Google and VMware are teaming up with a $2.8 billion startup to get an edge in the cloud wars with Amazon

Google may be losing to Amazon in the cloud wars, but the search giant has a not-so-secret weapon – and some brand-new partners – that could help it fight back.

The weapon is something called Kubernetes, a software project that started out as a way for Google to manage its massive server infrastructure and has since become a go-to tool for modern software developers .

The partners are VMware and Pivotal, which is a spin-off of VMware valued at $2.8 billion. Together, the three companies plan to promote Kubernetes to large companies with their own data centers.

The partnership, announced on Tuesday, is centered on Pivotal’s new Pivotal Container Service (PKS), which promises to make it effortless for companies to roll out Kubernetes. PKS allows developers build applications that can be easily installed on servers running VMware’s software or run in Google’s cloud.

Everybody gets something from this deal: Google gets access to VMware’s customers, which include many of the world’s largest companies. VMware gets to give its customers easy access to Google’s cloud, including all of its cutting-edge artificial intelligence services for software developers. And Pivotal gets cozier with both companies.

 

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