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Google launches alleged Amazon Web Services killer, but lacks maturity, options
By Larry Dignan | June 28, 2012, 11:33am PDT
Summary: Google has thrown down a Amazon Web Services challenge, but has a way to go to match its rival on breadth and depth.
Google launched Compute Engine Infrastructure as a Service in a bid to offer cloud infrastructure much like Amazon Web Services. However, the effort, which is in a ?limited preview,? lacks the depth and options provided by Amazon.
In a nutshell, Google is allowing users to spin up virtual machines. Coupled with Google?s App Engine, Google Apps and Drive the company is building out its cloud stack.
Google?s promise is that it?ll provide all the access to its computing power to companies.
The idea of a cloud stack isn?t exactly original. Amazon has focused on infrastructure as a service, but others offer a cloud menu of items. Everyone from Microsoft to Oracle to HP to IBM to VMware have a cloud stack.
More: http://www.zdnet.com...y-options/81276
By Larry Dignan | June 28, 2012, 11:33am PDT
Summary: Google has thrown down a Amazon Web Services challenge, but has a way to go to match its rival on breadth and depth.
Google launched Compute Engine Infrastructure as a Service in a bid to offer cloud infrastructure much like Amazon Web Services. However, the effort, which is in a ?limited preview,? lacks the depth and options provided by Amazon.
In a nutshell, Google is allowing users to spin up virtual machines. Coupled with Google?s App Engine, Google Apps and Drive the company is building out its cloud stack.
Google?s promise is that it?ll provide all the access to its computing power to companies.
The idea of a cloud stack isn?t exactly original. Amazon has focused on infrastructure as a service, but others offer a cloud menu of items. Everyone from Microsoft to Oracle to HP to IBM to VMware have a cloud stack.
More: http://www.zdnet.com...y-options/81276
