internet outages A Terrible Month of Massive Internet Outages Strikes Major Tech Firms Millions of internet users experience major disruptions as a string of unrelated outages hit tech giants like Google and Cloudflare. Routine configuration errors, network route leaks, and damaged cables cause widespread service breakdowns throughout June and early July.
equinix Equinix and GIC Form $1 Billion Venture for European Hyperscale Data Centers Equinix partners with Singapore's GIC to launch a $1 billion joint venture building massive data centers across Europe for top cloud providers.
google cloud Major Google Cloud Outage Disrupts YouTube, Gmail, and Snapchat A widespread Google Cloud outage causes hours of service disruptions for major platforms like YouTube and Gmail. Google blames network congestion for the issue, which primarily affects users on the US East Coast and parts of Europe.
google Google Lands Looker for $2.6 Billion to Boost Cloud Analytics Google acquires hot analytics startup Looker for $2.6 billion to strengthen its third-place Google Cloud platform. The deal combines Looker's robust data visualization tools with Google's massive cloud infrastructure.
kubernetes Inside the Surprising Rise of Kubernetes as the Cloud Standard Kubernetes dominates modern software infrastructure as the fastest-growing open-source project, evolving from a struggling internal Google initiative into the undisputed king of container management.
google cloud Major Google Cloud Outage Disrupts Services Worldwide A widespread Google Cloud outage causes significant network congestion that impacts numerous internal and third-party applications across the globe.
google cloud Google Cloud Outage Highlights Fragility of Modern App Infrastructure A major Google Cloud outage disrupts Nest, Shopify, Snapchat, and Discord, exposing the risks of relying on a single cloud provider.
snapchat Snapchat User Growth Returns Thanks to Improved Android App Snapchat ends a year of stagnant growth by reaching 190 million daily active users and beating Q1 2019 revenue expectations. However, rising cloud infrastructure costs threaten to delay the company's profitability goals.
google cloud Google Cloud Next Reveals New Strategy to Rival AWS TechCrunch analysts break down Google Cloud Next announcements, highlighting how the company packages complex AI and container technologies into accessible enterprise products to better compete with AWS.
google cloud Google Cloud Next 2019 Reveals Anthos Hybrid Platform and Open-Source Partnerships Google unveils Anthos, a new hybrid cloud platform that manages applications across Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure from a single dashboard. The company also integrates major open-source databases directly into its cloud console.
google cloud New Google Cloud CEO Prioritizes Customer Support and Enterprise Hiring Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian reveals that a massive hiring spree and simplified pricing are his top priorities after customer feedback highlighted a need for better enterprise support. The company plans to focus on its core strengths in AI, analytics, and multi-cloud infrastructure.
google cloud Analysts Estimate Google Cloud Revenue Hits $2.2B as Alphabet Stays Silent Alphabet continues to withhold exact Google Cloud revenue figures, but CEO Sundar Pichai shares promising growth metrics. Analyst firm Canalys estimates the cloud division brings in $2.2 billion for the quarter.
aws Amazon and Microsoft Dominate as Global Cloud Market Surpasses $250 Billion Amazon and Microsoft report massive cloud revenue growth, capturing roughly half of the expanding worldwide market. Experts note that cloud adoption remains in its early stages, potentially shielding the sector from broader economic downturns.
aws Amazon and Microsoft Dominate a Rapidly Expanding Cloud Market Amazon and Microsoft report massive cloud revenue growth, capturing the lion's share of a $250 billion global market. Meanwhile, competitors like IBM struggle to keep pace.
google Google Unveils Third-Generation TPU to Fuel Cloud AI Ambitions Google introduces its third-generation Tensor Processing Unit, delivering eight times the performance of the previous model to bolster Google Cloud. The release highlights a booming industry race among tech giants and startups to build custom AI chips.