Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is planning to expand its reach globally by announcing four new regions for data center development.
According to reports, Google will open new data centers in four regions. Three of them are in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, while the other one is in Canada.
From those establishment, the company will open the second data centers in three countries. They are Delhi, India, Melbourne, Australia, and Toronto, Canada respectively.
The construction of the second data centers in the respective countries enables the company to allow better facilities. Of those, a more preferable, in-country disaster recovery is exemplary.
That said, the fourth data center the company just announced is the first one in the country and in the region. To be specific, the location is in Doha, Qatar.
Regarding the grand opening, the multinational tech-giant explains that this is its first strategic collaboration agreement in the Middle East. Additionally, the collaboration is between the company and the Qatar Free Zones Authority.
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Google Cloud to Expand Globally, Aiming for Top Spot in Cloud Markets
Google’s latest plan to expand its strategic positions around the globe marks the company’s serious attempt to claim the throne. Considering the current cloud markets, Google is still beyond cloud-giant Amazon Web Service.
That said, what the company aims to accomplish is considerably drastic. This is for previously the company announced that it will erect several data centers in five locations over the years.
What’s even surprising is that Google made the announcement not long after opening the Salt Lake City data center. The quick movement is a notable display to compete against Amazon and Microsoft Azure.
Besides opening new data centers and enhancing infrastructure, the company just recently bought a big data firm Looker for US$2.6 billion. In the long run, the big data services will be featured in their cloud computing platform.
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