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Google Cloud makes some strong moves to differentiate itself from AWS and Microsoft

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Google Cloud held its annual customer conference, Google Cloud Next, this week in San Francisco. It had a couple of purposes. For starters it could introduce customers to new CEO Thomas Kurian for the first time since his hiring at the end of last year. And secondly, and perhaps more importantly, it could demonstrate that […] Continue reading Google Cloud makes some strong moves to differentiate itself from AWS and Microsoft→

Much to Oracle’s chagrin, Pentagon names Microsoft and Amazon as $10B JEDI cloud contract finalists

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Yesterday, the Pentagon announced two finalists in the $10 billion, decade-long JEDI cloud contract process — and Oracle was not one of them. In spite of lawsuits, official protests and even back-channel complaining to the president, the two finalists are Microsoft and and Amazon. “After evaluating all of the proposals received, the Department of Defense […] Continue reading Much to Oracle’s chagrin, Pentagon names Microsoft and Amazon as $10B JEDI cloud contract finalists→

Armis nabs $65M Series C as IoT security biz grows in leaps and bounds

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Armis is helping companies protect IoT devices on the network without using an agent, and it’s apparently a problem that is resonating with the market, as the startup reports 700 percent growth in the last year. That caught the attention of investors, who awarded them with a $65 million Series C investment to help keep […] Continue reading Armis nabs $65M Series C as IoT security biz grows in leaps and bounds→

Google Cloud takes aim at verticals starting with new set of tools for retailers

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Google might not be Adobe or Salesforce, but it has a particular set of skills, which fit nicely with retailer requirements and can over time help improve the customer experience, even if that means just simply making sure the website or app is running, even on peak demand. Today, at Google Cloud Next, the company […] Continue reading Google Cloud takes aim at verticals starting with new set of tools for retailers→

Google Cloud announces Traffic Director, a networking management tool for service mesh

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With each new set of technologies comes a new set of terms. In the containerized world, applications are broken down into discrete pieces or micro services. As these services proliferate, it creates a service mesh, a network of services and the interactions that take place as they interact. For each new technology like this, it […] Continue reading Google Cloud announces Traffic Director, a networking management tool for service mesh→

Salesforce and Google want to build a smarter customer service experience

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Anyone who has dealt with bad customer service has felt frustration with the lack of basic understanding of who you are as a customer and what you need. Google and Salesforce feel your pain, and today the two companies expanded their partnership to try and create a smarter customer service experience. The goal is to […] Continue reading Salesforce and Google want to build a smarter customer service experience→

Google Cloud unveils new identity tools based on zero trust framework

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Google Cloud announced some new identity tools today at Google Cloud Next designed to simplify identity Access Management within the context of the BeyondCorp Zero Trust security model. Zero Trust, as the name implies, means you have to assume you can’t trust anyone using your network. In the days before the cloud, you could set […] Continue reading Google Cloud unveils new identity tools based on zero trust framework→

Apigee jumps on hybrid bandwagon with new API for hybrid environments

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This year at Google Cloud Next, the theme is all about supporting hybrid environments, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Apigee, the API company it bought in 2016 for $265 million, is also getting into the act. Today, Apigee announced the Beta of Apigee Hybrid, a new product designed for hybrid environments. Amit […] Continue reading Apigee jumps on hybrid bandwagon with new API for hybrid environments→

Accenture announces intent to buy French cloud consulting firm

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As Google Cloud Next opened today in San Francisco, Accenture announced its intent to acquire Cirruseo, a French cloud consulting firm that specializes in Google Cloud intelligence services. The companies did not share the terms of the deal. Accenture says that Cirruseo’s strength and deep experience in Google’s cloud-based artificial intelligence solutions should help as […] Continue reading Accenture announces intent to buy French cloud consulting firm→

Google is bringing two new data centers online in 2020

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At Google Cloud Next today, the company announced it is bringing two brand new data centers online in the 2020 timeframe with one in Seoul, South Korea and one in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company, like many of its web scale peers, has had the data center building pedal to the medal over the […] Continue reading Google is bringing two new data centers online in 2020→