Guides and resources

The questions owners and managers ask when someone joins or leaves the company

Answered in full, with the steps in Google Workspace, what the law says and what Mekovault does on its own. No jargon: written for whoever runs the company, not for IT.

The long guides

A whole problem, start to finish, with what Mekovault does at each step.

How do I offboard an employee in Google Workspace without still paying for them?How to offboard an employee in Google Workspace without losing files or overpayingSuspend, redirect email, transfer Drive, free the license and delete later: the steps, the order, and what you keep paying for if you stop halfway.Read · 9 min
Which accounts and access do I need to close when someone leaves?Digital offboarding: the checklist of accounts and access to close when someone leavesOffboarding checklist for accounts, licenses, connected apps, shared passwords and subscriptions, with who does each item and when. Printable.Read · 10 min
How many licenses does my company pay for, and who uses them?The licenses you are still paying for: suspended accounts, annual plans and how to stop paying for what nobody usesA suspended account is billed like an active one. How to count purchased, assigned and suspended-account licenses, and what to change before you renew.Read · 8 min
Which apps have access to my company's accounts?Apps with access to your company's accounts: how to see them, decide and revokeEvery employee authorizes apps with their Google account (Slack, Canva, Apps Script, their phone). How to list them company-wide, rate the risk and revoke.Read · 7 min

Guides by case

One concrete situation, solved.

Comparisons

What changes with Mekovault versus what you already have or what you are being recommended.

Checklists

To print, hand out or bring to a meeting.

What should I ask any vendor before I buy?The 21 questions to ask any vendor before you buy, and how Mekovault answers themThe checklist an advisor would give you: discovering software, employee exits, ease of use, pricing and security. With Mekovault's honest answer to each.Read · 8 min

Concepts

What this is called and what it includes.

What is this thing I need called?What is account, license and subscription management for a company (and what the industry calls it)A plain definition of the category analysts call SaaS Management Platform: what it solves, who uses it, what it includes and what each market calls it.Read · 5 min

Payroll connectors

So joiners and leavers start where they already start.

Platforms in preparation

What each connector will do and how it is handled meanwhile.

Help centerAliases, shared accounts, reactivating a user, changing domain, delegating a mailbox, Zoom and Slack seats.License calculatorHow much leaks every year in licenses of people who already left. Three numbers and an honest estimate.