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Infrastructure as a Service grew 41% in 2021 to $90 billion – Gartner

Public cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) revenue grew 41.4% percent in 2021, led by Amazon, Microsoft, and Alibaba.

French energy firm Engie to use Google Cloud AI to predict wind power

French energy firm Engie is using Google Cloud AI to predict wind energy power commodity prices, the company said.

Google Cloud expands with new Columbus, Ohio region

Google Cloud has opened a new region with three zones in Columbus, Ohio, delivering on an earlier promise. Next up is a Dallas, Texas region.

Vodafone unveils new trans-EU network performance platform

Vodafone's newly-announced UPM is network performance platform aimed at furthering its ambitious pan-EU 5G telco cloud ambitions.

Project Nephio simplifies network function automation on the edge

Kubernetes-based open-source effort spearheaded by Linux Foundation, Google Cloud The Linux Foundation and Google Cloud announced this week the formation of Project Nephio. The new open-source effort aims to deliver carrier-grade network function automation using Kubernetes.  “Building, managing and deploying scalable 5G networks across multiple edge locations...

Google unifies data lakes and warehouses with BigLake

Google promises to help enterprises get big data costs and security under control with BigLake, its BigQuery-based data lake storage system.

How can 5G operators make the most of telco cloud? (Part 2)

With telco cloud, "It's no longer a technology conversation" Operators are, at varying speeds, embracing the scale, speed and economics of telco cloud as they look to make the most of 5G network investments. In the first part of this piece, we heard loud and...

Google Cloud focuses on cybersecurity with Mandiant acquisition

Google has acquired cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion. Mandiant's Advantage SaaS XDR platform will become part of Google Cloud.

BT picks Google Cloud for digital transformation

BT and Google have announced a five-year partnership that will see BT leaning on Google Cloud technology to help its digital transformation.

Bell Canada deploys core network on Google Distributed Cloud Edge

Bell Canada has deployed core network functions on Google Distributed Cloud Edge – a world first, the companies claim.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud adds Google Cloud support

Microsoft Defender for Cloud has added Google Cloud to its Cloud Security Posture Management support, after adding AWS in 2021.

How do enterprises plan to use 5G edge?

Seven out of 10 businesses plan to invest in edge computing in the next 12 months, and eight out of 10 believe that 5G is "indispensable" to reaping benefits from edge, according to a new report from Google Cloud and Omdia. The report is based...

UnaBiz ‘in pole position’ to rescue Sigfox ‘for operators’ – Semtech, Actility in contention

Singapore-based UnaBiz is in “pole position” to pick up the tech assets of troubled IoT firm Sigfox, in receivership, as a number of other groups and organisations also prepare bids before the auction process closes on February 25. Others in the frame include US...

Google Cloud revenues jump on billion-dollar deals

Google Cloud saw strong fourth-quarter revenue and shrunk operating losses as parent Alphabet takes the long view on profitability.

‘Some telcos are cognizant’ – Red Hat on the hyperscaler game at the edge

Lord knows what Red Hat does, exactly, if you’ll excuse the language, but Christ knows it is good to talk to. And clearly, on the interplay between cellular networking and cloud computing at the enterprise edge, it should be listened to – as the...

Google Cloud Marketplace drops commissions, strengthens channel

Google is making essential changes to Google Cloud Marketplace in 2022 to bolster channel partners and independent software vendors (ISVs).

‘The real risk is we don’t partner’ – cloud-cos, telcos and the free-for-all in the 5G house

Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, The Role of Hyperscalers in 5G and Edge – and how they are Collaborating and Competing with Mobile Operators at the Industrial Edge. The report is free to download, and available here – or...

Editorial Report: The role of hyperscalers in enterprise 5G and edge

Major cloud providers like Google Cloud are steadily making inroads with enterprises looking to embrace the Industry 4.0 movement and take advantage of localized data processing and the near real-time responsiveness it enables. 5G connectivity is also at the core of the movement but...

Verizon strikes deal with Google Cloud to complete the 5G-MEC set in the US

Verizon and Google Cloud have confirmed a partnership on 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC). Verizon said it is the first US operator to offer “5G mobile edge computing” with “all” of the major cloud providers. It is working with Microsoft Azure at the...

‘It’s the Android model’ – Google Cloud on how it will remake the 5G edge with carriers

Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights report, called The Role of Hyperscalers in 5G and Edge. To read the full article – including about Google Cloud’s go-to-market strategy with operators, the breakdown of use cases across the cloud-edge, and...

Hyperscalers scramble to fix Apache Log4J 2 exploit

A severe exploit to the popular Java logging library Log4J 2 put hyperscalers into patch overdrive this weekend.

Google Cloud IDS simplifies virtual private cloud network threat detection

The new Google Cloud IDS service integrates threat detection for enterprise virtual private clouds (VPCs) hosted by Google Cloud

Editorial Webinar: The role of hyperscalers in enterprise 5G and edge

Major cloud providers like Google Cloud are steadily making inroads with enterprises looking to embrace the Industry 4.0 movement and take advantage of localized data processing and the near real-time responsiveness it enables. 5G connectivity is also at the core of the movement but...

Hyperscalers and telcos at the industrial edge – a royal couple or a battle royale?

The kaleidoscope has been shaken, and the pieces are in flux; it is a quote from when British politics was supposed to change forever. But it captures very well an even more seismic upheaval, which promises indelible change for global industry – and will...