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Google names VMware co-founder Diane Greene to lead cloud push
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Google names VMware co-founder Diane Greene to lead cloud push

Reuters | 20 November 2015, 6:29 PM IST Google Inc, a unit of Alphabet Inc, said it appointed VMware Inc co-founder and industry veteran Diane Greene to run its cloud business, as CEO Sundar Pichai pushes ahead with efforts to gain share in the fast-growing market.   Pichai has made selling cloud storage space to enterprises a growing priority for the company to take on rivals Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp. "Every business in the world is going to run on cloud eventually," Pichai said on a post-earnings call in October. Amazon's cloud business is now its fastest-growing business, while Microsoft is banking on cloud computing to make up for slowing sales of personal computers. Greene, a Google director for three years, will lead a new team combining the compan...
Google CEO Pichai backs ‘Digital India’ initiative
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Google CEO Pichai backs ‘Digital India’ initiative

India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday took to YouTube to back Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' campaign focused on connecting 1.2 billion people in the country and said his company would play its part in supporting the initiative. (more…)
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The Reason behind Sundar Pichai named as a new CEO of Google

In a significant restructuring at Google, India-born Sundar Pichai has been named the new CEO of the technology giant as the company co-founder Larry Page on Tuesday announced the formation of a new umbrella firm Alphabet, of which Google will be a part. (more…)