Google is right here though, this makes things easier for employees and probably saves them money (no vpn); unfortunately most orgs don't have the staff/expertise to pull something like this off.
More importantly though, I think google builds all their enterprise web apps in-house (speculating). Most orgs who do have intranet apps use 3rd party off the shelf software so pulling off Google's BeyondCorp architecture is less likely as they can't control or easily modify how they work. Ergo, VPNs are here to stay.
Even for those orgs who write their own internal applications: do you really want to expose your internal analytics dashboard to the internet?! GASP.
> squeaky bum time
Never heard this expression before. Quick search defines it as "An exciting part of a sporting event, particularly the final minutes of a close game or season". Unfortunately, I still don't really get the reference. Could someone spell this out for me?