Google, Dell, and Intel Form New Computing Group for Transforming Cloud and IT Tools

Google, Dell, Intel and a handful of other major tech companies in the IT and cloud computing industries have banded together to tackle joint problems around security, remote work, and other enterprise issues that have only become more important during the coronavirus pandemic. From a report: The consortium these companies have formed is called the Modern Computing Alliance, and its founding members also include Box, Cirtrix, Imprivata, Okta, RingCentral, Slack, VMWare, and Zoom. The Modern Computing Alliance will initially be focused on four areas: performance; security and identity; remote work, productivity, and collaboration; and health care. The goal is to pool knowledge and resources toward solving shared problems around how companies perform work in the cloud and the tools they use to do so. The alliance will focus on developing new standards and interoperable technologies that can be used by any company that relies on one of the partners' platforms or products. In particular, Google is engaged in the effort with its Chrome browser and Chrome OS teams, as well as the division responsible for Google Workplace. "Today, we're excited to announce Google's membership in the Modern Computing Alliance -- to address the biggest IT challenges facing companies today with integration from silicon to cloud," says John Solomon, Google's vice president of Chrome OS. "Working with a group of forward-thinking industry leaders, we're aligning standards and technologies to provide companies with the choice of high-performance, cloud-first computing solutions from the vendor of their choice who provide modern solutions for the modern era of business."

*slowly backs away*

[BAReFO0t]

*grabs can of mostly fire*

*remebers nuke launch codes*

*hopes Ripley is on call*

(This is my reaction to this.)

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Azure / Amazon?

[NFN_NLN]

> Google, Dell, Intel and a handful of other major tech companies in the IT and cloud computing industries

So those companies are forming a group to tackle cloud computing industries without the (2) biggest hyperscalers, Amazon and Azure.

This smells like HD-DVD.

New Computing Cartel - There, FTFY

[ytene]

That's a very carefully selected group of companies, wrapped around "the usual suspects". Specifically, if you look at the named players in detail, there seems to be minimal, if any, overlap in their respective business sectors and/or the markets they serve.

It's almost like they got together and said, "Hey, let's come up with a new set of 'industry standards' for cloud and technology tools, specifically designed to create convergence and vendor lock-in, whilst giving the impression of this being some form of open or standards-based group..."

Oh, wait...

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[Tokolosh]

âoePeople of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.â

â Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

I would be worried

[sinij]

I would be worried if I didn't suspect "transform" only means redesign UI for Nth time following the newest anti-usability trend.

No AMD??

[Joe_Dragon]

Intel really wants to lock in BS like raid keys what is next (Linux OS boot key) that cost $100-$200 per MB to boot non windows OS's?

Problems?

[fluffernutter]

I thought the cloud was supposed to solve all the problems. Now we need a consortium to deal with problems with operating in the cloud?

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[Giresun28.28]

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