1. Google Challenges Amazon With Compute Engine

    Google Challenges Amazon With Compute Engine

    Google today announced the long-awaited expansion of its cloud computing services to compete directly with Amazon Web Services and its industry-leading suite of cloud services. At its Google I/O conference, the company rolled out Google Compute Engine, an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering that allows users to run applications in virtual machines hosted in Google’s data centers. The new compute service will combine with existing offerings – including Google App Engine, Google Cloud Storage and Google BigQuery – to form the Google Cloud Platform.

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