Strengthens collaboration with Google Cloud to deliver greater application reliability, resiliency, uptime and cloud security for enterprises SAN ANTONIO, July 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rackspace® today announced that it has broadened its portfolio of services for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) customers with the launch of its new Customer Reliability Engineering (CRE) program and Rackspace Managed Security (RMS) – Proactive Detection and Response, and RMS – Compliance Assistance for GCP. Rackspace is focused on delivering digital transformation as a service across applications, data, security and infrastructure. As part of Rackspace’s evolving relationship with Google Cloud and its ongoing investment in building services and support solutions for GCP, the new CRE and RMS offerings will provide increased resiliency and security for customers’ business-critical applications. /EIN News/ -- “Navigating the complexities of a digital transformation … [Read more...] about Rackspace Launches Customer Reliability Engineering and Managed Security Services for Google Cloud Platform
Google offering free digital skills workshops in Alabama
In August, Alabamians will have the opportunity to learn the latest digital skills directly from Google professionals. Google announced today that its bringing its "Grow with Google" tour to three Alabama cities, Birmingham, Opelika and Scottsboro, in early August. The workshops and one-on-one coaching are designed to help job seekers and small businesses learn the digital skills they need to succeed and grow, said Erica Swanson, Google's head of community engagement. Here are the tour dates and locations: Birmingham: Monday, Aug. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Birmingham Public Library Central Branch, 2100 Park Place, Opelika: Wednesday, Aug. 8, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lewis Cooper Jr. Memorial Library, 200 South 6th St., Opelika Scottsboro: Friday, Aug, 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Jackson County – Scottsboro Public Library, 1002 S Broad St. Swanson said Google sees the workshops as an extension of its existing presence in Alabama. She said Google began engaging with public libraries in … [Read more...] about Google offering free digital skills workshops in Alabama
The story behind Google’s secret offer to settle EU’s Android probe
Aoife White and Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg Published 4:19 am PDT, Monday, July 23, 2018 Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Christophe Morin. Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Margrethe Vestager, competition commissioner of the European Commission, speaks during the BPI France forum in Paris on Oct. 12, 2017. Margrethe Vestager, competition commissioner of the European Commission, speaks during the BPI France forum in Paris on Oct. 12, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Christophe Morin. The story behind Google's secret offer to settle EU's Android probe 1 / 1 Back to Gallery European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager coolly hit Google with a 4.3 billion-euro ($5 billion) fine last week, the biggest penalty in the history of antitrust enforcement. It didn't have to be that way. A year earlier, when … [Read more...] about The story behind Google’s secret offer to settle EU’s Android probe
What is Google Shopping and How Does it Work?
What Do You Mean by Google Shopping and How Does It Work? Google Shopping was previously known as Product Listing Ads. It is basically a service provided by Google and it helps people on the internet to either view, compare or simply search for various products they are shopping for online. Whenever you search on Google for a specific product, you will see such products displayed on the main search result page. However, these may also appear under the shopping tab. It is important for you to know that in order to utilize Google Shopping for your digital marketing campaigns, you will have to use two basic platforms, Google Merchant Center and Google AdWords. More about Google Shopping In Details As mentioned above, Google Shopping is primarily powered by 2 different platforms, Google AdWords and Google Merchant Center. The latter is the platform where the product feed actually lives. Product feed usually means all the details of your products organized in a specific format as … [Read more...] about What is Google Shopping and How Does it Work?
In our opinion: When it comes to Google, are consumers really at risk?
Matt Rourke, AP This Wednesday, April 26, 2017 file photo shows a Google icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. Google now has a little less than 90 days to comply with EU demands to relax its dominance in the cellphone market. Related Link EU fines Google a record $5 billion over mobile practices In the wake of the European Union’s record $5.1 billion fine on Google for allegedly manipulating the EU cellphone market by promoting its own software over others, regulators at home must consider whether consumers are truly at risk before leaping to break up Silicon Valley’s tech giants. The biggest concern for customers is about data and privacy, not the uses and promotion of Android technology. The hefty penalty levied by antitrust officials on the other side of the Atlantic springs from several factors in Google’s behavior. The company offers its mobile operating system, Android, at no cost to handset makers. As manufacturers find cheaper ways to … [Read more...] about In our opinion: When it comes to Google, are consumers really at risk?