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The Invisible Cloud: How this Googler keeps the internet moving worldwide

Editor’s note: Google Cloud runs on people like Stacey Cline. As Global Contract Management Lead in our Global Logistics Operations, she enables  the worldwide movement of global technical infrastructure – the servers, the storage, the artificial intelligence pods, and everything else that keeps Google Cloud serving enterprises and individuals 24/7.  A native of Trinidad & Tobago, she came to Google near the onset of COVID after years at IBM and BP. Sound intense? “My kids say I’m happy again.”For many people, the cloud is kind of invisible: Computing comes over the Internet, and out from a plug in the wall. You probably see it a little differently.   We see the guts. There are machines getting made, warehouses, data centers, forklifts, trucks, air freight. It’s different around the world, depending on what customers in different locations need. Google Cloud’s leg up is that we design, build and deploy the majority of what we run, so we can support key customers in growth markets like Africa and the Asia-Pacific region in ways our competitors can’t. We can build entirely new things and also outfit our data centers to meet the demand a lot quicker. Tell us about coming to Google.I grew up in Trinidad & Tobago, where my mom was the cook at an insurance company’s employee cafeteria. There were always different kinds of people coming through from other countries, so it was pretty diverse. I moved to the US to attend Howard University, and later got a MBA there. I started doing supply chain work for IBM about 20 years ago. Then I moved into Oil & Gas first at BP, then into a Refinery when I got the call from Google. How was it, starting your job at Google Cloud in the pandemic?There are now thousands of us here who  started during COVID. Like a lot of Nooglers, I had some imposter syndrome – “I can’t believe I’m here!” – but for me there was a lot of work to do right away. Demand for cloud services skyrocketed, which meant building up data centers and the warehouses to support them when the  supply chain wasn’t optimal. We were shipping by plane, elevating and upskilling people with remote learning, seeing that people could work safely in the warehouses. People acted brilliantly, and as a team we recognized all this great effort. It was a year before I had a badge or I was in a Google office. Work from home was great for learning the ropes and building confidence, but when I came to Mountain View, I finally felt like a Googler.You coordinate a global system. What’s that been like?It can be a lot of fun. Something new is happening almost every day, and you have to react quickly in order for our operations people to continue doing their jobs. We’re most of the way to having this work perfectly, but like with a lot of things, getting that bit right can go on forever.Related ArticleHow one Googler uses talking tulips to connect with customersMeet Matthew Feigal and hear how he helps partners solve their toughest problems with humor.Read Article
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Standing shoulder to shoulder – building a resilient healthcare ecosystem with Health-ISAC

Building a resilient healthcare ecosystem is not something done within a vacuum. It takes motivated organizations and people working together in a community of trust to build and defend effectively. We believe the more diverse these communities are, the more effective they can be. Last August, Google announced its commitment to invest at least $10 billion over the next 5 years to advance cybersecurity. We’re making good on our commitment to support the security and digital transformation of government, critical infrastructure, enterprise, small business, and in time, consumers and society overall through community partnerships and other means.As part of this initiative, Google Cloud is announcing today that it is partnering with Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) as an Ambassador partner. Google Cloud is the first and only major cloud provider to join the organization.  Health-ISAC is a trusted community of critical infrastructure owners and operators within the global Healthcare and Public Health sector (HPH). The community is primarily focused on sharing timely, actionable, and relevant information with each other—including intelligence on threats, incidents, vulnerabilities, mitigation strategies, and best practices. Health-ISAC also encourages building relationships and networking through worldwide educational events and research papers. Working groups and committees focus on topics of importance to the sector, and its member-vetted Community Services offer enhanced services to leverage the Health-ISAC community to help better secure the intersection of healthcare and technology. As an Ambassador partner, Google Cloud will bring experts and resources, including our Threat Horizon Report and Google Cybersecurity Action Team, to partner with the healthcare community and its leadership. Googlers will work with defenders and leaders in the global health sector, sharing knowledge we’ve learned building and deploying secure technology at Google.“Partnering with Health-ISAC just makes sense. We share a common vision that building a safe and reliable health ecosystem is our collective responsibility and keeps with values of respecting and protecting each other. This partnership should inspire other organizations with skills and capabilities that can contribute to these outcomes to join us,” said Phil Venables, CISO, Google Cloud.We’re excited to be working with organizations like Health-ISAC and those on the forefront of building communities and protecting societies. On the journey to being resilient, one thing is for certain: Working together can make all the difference.“We’re thrilled to have Google Cloud as an Ambassador sponsor with Health-ISAC,” said Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer at Health-ISAC. “This partnership will help with Health-ISAC’s expansion in Europe and Asia-Pacific, while also leveraging Google Cloud’s vast resources and data for the benefit of improving the security and resilience of the health and public health sector globally,” Weiss added.Related ArticleHelping global governments and organizations adopt Zero Trust architecturesGoogle details how it helps governments embark on a Zero Trust journey as the anniversary of the Biden Zero Trust Executive Order approac…Read Article
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A new Google Cloud region is coming to Mexico

Last month, Google announced a five-year, $1.2 billion USD commitment to Latin America to expand digital infrastructure, support digital skills, foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and help create inclusive and sustainable communities. To build on these initiatives and meet the growing demand for cloud services around the world, we are excited to announce that a new Google Cloud region is coming to Mexico. When it launches, this new cloud region will be our third in Latin America, joining Santiago, Chile, and São Paulo, Brazil, among the 34 regions and 103 zones currently in operation around the world, delivering high-performance, low-latency cloud services to customers of all sizes and industries. It will help support the digital transformations of enterprises, cloud-native companies, and public sector organizations.”We are very excited about the announcement of a new cloud region in Mexico. It shows the commitment that Google Cloud has with its customers,” said Antonio Guichard Gonzalez, Liverpool’s Digital Executive Director. “In Liverpool, we will continue to work with Google Cloud to find solutions to our biggest challenges and accelerate our digital capabilities.”“The cloud region in Mexico will unlock  new possibilities for the use of cloud technologies by public sector organizations in the country. Different public entities would benefit from interoperating in an efficient and secure way, facilitating access to computing power and information technologies. It is important to mention that the computer developments in Mexico are highly specialized so they can become important references for other Spanish-speaking countries,” stated Dr. Juan Carlos Sarmiento Tovilla, Director General of Information Systems at the Federal Court of Administrative Justice.Francisco Martha, General Director of Digital Business Development at Grupo Financiero Banorte, added: “For Banorte, this is undeniably a fundamental milestone that will allow us to accelerate our digital transformation and boost initiatives that we are exploring with Google Cloud within the regulatory framework. For Mexico, it is a turning point in the digitization process that we already see taking place in many of our clients, partners and suppliers.”From retail and media & entertainment to financial services, healthcare and public sector, leading organizations come to Google Cloud as their trusted innovation partner. We help organizations digitally transform and become the best tech company in their industry, across five key areas: Understanding and using data: Google Cloud helps customers become smarter and make better decisions with a unified data platform. We help customers reduce complexity and combine unstructured and structured data — wherever it resides — to quickly and easily produce valuable insights. Establishing an open foundation for growth: When customers move to Google Cloud, they get a flexible, secure and open platform that evolves with their organization. Our commitment to multicloud, hybrid cloud, and open source offers organizations the freedom of choice, allowing their developers to build faster and more intuitively.Creating a collaborative environment: In today’s hybrid work environment, Google Cloud provides the tools needed to transform how people connect, create, and collaborate. Securing systems and users: As every company rethinks its security posture, we help customers protect their data using the same infrastructure and security services that Google uses for its own operations. Building a cleaner, more sustainable future: Google has been carbon-neutral since 2007, and we are working toward a revolutionary goal to operate entirely on carbon-free energy by 2030. Today, when customers run on Google Cloud — the cleanest cloud in the industry — their workloads are already matched with 100% renewable energy. We help customers decarbonize their applications and infrastructure with technologies like Carbon Footprint and Active Assist. Local customers will benefit from key controls that enable them to maintain low latency and the highest security, data residency, and compliance standards, including specific data storage requirements. We will work with our local and regional customers to ensure the cloud region fits their unique and evolving needs. This cloud region will be the latest investment to support the digital transformation of Mexican organizations. In the last year, we’ve opened a support center to boost local companies, as well as global companies with operations in Mexico. We also opened a delivery center and grew our team in Monterrey to support the local ecosystem. Meanwhile, with initiatives such as Capacita+, Grow with Google for Women in STEM, and learning programs in the southeast of the country, we are working to grow digital skills and training opportunities for technologists in Mexico. Learn more about ourglobal cloud infrastructure, including new and upcoming regions.Related ArticleCiao, Milano! New cloud region in Milan now openThe new Milan region provides low-latency, highly available services with international security and data protection standards.Read Article
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