NetApp and Google collaborate on new hybrid cloud solutions
Together with Google Cloud, NetApp is launching three new solutions for innovation in the hybrid cloud. These include NetApp Cloud Volumes Service, Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Google Cloud and support for Anthos on NetApp HCI.
NetApp Cloud Volumes Service and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Google Cl... Read more
Google Cloud increases focus on enterprise, without lock-in
Thomas Kurian is the new leader at Google Cloud. As CEO,
he has to take Google Cloud to the next level. The big question is, of course,
what he will do differently than his predecessors, what he has learned at
Oracle and what he will probably do differently or do the same thing. Two things
are imme... Read more
Google launches Kubernetes support for Cloud Dataproc
Google Cloud Dataproc, a Google Cloud service for running Apache Spark and Hadoop clusters, will be released for Kubernetes. The service ensures that users of Apache Spark and Hadoop don't have to manage their infrastructure.
Cloud Dataprox will initially be launched as an alpha version on Kuber... Read more
Competition from criticism of Microsoft after changing cloud licenses
Top people from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud have criticized Microsoft for changing its cloud licenses. Users who want to run the company's software on Amazon, Google or Alibaba cloud environments will soon have to pay extra.
The changes take effect on 1 October, Microsoft reported ... Read more
Google introduces business tools for hybrid and multi-cloud
On Tuesday, Google announced a series of tools for organizations that apply a hybrid and multi-cloud strategy. A beta version of a new service for migrating virtual machines from Microsoft Azure is also part of this.
Google is also expanding its network portfolio for companies that are modernising ... Read more
Cloud infrastructure market was worth 32 billion dollars in 2018
The global market for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) grew by 31.3 percent to 32.4 billion dollars in 2018. In 2017, the market was still worth 24.7 billion dollars.
The market was again led by Amazon, according to figures from Gartner. Amazon's revenue growth was 26.8 percent compared to 2017. ... Read more
Google Cloud Platform now also suitable for VMware workloads
Google Cloud and VMware have partnered, so the cloud service now also supports VMware workloads. This is made possible via a platform managed by CloudSimple.
The new service allows customers to run VMware vSphere based workloads in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). CloudSimple is building a software ... Read more
AWS sees growth slowing down, while Google Cloud sales rise sharply
Amazon Web Services has seen its growth fall to its lowest point since the results of this Amazon division were reported separately. In the meantime, Google Cloud is experiencing considerable growth.
The growth of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the second quarter of this year was 37 percent compared t... Read more
Gartner: Google’s cloud infrastructure is gaining ground
IT research firm Gartner reports that Google's cloud infrastructure services are becoming increasingly complete. As a result, the company is becoming higher and higher in the ranking of the newest Gartner Magic Quadrant.
The 2019 Magic Quadrant for infrastructure-as-a-service, published today, descr... Read more
Rackspace makes Service Blocks subscriptions available
Rackspace has made its Service Blocks subscription packages available in the EMEA region. The service was launched last year in the United States.
With Service Blocks it is possible to set up your own stack service, writes The Register. Users can choose from a combination of public cloud services of... Read more