Cloud Special Report – SiliconANGLE

True Private Cloud will lead cloud growth and innovation in 2018

Ralph Finos, Peter Burris and David Floyer — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:28:15 +0000

Wikibon, the market research company of SiliconANGLE Media Inc., recently updated its forecast for the True Private Cloud, a fast-growing segment of the cloud computing market that involves bringing cloud technologies to where data resides, whether on-premises in data centers or at the network edge or in the public cloud. This is a summary of […]

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Looking ahead to VMworld: Virtualization drives clouds to the edge

James Kobielus — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:19:44 +0000

Platform and application virtualization are rapidly coming to the edge of the cloud. Paving the way are the multicore processors at the heart of devices for the most demanding “internet of things,” mobile and embedded applications. As virtualization takes hold at the cloud’s edge, it’s finding its first applications in the industrial IoT. Virtualization allows […]

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As VMworld nears, virtualization disrupts the cloud application ecosystem

James Kobielus — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:55:25 +0000

Platform virtualization has traditionally involved abstracting application access to hardware resources, such as compute power, storage drives, random-access memory and I/O bandwidth. The next evolutionary step is to move up the stack, virtualizing application access to software resources, especially runtime engines, algorithm libraries and functional application programming interfaces. In a cloud-native world, this trend is […]

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Amazon’s Aurora Serverless database is now live

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 04:18:07 +0000

Cloud computing leader Amazon Web Services Inc. Thursday said its Amazon Aurora Serverless database is now generally available after launching in beta test last November at its AWS re:Invent conference. The company said Amazon Aurora Serverless is essentially just a new deployment option for its popular MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database Amazon Aurora. The new deployment option […]

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Ahead of VMworld, virtualization confronts the cloud

James Kobielus — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:13:19 +0000

Virtualization is an inexorable process under which applications become progressively more abstracted and independent from the underlying platforms on which their services execute. It’s the foundation for software-defined data centers that span hybrid multiclouds. It enables flexible partitioning, aggregation and composition of compute, storage, memory and bandwidth within and across diverse clouds, clusters, servers and […]

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Google Cloud Next 2018 trip report: The sleeping giant stirs

Peter Burris — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:35:44 +0000

Premise: Google LLC has been the sleeping giant of the enterprise cloud market. Users and competitors wondered if and when it would wake up. At Google Cloud Next 2018, we saw the first impressive signs that the giant is stirring. Put 25,000 attendees and 3,000 Google engineers in one place for three days and a […]

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Google Cloud adds Nvidia P4 graphics cards for AI and virtual desktops

Maria Deutscher — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:43:19 +0000

Google LLC today made a new graphics accelerator available in its public cloud to provide better support for artificial intelligence and virtual desktop workloads. The chip in question is market leader Nvidia Corp.’s P4. It brings the number of Nvidia graphics processing units that Google’s cloud platform supports to four, all of which have been added since February 2017. […]

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Google explains how its Shielded VMs enable better cloud security

Mike Wheatley — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:00:07 +0000

Google LLC is sharing more information about a new security feature for its cloud platform it announced during last month’s Cloud Next cloud conference. Google provided scant details when it launched “Shielded VMs” in beta test, other than to say it was a suite of security tools and techniques to ensure that when virtual machines […]

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SAP adds more AI capabilities to its S/4HANA Cloud database

Mike Wheatley — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:00:26 +0000

Business operations software company SAP SE is updating its S/4HANA Cloud database product with new artificial intelligence-powered capabilities for customers in the manufacturing and professional services industries. The new features in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud 1808 release are aimed at reducing the total cost of ownership of its customer’s information technology infrastructure, enabling faster decision-making […]

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Google reportedly talking with partners to bring its cloud to China

Robert Hof — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 21:33:18 +0000

It’s no secret that Google LLC Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has been angling to get the company back into China, and now those efforts may extend to its cloud services. According to anonymous sources cited in a report Friday afternoon by Bloomberg, the company is in talks with internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd., cloud and […]

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With Duo acquisition, Cisco buys into multicloud security

Paul Gillin — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:02:35 +0000

Cisco Systems Inc. announced today it plans to acquire privately held Duo Security Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based maker of a cloud-based access control and multifactor authentication product, for $2.35 billion in cash and assumed equity awards. Duo’s cloud-based zero-trust security platform verifies the identity of users and the health of their devices before granting […]

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Amazon wants to ditch Oracle’s software by 2020, but analysts say it won’t be easy

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 03:51:52 +0000

Amazon.com Inc. and Oracle Corp. have famously been at each other’s throats for years, arguing over whose products and services are more superior and offer better value. Even so, Amazon has also been a major customer of Oracle’s for many years, using its database software to power the information technology infrastructure for both its retail […]

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Microsoft chips away at Amazon’s lead in the cloud infrastructure market

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:46:00 +0000

If Gartner Inc.’s latest report on the state of the cloud infrastructure-as-a-service market wasn’t surprising in putting Amazon Web Services Inc. well out in front, it does show that Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit had better check its rear-view mirror. Although AWS continues to dominate the market by some distance, its rivals, including Microsoft Corp. with its […]

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Istio, an open source service mesh for microservices, hits version 1.0

Mike Wheatley — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:00:47 +0000

The open source Istio project is ready for prime time with the release of version 1.0, according to announcements by its key developers, Google LLC, IBM Corp. and Red Hat Inc. Istio is a “service mesh” that enables developers to connect, manage and secure microservices, or components, of applications built using software containers. Launched a […]

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Coded courage: How Google aims to provide automated tools so developers can take more risks

Bev Bellile — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:00:28 +0000

Google LLC’s Cloud Build, introduced at the company’s Cloud Next conference this past week, helps software developers create the “always on” applications needed on the internet today. Cloud Build essentially will give developers what they need, automating away some of the toil with which developers have had to deal, according to Melody Meckfessel (pictured), vice president of […]

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Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene plays the long game, but will it be enough?

Mark Albertson — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:00:15 +0000

In the race for enterprise cloud market share, where Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s Azure currently dominate, Google Cloud’s strategy has resembled slow and steady, with a methodical approach that has involved incubating sophisticated engineering-centric products internally first and then gradually rolling them out to customers. In a tech industry filled with hares, […]

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How ‘AIOps’ is optimizing cloud computing up and down the stack

James Kobielus — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 16:37:08 +0000

Artificial intelligence workloads are consuming ever greater shares of information technology infrastructure resources. AI is also taking up residence as an embedded component for managing, monitoring, scaling, securing and controlling IT infrastructure. Increasingly, this emerging IT management paradigm goes by the name “AIOps.” This buzzword refers to two aspects of AI’s relationship to cloud infrastructures and […]

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Google and Accenture create new cloud-focused business group

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:35:14 +0000

Before it wrapped up its Cloud Next conference today, Google LLC signed a deal with consultancy firm Accenture Plc that will see team up to create “data insight solutions” for their enterprise customers. The new Accenture Google Cloud Business Group, made up of specialists from both companies, will “develop intelligent solutions leveraging data-driven insights.” The idea is to […]

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How Google Cloud is bringing Kubernetes into the data center

Betsy Amy-Vogt — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 23:00:40 +0000

The blind dash to adopt public cloud computing technology has passed, leaving a trail of security blunders and abandoned transformations. As the dust settles, hybrid approaches are coming to the fore and enterprises are modernizing existing assets alongside introducing cutting-edge technology. Seamlessly blending public cloud and on-premises assets can be a challenge, but Google LLC […]

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Amazon beats profit forecast thanks to expense control and – what else? – cloud computing

Robert Hof — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 21:01:07 +0000

Once again, cloud computing as well as strength in core retail operations helped lift Amazon.com Inc.’s profits in its latest quarter above the already heady forecasts of Wall Street. The retail and cloud computing giant today reported a second-quarter net profit of $2.5 billion, or $5.07 per share, up from just $197 million a year […]

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Google teams up with GitHub to simplify software container projects for developers

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:08:24 +0000

Google LLC today announced a collaboration with GitHub Inc. at the Google Cloud Next conference that’s focused on simplifying a key part of modern software projects. At the center of the partnership is Cloud Build, a service the company introduced at the event on Tuesday. It’s a CI/CD (continuous integration and continuous delivery) tool designed to […]

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A rallying cry for ‘all of Google to stand for developers’

Kylie Anderson — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:00:06 +0000

As Google LLC works to cement itself as a credible competitor to established players such as Amazon Web Services Inc., IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp., the company is honing its offerings for a new enterprise market. By leveraging its legacy in open source, Google is differentiating itself as a specialized, solution-based cloud support partner through […]

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At Google Cloud Next, debate bubbles over cloud’s future and market metrics

R. Danes — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:02:31 +0000

The sentiment in Silicon Valley is that Google Cloud Platform is the underdog in a race against Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s Azure Cloud. Journalists and analysts put their ears to the ground at Google Cloud Next 2018 and listened for the straight dope. Can we trust market share reports? Will the rankings […]

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Google is making more cloud resources available to nonprofits and NGOs

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 04:21:37 +0000

Nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations will get access to more data analytics resources through a new initiative Google LLC announced Wednesday. The initiative, called Data Solutions for Change, is aimed at nonprofits and NGOs that wish to leverage data analytics and machine learning without worrying about managing the underlying infrastructure, Google said. “Nonprofits today have the […]

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Google courts ‘alpha techies’ in long-game cloud strategy

Mark Albertson — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 21:30:03 +0000

On day two of Google’s Cloud Next gathering in San Francisco, attendees heard presentations which included some large big data enterprise names like Chevron, Mastercard and Twitter. Could this be a sign that Google LLC is turning the corner in gaining large-scale enterprise adoption for its cloud business? “Google Cloud is showing some customers up there, […]

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Google Cloud moves into medicine with NIH partnership

Mark Albertson — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 21:23:53 +0000

As a digital tsunami engulfs the medical profession, Google is stepping in with life preservers. The National Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of biomedical research, announced Tuesday that it would join with Google Cloud on an initiative to broaden access to research data, utilizing storage, computing and machine learning technologies. “Doctors and researchers are […]

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Analysis: Google’s specialized cloud products set it apart from big rival AWS

R. Danes — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:48:43 +0000

Why bring cloud computing to market if it’s just to copy what Amazon Web Services Inc. is already doing so well? Enterprise-grade cloud competitors such as Microsoft Corp. Azure and Google Cloud Platform must answer that question to customers. Google’s answer is easy: ready-to-use services in contrast to Amazon’s configurable ones that may require homework. “Amazon and Google […]

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Security first: At Next, Google pitches a ring of steel around its cloud

Mike Wheatley — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:00:22 +0000

A day after Google LLC talked about making its cloud services more accessible to greater numbers of people, today it’s focusing on keeping people away — the bad guys, that is. Security is one of the most important concerns for any company thinking of moving its applications and data to the cloud — the No. 1 […]

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Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene talks enterprise innovation, AI and security

Kylie Anderson — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 23:58:17 +0000

Google LLC is newer to the commercialization of its enterprise cloud support tools than some rivals, but the company is quickly carving out a differentiated strategy focused on helping software developers customize their use of Google Cloud. “[We] have this underlying, incredibly advanced infrastructure,” said Diane Greene (pictured), chief executive officer of Google Cloud. “[We’re] taking […]

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Analysis: Google puts Kubernetes at the center of its cloud application push

James Kobielus — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 18:59:45 +0000

Google LLC has begun to pick up steam in the cloud wars, though it still lags considerably behind Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s Azure in market share in the public cloud. One approach for gaining traction among enterprise cloud users is to build a substantial developer ecosystem. Today at Google Cloud Next ’18 […]

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