Google is gearing up to launch its second cloud region in India, demonstrating its commitment to investing in technology infrastructure for the advancement of Indian organizations towards a digital-first future. The official inauguration of the Google Cloud region in Delhi NCR is scheduled for Thursday.
The event will witness the participation of notable figures, including Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, Google India VP Sanjay Gupta, TCS MD & CEO Rajesh Gopinathan, SAP CEO Christian Klein, HDFC Bank CIO and Group Head of IT Ramesh Lakshminarayanan, Mahindra Group EVP & Group CTO Mohit Kapoor, and InMobi Co-Founder & Group CTO Mohit Saxena, among others.
In a statement, Google Cloud expressed its readiness to collaborate with local developers, entrepreneurs, and enterprises through the launch of the Delhi NCR region. The company highlighted the advantages of a local Google Cloud region, including enhanced speed, scalability, and access to a globally networked infrastructure.
Google Cloud emphasized its ability to cater to a diverse range of organizations, from enterprises undergoing digital transformation to startups aspiring for global expansion and government entities digitizing citizen services. The platform’s unified nature facilitates optimal utilization of structured or unstructured data, regardless of its storage location. Additionally, Google Cloud underscored its robust security features, allowing organizations to concentrate on their core business without concerns about data, applications, and infrastructure security.
The new cloud region is designed to provide enterprise-grade services with low latency, high availability, in-country disaster recovery, transparency, privacy, and data residency. It promises data control, a trusted and scalable zero-trust architecture, and a commitment to sustainability.
Google’s investments in India extend beyond technology infrastructure to the development of skilled engineers, developers, and professionals, contributing to economic growth and digital capabilities. The company highlighted its engineering center in India, which has produced products delivering value to Google Cloud customers worldwide.
