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Did you even watch GCPNext? The entire event was enterprise-focused. They brought a half-dozen companies on stage to basically say the same thing over and over
by 013a 10y ago
Did you even watch GCPNext? The entire event was enterprise-focused. They brought a half-dozen companies on stage to basically say the same thing over and over again: "We moved to Google cloud, its so much better, Google helped us every step of the way."
Its possible these companies were lying, but I think that conference should be evidence enough for any prospective customers that Google is ready.
- signal11 10y ago> The entire event was enterprise-focused Some very old-school enterprises are working with Google to onboard GCP in their organisations. A few of them even spoke at the event. I'm assuming they've done due diligence to ensure that Google will devote time and attention span to GCP and not treat it like a "side project". Also, looking at this logically, whether Google offers GCP or not, you can't deny that that they'll continue to refine their internal infrastructure. Their internal platform is one of their crown jewels. It just makes sense to offer that to businesses willing to pay for it.
- manigandham 10y agoYes. Sales is easy to staff up but technology is very hard to build. Google is going in the right order and can easily hire the enterprise handlers it needs to close large contracts.
- jedberg 10y agoI'm not saying Google can't do it, and I agree that they did it right (build the technology first). What I'm saying is that there isn't strong evidence that they are getting good at enterprise sales yet. If they can do it, then they will be very successful. I'm starting to see signs that they might be doing it right, but the jury is still out.
- jedberg 10y agoI did, yes. They are starting to show signs of learning how to sell to an enterprise. If they get it right, they will do well. I'm just saying the jury is still out.