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(Reuters) – Data center operator Equinix on Tuesday named Alphabet’s Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as its CEO, with the appointment effective late next quarter. Fox-Martin, who has been on Equinix’s board since 2020, will succeed the company’s current Chief Executive Officer Charles Meyers. Martin has been at Google Cloud for three years and has also held global positions at software companies such as SAP and Oracle. Meyers will transition to the role of executive chair after six… Source link

Akeneo to use Vertex AI with large language models to simplify and accelerate its innovation with AI and optimize product experience With Google Cloud and the integration of Unifai, Akeneo intends to reinvent the shopping experience with AI to benefit manufacturers, brands, retailers and customers. Paris, France–(Newsfile Corp. – March 11, 2024) – Google Cloud and Akeneo, a global leader in product information management and product experience, announced today a technology partnership that… Source link

Image Credits: Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary AWS has revealed that it will allow customers to transfer their data out of its ecosystem with no so-called “egress fees” attached. The news follows some two months after Google announced similar plans, though in Google’s case as the third-biggest player in the public cloud triopoly after AWS and Microsoft, it was heavily incentivized to “lead by example” — if… Source link

UiPath is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace and integrates with Google Vertex AI to allow professionals to utilize Google Cloud’s Gen AI alongside UiPath’s AI-powered automation NEW YORK & SUNNYVALE, Calif., February 29, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation and AI software company, and Google Cloud today announced an expanded partnership to extend customers’ ability to transform their enterprise with AI-powered automation. UiPath, a Premier… Source link

BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google Cloud on Monday ramped up its criticism of Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, saying its rival is seeking a monopoly that would harm the development of emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence. Microsoft and Amazon have recently attracted scrutiny in Britain, the European Union and the United States over their market power in cloud computing. Google trails a distant third behind the two leaders. … Source link

Alphabet’s earnings call was yesterday, and as usual, the company took in a lot of money ($86.31 billion), thanks mostly to ad click-through rates being at a certain level. More interesting, though, are the product numbers tucked away in the report. For the good news, a big announcement was the success of one of Google’s biggest subscription plans, Google One, which CEO Sundar Pichai said is “just about to cross 100 million… Source link

Google announced the general availability of regionally-scoped security policies for Google Cloud Armor: Google’s premier DDoS defense and Web Application Firewall (WAF) solution. A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is a malicious assault aimed to overwhelm a targeted server, network, or device with an excessive influx of traffic, rendering it unavailable to legitimate users. The sheer volume of traffic effectively chokes the target’s resources, causing it to crash or… Source link

According to the latest CoinMarketCap report, Flare was a top gainer on Jan. 15 in response to Google Cloud’s contributor announcement. As stated on CoinMarketCap’s top gainers, Flare (FLR), operating as an EVM-based layer 1, experienced a 20.8% price surge to $0.0212 in the last day, with a 24-hour trading volume of $38.9 million. Top crypto gainers today |Source: CoinMarketCap The surge is said to come alongside an announcement of Google Cloud into the blockchain arena,… Source link

The cloud division of tech giant Google (GOOGL) has joined the Flare blockchain as a validator and infrastructure provider. Google Cloud is one of 100 organizations adopting this combined role, both securing the network as a validator and contributing to the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO), according to an announcement shared with CoinDesk on Monday. Flare, which calls itself “the blockchain for data,” gives developers access to decentralized data via its Oracle system. In blockchain… Source link

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Google launched several new tools for retailers using generative artificial intelligence to improve online shopping experiences and other retail operations, its cloud business announced in a release Thursday.  The suite of new products includes a generative AI-powered chatbot that retailers can use on websites and mobile apps. The virtual agents can talk to consumers and offer product recommendations based on shoppers’ preferences, Google said. “In only… Source link