{"id":37462,"date":"2021-04-23T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cirahub-com.stackstaging.com\/?page_id=37462"},"modified":"2021-05-11T17:39:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T17:39:20","slug":"gmail-outlook-contact-calendar-sync-case-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/gmail-outlook-contact-calendar-sync-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Syncing Gmail Contacts and Calendars to an Outlook Mailbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; module_class=&#8220;partner-qsg&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.9.4&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8220;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; background_position=&#8220;top_left&#8220; background_repeat=&#8220;repeat&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8220;et_pb_widget_area_1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.9.4&#8243; body_font=&#8220;Poppins||||||||&#8220; hover_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8220;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; background_position=&#8220;top_left&#8220; background_repeat=&#8220;repeat&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h2>Syncing Gmail Contacts and Calendars to an Outlook Mailbox<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Primary Actor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014Owner\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">operator of a multi-city commercial painting company<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Problem:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brian is the owner and operator of Allen\u2019s Painting company \u2013 a large scale commercial painting company which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">operates<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a number of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">cities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Due to the variety of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">clientele<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, along with the methods used for recruiting new\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Brian\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">operates<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a number of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0different platforms simultan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ous<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ly.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">New business, meeting requests, work site schedules<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and more,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">all\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">housed between his companies Global Address List, Outlook Calendar,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gmail<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0calendar, and his\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gmail<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0address book. While exporting these items is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">an option<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Brian has found the task tedious, error prone<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and often\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">inaccurate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Solution:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">fter doing some internet\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">sleuthing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Brian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0found\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">CiraHub<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0as a potential solution for data woes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">CiraHub<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is able to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">consolidate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">numerous<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0data sources from multiple platforms so that the information\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">remains<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">consistent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0across devices and software.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">First Brian created a hub and several spokes; the first he attached to an outlook Mailbox which housed his company contacts. From there he created another<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Hub and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0spoke which attached to his\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gsuite<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Contact List<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Finally, he created another spoke<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and hub<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0which attached to his Gmail\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Calendar and Outlook Calendar \u2013 allowing all the items to stay in constant sync.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With this configuration, Brian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s contacts and calendars are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">synced<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0across all his platforms; when a new meeting request is sent to his Gmail account, it is reflected in his Outlook calendar, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">visa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0versa. The same is true for contacts stored in his google address book, they are automatically added and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">synced<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0continuously with his companies Global Address List.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What&#8217;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0more, due to the configuration of the Hub, Brian\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is able to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0add any other number of users, who may then at his discretion view and edit his calendars. This is the perfect solution should he choose to bring on an assistant in the future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syncing Gmail Contacts and Calendars to an Outlook Mailbox Primary Actor: Brian\u2014Owner\u00a0and\u00a0operator of a multi-city commercial painting company\u00a0 Problem:\u00a0 Brian is the owner and operator of Allen\u2019s Painting company \u2013 a large scale commercial painting company which\u00a0operates\u00a0in\u00a0a number of\u00a0cities. Due to the variety of\u00a0clientele, along with the methods used for recruiting new\u00a0business, Brian\u00a0operates\u00a0on\u00a0a number of\u00a0different [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2>Syncing Two Global Address Lists Together<\/h2><p><strong>Primary Actor:<\/strong><\/p><p>Jill \u2014Head of I.T at Acme Corporation<\/p><p><strong>Problem:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Relations between the Acme Corporation and Weyland Inc.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Have become increasingly intertwined<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, as such the Acme Corporation has decided to acquire Weyland Inc and while keeping the two enterprises as separate entities.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The newly merged IT department will handle t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0task of syncing the two Global Address Lists together, while eliminating duplicates; as an added complication, both lists will need to stay in sync to ensure employees of both enterprises have accurate contacts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This campaign requires that both companies have access to view and edit their Global Address List contacts on desktops<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">while keeping both lists simultaneously accurate and\u00a0up-to-date.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Solution:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jill, the head of I.T at Acme Corporation, recognizes the effort<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0required for a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">manual sync of these two lists is near impossible. After conducting research, she finds out that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CiraHub\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has the ability to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0keep two Global Address Lists in sync.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jill sets up a Hub for the Acme Corporation \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">linking to the first companies\u2019\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GAL<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e creates a hub and spoke<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the second company and sends an invite. She configures the hub to read contact information from both companies Global Address Lists and sets the spokes to push information back out to each GAL<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CiraHub<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0allows the Acme Corporation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to consolidate their Global Address List contacts between both companies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Employees of either department can view<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the combined customer contact database at their desk.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When an update is made in one database, it is reflected in the other; likewise, if there were any duplicates between the two databases, the contact information is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">merged<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and the issue is avoided.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As long as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the hub remains active, any changes to one database\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reflected in the other.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37462","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37462"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37727,"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37462\/revisions\/37727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirahub.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}