Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., provides cloud and AI services through one of the largest and most advanced networks of data centers in the world.
This week in San Francisco the VMware Partner Exchange 2014 brought out thousands to network, learn about best practices and new VMware (VMW) solutions - and to 'master the new reality' of IT.
Microsoft invests $15 million in Foursquare and licenses location data, and Google and Cisco agree to a broad cross-licensing agreement to avoid unnecessary patent lawsuits.
Google's massive global network had a humble start in 1999 in a small cage inside an Exodus data center in Santa Clara. Urs Hölzle and Sergey Brin share reminiscences.
Google continues to pump big bucks into its data center operations, investing a massive $7.35 billion in capital expenditures in its Internet infrastructure during 2013.
Cloudyn's customer base is predominantly AWS users, but these customers are showing deep interest in Google Cloud Engine. The company has added GCE analytics support, including porting and comparisons with AWS.
So how does a widely-used app like Gmail go down, as it has today? There have been a number of Gmail outages over the years, usually involving software updates or networking issues.
Google purchased the total output of power from 4 more wind farms to power its Hamina, Finland data center. The Hamina facility is one of the most efficient data centers in the world, and it will run on 100 percent renewable energy beginning 2015.
Google adds a connector to make Hadoop easier on its Cloud Platform, Air France uses HP Cloud Service Automation to increase reliability and decrease cost on its infrastructure, and Egenera launches a new release of its Cloud Suite Platform.
Google has opened facilities in Taiwan and Singapore, while Shelving plans in Hong Kong. The company is building up its data center presence in Asia in response to immense internet growth.
A year after launching its cloud platform Google announced the general availability of Google Compute Engine, and added several new features and lower prices for persistent disks and popular compute instances.