Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks:

* Google Cloud & YouTube will have a combined $100 billion 💵run rate in 2024

*Why Google “owns the best infrastructure for the AI era” 💪

* GoogleWorkspace is “now widely seen as the leader in cybersecurity” 👀

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“We are applying AI to our whole partner incentive portfolio,” Google Cloud's Colleen Kapase.

Google Cloud injects #AI into major partner tools—like Partner Hub & Delivery Navigator Portal—to boost financial transparency & efficiency for #Google partners

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Google Cloud is taking channel margins to new heights: Google Cloud partners who win new Google Workspace business will now receive 60 percent margin for the first year, Kevin Ichhpurani told CRN.

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From a new #GenerativeAI Specialization to increasing incentives by 10X for partners driving GenAI customer wins,

Here's the new launches for channel partners unveiled at #GoogleCloudNext #GoogleCloudNext 24 :

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New Google Gemini AI offerings include:
*Gemini 1.5 Pro
*Gemini Code Assist for Google Cloud
*Gemini in Security Operations

Here’s 10 NEW #Gemini Google AI offerings unveiled today at #GoogleCloudNext :

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#GoogleCloud Next about to kick off in VEGAS! 🥳

CRN is here and has already explained 20 HUGE launches from #GoogleCloud

‼️ AWS Confirms ‘Several Hundred’ Layoffs In Sales, Marketing, Global Services Teams (crn.com)

A blockbuster scoop by CRN's Mark Haranas on the devastating impact of a whopping 40 percent cut in renewal margins for Google Workspace- even as Microsoft steps up its Microsoft Copilot AI offensive.
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Over 265 million Juniper Networks shareholder votes were in favor of the $14 Billion 💵

HPE deal, compared with just 258,000 who voted against the merger.

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The world’s most expensive data center project is underway as AI juggernauts #Microsoft & #openai are building a supercomputer facility to take AI to the next level for a price tag of over $100 billion:

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Heavy fines 💪💵 could hit #Google #Apple & #META as the EU opens investigations into how these tech giants are complying with new antitrust rules.

If guilty, the EU can fine each 10% of revenue.

Example: Alphabet's $307 billion in 2023 = $30B fine.

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-61% of SMBs spend less than $1.2 million 💵 annually on public clouds, compared to 15% of enterprises

-Under 10% of SMBs spend over $6M, compared to over 53% of enterprises spending at least $6M or more.

Here's the yearly #Cloud spending bill in 2024:

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From Nvidia’s new Blackwell GPU platform being injected into AWS, Azure and GCP, to new generative AI accelerators --

Here's 10 NEW ❗️ #Nvidia offerings for #Microsoft #Google and #aws that partners & customers need to know about:

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'With the Avalor acquisition, we can more effectively identify vulnerabilities, while predicting and preventing breaches,' says Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry .

A great #CyberSecurity & #AI buy 💪

Here's what you need to know:

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IBM is reportedly laying off employees in its communications and marketing division as #IBM looks toward #AI to replace non-customer-facing roles.

Here's what you need to know about the #layoffs :

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With nearly 25% of  #aws & #Azure  customers spending $500,000💵 to over $5 million💰 EACH month, understanding cloud spending trends, discounts & adoption rates is critical.

Here's 5 important results from Flexera’s new 2024 report:

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Several top #AWS execs left in 2024 so far to join cloud, AI and storage rivals

Including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, NetApp, Cisco and more:

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“Microsoft’s cloud licensing restrictions restrict choice & create harmful downstream impacts for companies, ranging from higher costs, to more security breaches,' says #GoogleCloud exec.

Here's Google's issue w/ #Microsoft #Microsoft Azure licensing:

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“The two major technology investments 💵 we plan to make in 2024 are in security operations, including helping customers migrate legacy platforms to a modern SOC, and AI,” says Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia.

Mandia on IT investments, AI & partners in 2024:

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Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian dives into Google's 2024:
*Biggest market opportunity 📈
*Investments 💸
*Partner strategy
*Toughest challenges💪

Here's what all #googlecloud partners, investors & customers need to know about Google Cloud :

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