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• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Google Cloud support premium tier woos enterprise customers

  Google Cloud has rolled out a new Premium Support offering aimed at deep-pocketed enterprises with larger, more complex implementations. Experts say the timing is right.

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  IBM Power Systems lands on Google Cloud

  Google Cloud has added IBM Power Systems to its lineup of instance types. It's available via monthly subscription and could appeal to customers moving SAP apps onto the cloud.

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Forbes' Google Cloud migration rooted in trust, cost savings

  Forbes has moved its publishing operations to Google Cloud for continued growth, better audience engagement and streamlined operations. Forbes Chief Digital Officer Salah Zalatimo explains why.

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure SVP shares 2020 growth strategy

  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure isn't just about IaaS, but all levels of the cloud. That's the message Oracle SVP Steve Daheb gave in this Q&A, along with the IT giant's 2020 plans.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Top cloud news of 2019 from AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle

  It's been quite a year for the major cloud providers, with product releases, lawsuits, layoffs and IT competitions. Review the biggest news stories of 2019 to see how 2020 will shape up.

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• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Hybrid, cost management cloud trends to continue in 2020

  Hybrid and multi-cloud approaches evolved in 2019, cost management efforts rose and deployment options vied for dominance. Those trends are all likely to continue through 2020.

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  Google joins bare-metal cloud fray

  Google could attract more legacy application workloads through new bare-metal cloud instances, but it's unclear how they measure up to competitors on manageability and cost.

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  AWS, Azure and Google peppered with outages in same week

  Cloud outages hit AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud within the past week, an outcome that suggests customers must take a more sophisticated approach to ensure maximum uptime.

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Google to unveil post-Chronicle cloud cybersecurity plans

  Google plans to discuss its cloud cybersecurity portfolio at a conference next week, with the capabilities developed by Chronicle figuring heavily into the mix.

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Microsoft cybersecurity training to become mandatory for its workers

  Microsoft's cybersecurity training program, which uses AI-powered tools to reinforce learning, is mandated for all employees. It will also be launched in a version for customers.

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  IBM's financial services cloud offers developer opportunity

  IBM hopes to bring developers to its new financial services cloud that runs on the IBM Cloud platform and uses Red Hat OpenShift as its Kubernetes environment.

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Mars gains sweet cloud savings with Azure Cost Management

  Azure Cost Management, which helps customers track spend on the cloud platform, can provide sweet rewards if used correctly and comprehensively, according to candy maker Mars.

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  Microsoft Azure Arc faces cautiously interested user base

  The hybrid cloud offering, announced this week at Ignite, will let users manage across multi-cloud, on-premises and edge environments -- but is it relevant? Customers weigh in.

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Microsoft hybrid cloud strategy expands with Azure Arc

  Azure Arc will bring Microsoft's public cloud management tools together for use by customers on any type of infrastructure. The move underscores the drive toward hybrid cloud deployments as customer needs evolve.

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Google Cloud networking BYOIP feature could ease migrations

  Google Cloud Platform's networking capabilities have gotten a boost with the introduction of bring your own IP addresses, a move aimed to ease cloud migrations for customers.