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I think with Google, it is really unclear whether the org. as a whole really believed in their Cloud products. They really don't take selling to the biggest use
by abakker 11y ago
I think with Google, it is really unclear whether the org. as a whole really believed in their Cloud products. They really don't take selling to the biggest users very seriously. Self-service has been fine for Google's low-margin businesses in the past, but its not clear that they've made any effort to invest in the ecosystem of other vendors the way Amazon has. If the IaaS vendor is low-cost/commodity, then most companies will be swayed by the size and competence of the ecosystem as a form of 'insurance'.
Now that Alphabet is the parent company, maybe this part of google can be taken more seriously. They are very capable of succeeding, but they don't really understand B2B/Enteprise and really never have.
- varelse 11y agoSpeaking as an ex-googler, I think a disturbing amount of Google is dedicated to pointless blind-allocated me-too attempts to kick sand in the face of its competitors. Of course, I also think they could work wonders on their horrible attrition rate by ending blind allocation for middle to senior talent, so I'm clearly out of my mind.
- Pyxl101 11y agoI haven't heard about blind allocation before. Is there a good article I can read to learn more about it? This seems to explain some of it: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/2kzo5v/i_have_a_google_offer_but_im_interested_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/2kzo5v/i...
- pnathan 11y agoGoogle is legendary for its inability to have medium-/high-touch relationships with customers. Unfortunately. I've always thought their products were pretty high quality.
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