Google has launched the Google Apps Status Dashboard to check the status of Google services like Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Video for business. The dashboard's launch comes after Gmail was down earlier this week. An analyst said Google is making good on its promise of transparency.

In the wake of service outages earlier this week, Google is making good on a commitment to increase transparency and communication with Google Apps customers.On Wednesday, Google launched the Google Apps Status Dashboard. As its name suggests, the new tool lets customers check the status of services such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Video for business.

"The Google Apps Status Dashboard represents an additional layer of transparency that we believe will be particularly useful for our business users, and it's also relevant to users of our consumer products," said Tessa Prescott of the Google Apps sales team. "The status dashboard is the best place to check for information on service availability for Google Apps anywhere in the world."