana and Jira. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro
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To coincide with the new intelligence layer, AI Overviews and Ask Gemini have now been made generally available to help users interact with, and summarize, multiple documents and projects with simplicity.

At the same time, the company is also announcing updates to its migration service that's now up to five times quicker for companies moving from Microsoft 365. Yulie positioned this as the perfect, low-friction way for companies to try out new Workspace AI features.

Workspace Intelligence is now rolling out to eligible users across certain paid business plans the finer details can be found on the company's web page . Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the
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