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5 reasons why Japan is a global data center powerhouse

Japan's global data center dominance stems from robust tech talent, unique standards, Asia Pacific's largest market, and major global players' presence.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018

Global Stories

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Gaming

Google puts Mario on the map

Google partners with Nintendo to bring Mario to Google Maps for a week as part of a birthday celebration, turning navigation arrows into the iconic plumber.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018

Hyperscale

Amazon and Facebook make 2017 the year of hyperscale

Hyperscale operators' capex surged 19% in Q4 2017, hitting $22bn. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook are the five biggest spenders.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

Digital Entertainment

Make music from the comfort of Chrome

Google's latest Chrome Music Lab update enhances music education with new hands-on experiments, accessible directly from your web browser.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018

Hyperscale

Google's data centre investments in EU since 2007 exceed EUR 4.3b

Google's data centre investments in EU have reaped widespread benefits according to a recent report from Copenhagen Economics - but change is needed.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2018

Hyperscale

Google announces new data centers and offices across the US

Google unveils plans for new data centers and offices in 14 US states, investing USD $2.5 billion to boost services and create thousands of jobs.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018

Internet of Things

Google launches Cloud IoT core, snaps up ANZ-based customer

Google has fully launched its Cloud IoT Core service, securing New Zealand-based Smart Parking as a customer to enhance their smart city platform.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018

Semiconductors

IBM vs Google vs Intel - The race to quantum computing

While a 300-bit quantum chip is theoretically feasible, it is not, at this time, practically possible, nor is it commercially viable.

By Ellie Martin • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

DevOps

INTERVIEW: What Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates means

Last year Chrome announced a formal plan to remove trust from Symantec-issued certificates - Venafi's Walter Goulet discusses the implications.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Hyperscale

Google Cloud to snap up LogMeIn's Xively for US$50m

Google indicated in a recent blog post that it means to use Xively as its launch pad into the ballooning IoT market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 17th Feb 2018

Hyperscale

Google Cloud TPU machine learning accelerators now available in beta

Google's beta Cloud TPUs accelerate ML on GCP, slashing training times and costs, with full TPU pods coming soon.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018

Private Cloud

Alibaba gives AWS, Microsoft and Google a run for their cloud money

New data from Synergy Research Group has solidified the world's most dominant cloud providers as Amazon (AWS), Microsoft, Google – and Alibaba.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Expert paints picture of steady worldwide growth for colocation providers

The first half of 2017 alone saw $18.2 billion invested in mergers and acquisitions, up from $7.6 billion in all of 2016 and $6 billion in 2015.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018

Hyperscale

Lawsuits & landmark deals: The fascinating relationship between Getty Images & Google

Google has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, following a 2016 competition law complaint by Getty against the tech giant.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018

Hybrid Cloud

Google to open second cloud data center in Japan

Google is set to open a second cloud data centre in Osaka, Japan in 2019, enhancing its services and infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018

Firewalls

Fortinet's virtual machine is now available on Google Cloud Platform

Fortinet's virtual appliance, FortiGate, is now available to Google Cloud customers, offering enhanced security and visibility for their cloud networks.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018