Google Cloud

CEO: Thomas Kurian

Like its rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure, the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is the foundation for many big data initiatives for customers and partners.

Google Cloud’s big data services encompass the database arena including the company’s Cloud SQL relational database, Firebase NoSQL real-time database, and AlloyDB for PostgreSQL. In data analytics Google’s offerings include the BigQuery data warehouse, Dataflow streaming analytics, Analytics Hub for exchanging data analytics assets, and the Looker platform for business intelligence, data applications and embedded analytics.

In an example of how Google Cloud works with other big data tech developers, Google Cloud and data analytics software developer unveiled an expanded strategic partnership last month that included building ThoughtSpot’s software-as-a-service, AI-powered analytics to run natively on GCP.