Everyone’s been talking about AWS, and Google Cloud is jealous
Google claims it runs more regions and cleaner clouds than the competition
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Just as the curtain falls onAmazonWeb Services’re:Invent 2021event,Google Cloudhas announced a series of new cloud regions, not just in the US, but around the world.
With 29cloudregions and 88 zones already operational,Google claimsthat it already runs more regions with multiple availability zones than any other hyperscale cloud provider.
So far in 2021, the company says it has opened new regions in Warsaw (Poland), Delhi NCR (India), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada). Next year, meanwhile,GoogleCloud will build new cloud regions in Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Texas, as well as in Israel, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.
Clean clouds
Reporting on the development,ZDNetasserts that Google’scloud computingsubsidiary isn’t yet profitable and trails behind both AWS andMicrosoft Azure, despite soaring quarterly revenues.
Google, on the other hand, claims it’s more concerned about other things:
“As we add regions across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Google Cloud is committed to continuing to help build a more sustainable future and create opportunities for everyone,” the company said.
As it shares the details of its new upcoming regions, Google says it takes pride in the fact that itruns the cleanestcloud in the industry, pointing to its recently expanded portfolio of carbon-free solutions, and new initiatives designed to help its customers do their bit to save the environment.
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With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’sTechRadar Pro’sexpert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.
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