{"id":359335,"date":"2020-07-09T11:45:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=359335"},"modified":"2020-07-09T11:46:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:46:23","slug":"google-wins-renault-cloud-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cloud-hosting\/359335-google-wins-renault-cloud-contract.html","title":{"rendered":"Google wins Renault cloud contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has won a\u00a0multi-<\/span>year deal to store Renault SA\u2019s manufacturing data, marking the U.S. tech company\u2019s first major industrial cloud deal in France.<\/p>\n

The Alphabet Inc. unit will gather data from Renault factories, robots and supply chains, the companies said. Google called the contract the largest of its kind globally, though both businesses declined to comment on how much Renault will pay for the cloud services or the length of the agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that manufacturing companies need a new platform to complement the assembly lines, the supply chains and other systems they already have,\u201d Google Cloud Chief Executive Officer Thomas Kurian said in an interview. The Renault contract offers a chance \u201cto improve manufacturing processes, industrial automation and adapted controls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Google is working to catch\u00a0up to<\/span>\u00a0cloud rivals in big manufacturing contracts, pitching gains in efficiency and automation to cash-strapped firms. Its business ranks third in Europe behind leaders Amazon.com Inc. — which has a deal with Renault\u2019s rival Volkswagen AG — and Microsoft Corp. It\u2019s\u00a0trailing in fifth position in France, according to Synergy Research Group. Synergy estimated Google\u2019s global cloud share at\u00a08% in the first quarter, about half of Microsoft\u2019s size and a quarter of Amazon\u2019s.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Google announced it had\u00a0agreed\u00a0to a 10-year deal with\u00a0Deutsche Bank AG\u00a0to provide cloud computing capabilities to the German lender. The deal was a notable win for Google as it tries to show that its cloud business can service the financial sector.<\/p>\n

Renault is under pressure to cut costs after the coronavirus pandemic sent vehicle sales into a tailspin. Renault has obtained a 5 billion-euro ($5.7 billion) government-backed credit facility and is navigating the political minefield of possible site closures and thousands of job cuts in France. The carmaker didn\u2019t comment on whether the Google deal will generate cost savings.<\/p>\n

The Google deal offers \u201ctremendous fuel for the improvement of our plants,\u201d Eric Marchiol, head of manufacturing 4.0 at Renault, said in an interview. The cloud contract will be open to partners, and the accord complements a\u00a0deal\u00a0the Renault-Nissan alliance has with Microsoft on connected car technology, he said.<\/p>\n

Google said the deal doesn\u2019t involve their existing partnerships with Renault in advertising or with Alphabet\u2019s\u00a0self-driving unit Waymo. The data Google will collect won\u2019t be used for the search giant\u2019s other business such as advertising, Kurian said.<\/p>\n

The increased reliance on U.S. firms is stoking concern within Europe\u2019s technology industry. French and German government ministers have called for more sovereignty over handling of industry data, but have come up empty due to the absence of equivalent hyperscalers in the region.<\/p>\n

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