Google rebrands cloud business, adds more artificial intelligence

Google rebrands cloud business, adds more artificial intelligence

Thursday, September 29, 2016 3:32 p.m. CDT By Julia Love (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it renamed its business-to-business cloud computing brand and enhanced some enterprise applications using artificial intelligence, the company’s latest gambit to better compete with Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. in the lucrative cloud business. Discussing the rebranded Google Cloud, Diane Greene, senior vice president of Google’s enterprise business, said the company has made good progress courting customers and improving its technology. Cloud computing uses remote internet servers to store, manage and process data, and Google offers a range of apps like word processing and email, as well as the ability to host data and offer resources for developers. The new name replaces the Google for Work brand. “We are closing the gap incredibly fast”…


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