May 05, 2020 15:00:00

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Crian says that the 'cloud' is changing with the new coronavirus

Former

Oracle executive Thomas Crian , CEO of Google Cloud , responded to an interview with overseas technical media ' Protocol ', and talked about how the cloud should be in the situation where the spread of new coronavirus infections is spreading.

Google's Thomas Kurian on COVID-19 and the cloud battle-Protocol
https://www.protocol.com/interview-with-google-cloud-ceo-thomas-kurian

Krian was named Chief Executive Officer of Google Cloud in 2018, recognizing her experience as an Oracle executive. With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, Google Cloud is continuing to seek new business standards with its customers. With the refraining from going out to control the spread of infection, the demand for cloud from retailers shifts from 'management of in-store inventory' to 'digital sales'
Overnight, municipalities around the world are struggling to provide mission-critical systems that are maintained with outdated technology, Crian said.

In response to the question, 'How was Google affected by the new coronavirus infection?', Clearn said, 'The first step was to keep our employees safe.' He said the first priority was to switch employees to work from home.

After ensuring the safety of our employees, 'Google has helped organizations around the world to help their citizens for the government and health for medical institutions. Crian said, taking examples such as developing

a system to help the unemployed in New York . In addition, it is also collaborating with the government and medical institutions in analyzing the gene pattern of the new coronavirus and identifying the cure for infectious diseases.

In response to the question 'Is there any change in how you use Google Cloud?', In addition to the support for the new coronavirus measures mentioned above, 'travel 'The demand from' accommodation 'and' theme parks 'has increased, Clian said. In these industries, depreciation costs of data centers are fixed costs , which weigh heavily on the difficult business situation due to restraint from going out, and there are voices considering switching to the cloud. It is said that the number of inquiries is decreasing due to the refraining from going out, and there is also a circumstance that it is easy to move.

In addition, demand for financial institutions' cloud is increasing, such as by responding to a

loan program related to the new coronavirus that the US Small and Medium Business Administration will implement. Crian says the power of technology is needed to handle the proliferation of procedures at financial institutions.

'Google has a reputation for terminating services it does not have enough customers for, but how do you ensure that new customers who rely on Google in a difficult situation will continue to serve them for a long time?' `` The Google Cloud Terms of Service are the same as other competing services, and like our competitors, we can't terminate them without notifying us at the right time, '' Crian said. Answer.

Google has invested heavily in the cloud business from 2018 around, provided the deadline until 2023, Amazon and Microsoft on one, or are forced to be greater than both, that the report for the wrong 'all There is nothing more to say than that, ”said Mr. Klearn, who is taking a negative stance on business expansion through acquisitions.

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'The best partnerships are the ones that are tested in the most difficult situations, and we continue to bring as much business as possible to our partners,' Krian said.