How is Tata Planning to Revolutionize Cloud Technology with Google

How is Tata Planning to Revolutionize Cloud Technology with Google

Gone are the days when corporates had file rooms or storage rooms to have their data backed up. With the evolution in technology these rooms were replaced by computers and now most of its applications are being managed by cloud services.

Cloud services refer to a wide range of services, provided on demand to organizations which are used to data compilation, storage and day to day applications. These services are designed to provide hassle free access to resources and applications without the need of internal infrastructure or any hardware.

Cloud services can be delivered publicly and privately. Services which are made available to a number of consumers are public cloud services and private cloud services are provided to those who maintain highly sensitive data such as healthcare or banking institutions.

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Tata Communications
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The Future of Cloud computing
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February 16,2021 - TCL and Google Cloud have decided to deploy services to organizations through TATA communications’ IZO Managed Cloud, including services like infrastructure planning, workload migration and ongoing operational support.

Tata Communications

Tata Communications, the Global Digital Enabler is present in more than 200 countries and serves 7000 plus customers globally that represent 300 companies of the Fortune 500.

Tata communications’ IZO cloud Management services is a cloud service that provides an orchestration platform to manage and integrate the IT requirements of an organisation. IZO Private Cloud provides scalable resources, hybrid cloud management, and top notch risk and security management. It provides the required expertise, infrastructure and services to act as a catalyst in driving the business growth and enhanced performance.

IZO Cloud command portal offers a tool that integrates different IT requirements under a single umbrella with a unified cloud experience. With a comprehensive view of IT resource utilization, it grants better control to the customer with cost efficiencies and improved productivity.

IZO - Google Cloud Partnership

With Tata communications already spanned across the globe with its cloud services, now has taken a leap further by collaborating with Google cloud. It has thus further gained grounds with its managed public cloud services by adding finer resources by the Google Cloud. Google cloud is expanding its cloud footprint with already marked regions in the Asia-Pacific.

This partnership will enable organisations to utilize and access google cloud through Tata communications IZO managed cloud, while also providing them with user friendly and end to end services. This also includes cloud infrastructure planning, workload migration and ongoing operational support.

It will also support organisations with infrastructure and application modernisation, data transformation, analytics and multi-cloud management. Along with infrastructure management. Tata communications will also manage Kubernetes deployments on google cloud to support containerization in hybrid multi-cloud environments.

Worldwide Market Share of Leading Cloud Infrastructure service providers
Market Share of Leading Cloud Infrastructure service providers

The Cloud market

According to a survey conducted by the International Data Corporation, the cloud market has grown over 26% over the years with revenues totaling $233.4 billion.

"Cloud is expanding far beyond niche e-commerce and online ad-sponsored searches. It underpins all the digital activities that individuals and enterprises depend upon as we navigate and move beyond the pandemic," said Rick Villars, group vice president, Worldwide Research at IDC.

It also points out that the Covid-19 pandemic has been a catalyst in accelerating cloud adoption and estimates that organisations will soon convert to becoming cloud centric IT. As a result of the pandemic, 64% of Indian companies are expected to increase the demand in cloud computing while 56% will opt for cloud software to keep up with the trends.

“The current demands on enterprises to manage and optimise their cloud solutions has never been more important, especially in the wake of Covid-19 and our increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure,” said Rajesh Awasthi, global head of cloud and managed hosting Services at Tata Communications.

“As organizations migrate to Google Cloud, they need a partner that will support them across their entire IT ecosystem and deliver a unified cloud management platform that offers greater transparency, control and security of their data and applications,” he added.

Amitabh Jacob, head of partners and alliances at Google Cloud India, said the true test of 2021 will be how organizations adopt a cloud-first approach. “Through our partnership with Tata Communications, we will be able to provide our customers with a unified, end-to-end experience that will remove the complexity in cloud management and help them transform at speed and scale”, he added.

The Future of Cloud computing

Organizations in the future will not require employees to work at physical desks or even devices. Cloud based systems will take over instead unifying the entire process to make it further more efficient and productive. Cloud computing is already being opted by half the organizations around the globe.

The easy to use and tech-rich environment has made it the need of the hour for organisations that want to simplify their resources and management tools. Hybrid multi-clouds are helping organizations with expert assessment and seamless workload migration hence making cloud computing a cost effective and sustainable choice in the long run.

FAQ

What is a Kubernete Engine?

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides a managed environment for deploying, managing, and scaling your containerized applications using Google infrastructure.

What is IZO?

IZO is a cloud Platform & services provided by Tata. It is a flexible, one-stop cloud enablement platform designed for organisations to navigate complexity for more agile business performance.

What are the different types of cloud services?

The different types of cloud service are IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service).

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