YouTube infrastructure is shifting from private datacenters to Google Cloud
The move will help Google flaunt the prowess of its cloud computing platform
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Googleis moving parts of popular video serviceYouTubefrom private datacenters to its owncloud computingservice, Google Cloud.
Announced byGoogleCloud CEO Thomas Kurian, the move is being touted as an attempt to show off the resilience of the company’spublic cloudplatform. By partly hosting the second most popular website on the internet, Google Cloud can show it deserves a seat at the table with main rivals Amazon Web Services (AWS) andMicrosoft Azure.
“Part of evolving the cloud is having our own services use it more and more, and they are,” Kurian toldCNBCin an interview.
He added that theGoogle Workspacesuite of productivity apps, along with the Waze navigation app andDeepMindartificial intelligence research group, also rely on Google’s cloud infrastructure.
Statement of intent
Notably, bothMicrosoftandAmazonhave in the past moved their popular online properties onto their respective cloud platforms. However, none of them can match YouTube in terms of scale of operation.
The cloud isn’t Google’s strongest suit, as compared to its rivals, particularly AWS. While AWS is one of Amazon’s key sources of revenue, Google’s cloud division still tugs on its profits margins.
For instance, in Q1 2021, AWS clocked32% year-on-year growthwith revenues of $13.50 billion. On the other hand, Google Cloud took in $4 billion, but reported anoperating loss of $974 millionin the same period.
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The move to migrate parts of the most popular video sharing platform to Google Cloud could provide the impetus the service needs.
ViaCNBC
With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’sTechRadar Pro’sexpert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.
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