#google-cloud

#google-cloud

The tech firm filed the complaint with the European Commission (EC) back in September 2024, accusing Microsoft of trying to lock customers into Azure by making it difficult and costly to shift workloads to rival clouds, such as those offered by Google and AWS. Google called for regulators to force Microsoft to allow customers to use their licenses for Windows Server on any cloud at no additional cost.

The European Commission wants to investigate whether Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud fall under the Digital Markets Act. After large-scale cloud outages, concerns are growing about the dominance of three major players in the cloud market. This is according to Bloomberg, based on sources. The investigation follows several major outages in the cloud sector. Last month, an Amazon services outage affected hundreds of companies.

There are plenty of choices for businesses when it comes to security. One could say there are too many of them in the public cloud domain for little overall gain. Google wants to ensure that customers can trust those choices by guaranteeing interoperability and integration. In said attempt, it has unveiled the newly launched Unified Security Recommended program. CrowdStrike, Fortinet, and Wiz are the first to join in.

The query builder solves a large SQL bottleneck by transforming log analysis from a time-consuming task into a real-time, self-service capability that's fit for any DevOps or site reliability professional. This is an immense time-saver that can collapse typical investigation windows from hours to minutes,

Discussions are still in the early stages, but Google and Claude creator Anthropic are considering a cloud agreement worth tens of billions of dollars. This would allow Anthropic to use Google's AI computing power. Google, itself an investor in Anthropic, would already see a significant return on its investment under the agreement. It has invested approximately $3 billion in two investment rounds in the AI company.

Google Skills is a new home for building skills in AI and more to provide new tools for the entire workforce. Whether you're a student just getting started, an experienced developer looking to certify your knowledge, an organizational leader trying to use AI in your business or anything in between, you can learn and prove your skills on Google's new learning platform.

Google on Thursday launched a comprehensive AI platform for businesses called Gemini Enterprise, the latest effort by the Alphabet-owned company to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI in the fast-growing market for workplace AI tools. As part of the launch, Google announced several new Gemini Enterprise customers, including the software design firm Figma; the buy-now-pay-later company Klarna; the foodservice distributor Gordon Foods; Australian retail bank Macquarie Bank; and Virgin Voyages,

Nvidia has soared thanks to its dominant position in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market. Over the past decade, Nvidia stock has soared by proportions that may have seemed unimaginable. The stock has advanced a mind-boggling 29,000%. That happened as the company got in on the artificial intelligence (AI) story in its earliest days, allowing it to tailor its chips to suit AI needs and take considerable market share.

Google Cloud announced Thursday it has added fast-rising AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf to its roster of customers. Both companies have chosen Google Cloud as their primary cloud computing provider, the latest sign of Google's rising prominence against larger rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure. The deals also highlight Google's efforts to make its cloud business more central to the company's future. Today, Google Cloud is overshadowed by larger competitors like AWS and Microsoft, as well as Google's much larger advertising business.

Jules is intended as an 'asynchronous' coding agent, capable of working in the background alongside developers to write coding tests, fix bugs, and apply version updates across code. Users working with the agent can delegate complex coding tasks based on project goals, marking a contrast to manually-operated vibe coding models and AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot or Google Code Assist.

Google Cloud is enhancing security with AI by creating a new integrated security operations center (SOC) that automates workflows for alert triage, investigation, and response.

Wells Fargo's adoption of Google Agentspace marks a bold step forward in making banking simpler and smarter—for our customers and employees. By leveraging advanced agentic AI capabilities, we can get answers and insights faster, work more efficiently, and free up time to focus on what matters most: helping people reach their financial goals.