When it comes to the cloud market, there are few known knows. For instance, we know that AWS is the market leader with around 32 percent of market share. We know Microsoft is far back in second place with around 14 percent, the only other company in double digits. We also know that IBM and […]
View More Google and IBM still trying desperately to move cloud market share needleCategory: Diane Greene
Google’s still not sharing cloud revenue
Google has shared its cloud revenue exactly once over the last several years. Silence tends to lead to speculation to fill the information vacuum. Luckily there are some analyst firms who try to fill the void, and it looks like Google’s cloud business is actually trending in the right direction, even if they aren’t willing […]
View More Google’s still not sharing cloud revenueGoogle looks to former Oracle exec Thomas Kurian to move cloud business along
Diane Greene announced on Friday that she was stepping down after three years running Google’s cloud business. She will stay on until the first of the year to help her successor, Thomas Kurian in the transition. He left Oracle at the end of September after more than 20 years with the company, and is charged with making Google’s […]
View More Google looks to former Oracle exec Thomas Kurian to move cloud business alongFormer Oracle exec Thomas Kurian to replace Diane Greene as head of Google Cloud
Diane Greene announced in a blog post today that she would be stepping down as CEO of Google Cloud and will be helping transition former Oracle executive Thomas Kurian to take over early next year. Greene took over the position almost exactly three years ago when Google bought Bebop, the startup she was running. The […]
View More Former Oracle exec Thomas Kurian to replace Diane Greene as head of Google CloudVillage Global’s accelerator introduces founders to Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt and more
The VC fund backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and other tech luminaries is offering early-stage startups access to its killer network.
View More Village Global’s accelerator introduces founders to Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt and moreGoogle Cloud CEO Diane Greene: “We’re playing the long game here”
Google is hosting its annual Cloud Next conference in San Francisco this week. With 20,000 developers in attendance, Cloud Next has become the cloud-centric counterpart to Google I/O. A few years ago, when the event only had about 2,000 attendees and Google still hosted it on a rickety pier, Diane Greene had just taken over […]
View More Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene: “We’re playing the long game here”Google to acquire cloud migration startup Velostrata
Google announced today it was going to acquire Israeli cloud migration startup, Velostrata. The companies did not share the purchase price. Velostrata helps companies migrate from on-premises datacenters to the cloud, a common requirement today as companies try to shift more workloads to the cloud. It’s not always a simple matter though to transfer those […]
View More Google to acquire cloud migration startup VelostrataGoogle’s Diane Greene says billion dollar cloud revenue already puts them in elite company
It has long been believed that the big three in the cloud consisted of AWS, Microsoft and Google with IBM not doing too badly either, but in its earnings call with analysts today, the company revealed it’s pulling in a billion dollars a quarter in combined cloud revenue. That’s a figure that Google’s Diane Greene says already puts her company on elite footing, but which is… Read More
Google Cloud infrastructure expansion to continue with three new undersea cables
Diane Greene, who heads up Google’s cloud unit, often marvels at how much her company invests in Google Cloud infrastructure. It’s with good reason. Over the past three years since Greene came on board, the company has spent a whopping $30 billion beefing up the infrastructure. Today it announced three new undersea cables scheduled to go online next year. In a blog post penned by… Read More
Google Cloud brings in former Intel exec Diane Bryant as COO
There are now two Dianes running the show at Google Cloud. The company announced that Diane Bryant has been hired as the COO of the division. She joins Diane Greene, who came on board as Senior VP of Google Cloud in November 2015. Greene appeared to be excited about the prospect of her joining the team. “I can’t think of a person with more relevant experience and talents. She is… Read More