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Aug 17, 2016 : New Google Cloud Services Announced
📅 - Google has launched new cloud database services Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable and Cloud Datastore today, following a positive beta test period.
Also released in beta form is Google's Microsoft SQL Server images, as another break at Microsoft's enterprise cloud market share. Google's features built-in or bring-your-own licenses, and upgraded storage services.
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