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Source: in an agreement signed in May 2019, TikTok committed to buying more than $800M in cloud services from Google over a three-year period

For years, Google Cloud has languished in third place in the cloud computing market, with fewer marquee customers to boast of than rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.

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  • @kmclaughlinsf Kevin McLaughlin on x
    Exclusive: Google Cloud has signed up another big-name customer that wasn't announced at #GoogleCloudNext. ByteDance last year inked an $800 million-plus deal to run TikTok video sharing service on Google Cloud in the U.S. More here in our story (w/@amir) https://www.theinformati…
  • @jessedamiani Jesse Damiani on x
    “In a three-year agreement signed in May 2019, TikTok committed to buying more than $800 million of cloud services from Google over that period, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.” https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @ericjhonsa Eric Jhonsa on x
    Google Cloud seems to be punching above its weight with companies that have heavy streaming needs. Along with TikTok, they have major deals with $SNAP and $SPOT. $GOOG's fiber infrastructure is a likely selling point. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @jessicalessin Jessica Lessin on x
    One overlooked aspect of the TikTok drama is how much money it pays U.S. tech companies as a customer. For that reason, and an update on the AWS-Google Cloud war, this @kmclaughlinSF and @amir story is an excellent scoop. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @nickwingfield Nick Wingfield on x
    Scoop from @kmclaughlinSF and @amir: TikTok's cloud deal with Google Cloud worth over $800 m over three years https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @eric_brewer Cloud Native on x
    #BigQueryOmni is our new multi-cloud analytics solution, powered by Anthos. Now you can access and analyze data across @googlecloud as well other third-party public clouds without leaving the BigQuery UI you know & love → https://cloud.google.com/...
  • @manomarks @manomarks on x
    Anthos and multi-cloud are cool. But you know what's really cool? What that actually enables. “Bringing multi-cloud analytics to your data with BigQuery Omni” https://cloud.google.com/...
  • @notthateric Eric Schmidt on x
    Mind bending — woo hoo! BigQuery Omni, a flexible, multi-cloud analytics solution, powered by Anthos, that lets you cost-effectively access and securely analyze data across Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Azure (coming soon)! https://cloud.google.com/...