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Google Cloud: Sustained Use Discounts

Google offers sustained use discounts which are automatic discounts that you get for running specific Compute Engine resources a significant portion of the billing month. Sustained use discounts apply to the following resources: Predefined machine types The vCPUs and system memory for custom machine types The vCPUs and system memory occupied by sole-tenant nodes The 10% premium cost for sole-tenant nodes, even if the vCPUs and system memory in those nodes are covered bycommitted use discounts GPU devices For example, when you run one of these resources for more than 25% of a month, Compute Engine automatically gives you a discount for every incremental minute you use for that instance.… Read more

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Updating your vendor agreements to comply with GDPR

If you have been keeping up with the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation, you are likely already aware of the myriad steps that you must complete within your organization before May 2018 in order to comply. For example, you may need to appoint a data protection officer, depending on the types of processing your company conducts.… Read more

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Overview of Cloud Market in 2017 and Beyond

Industry analyst firm Gartner predicts that the infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market will grow by 38.6% in 2017 to reach $34.6 billion by the end of the year. IaaS shows no sign of slowing down in the foreseeable future, and is expected to reach $71.55 billion by 2021, a CAGR of 29.7%. If IaaS maintains this growth rate through 2021, it will likely surpass software-as-a-service (SaaS) to become the 2nd largest segment of the cloud industry sometime in the next decade, behind only Cloud Advertising.… Read more

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VentureBeat Microsoft beats Google and Amazon to announce first African data centers, kicking off in 2018

Datacenter / server room Microsoft has announced a milestone moment for its cloud aspirations with the news that it’s launching its very first data centers in Africa. Beginning in 2018, Microsoft will operate its range of cloud services — including Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics 365 — from data centers located in Cape Town and Johannesburg.… Read more