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Google Cloud is using Anthos and AutoML to differentiate itself from AWS and Azure

August 6, 2019 By ezcloud Leave a Comment

Google Cloud now is now using Anthos and AutoML to differentiate itself from market leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, chief AI scientist Andrew Moore and product management director Rajen Sheth told VentureBeat. “If I’m running a small business or startup that is depending on the cloud provider’s technology, if I go with Google I can actually sell to customers the ability to run their models on premise, or on GCP, or other clouds, so this huge flexibility helps,” Moore told VentureBeat in a conversation with reporters Thursday.… Read more

Google’s hybrid cloud platform is coming to AWS and Azure

August 3, 2019 By ezcloud Leave a Comment

Google’s Cloud Services Platform for managing hybrid clouds that span on-premise data centers and the Google cloud is coming out of beta today. The company is also changing the product’s name to Anthos, a name that either refers to a lost Greek tragedy, the name of an obscure god in the Marvel universe or rosemary.… Read more

Accentures Acquires French Google Cloud AI Consulting Firm

August 3, 2019 By ezcloud Leave a Comment

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 Accenture expands its own AI practice.… Read more

Google Acquires Cloud Migration Platform Alooma

August 2, 2019 By ezcloud Leave a Comment

Google today announced its intention to acquire Alooma, a company that allows enterprises to combine all of their data sources into services like Google’s BigQuery, Amazon’s Redshift, Snowflake and Azure. The promise of Alooma is that it handles the data pipelines and manages them for its users.… Read more

Google will have offices and data centers in 24 states by the end of 2019

May 30, 2019 By ezcloud Leave a Comment

Google is still closely associated with California to many people (and to a lesser degree New York), but it’s determined to change that reputation. The company is launching a $13 billion expansion in 2019 that will give it a total US footprint of 24 states, including “major expansions” in 14 states.… Read more

Palo Alto Networks inks $173M deal to acquire cloud security startup RedLock

February 1, 2019 By ezcloud Leave a Comment

Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced that it has agreed to buy RedLock Inc., a competitor focused on securing cloud environments, in an all-cash deal worth $173 million. The purchase is the latest in a series of nine-figure acquisitions that the network protection giant has made this year.… Read more