Thomas Kurian, a 22-year old Oracle veteran, is at the helm of the cloud business at Google. According to industry analysts, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is at a distant 4th place from AWS which is leading the pack. Here are 5 things that Thomas Kurian must do to transform Google Cloud into a serious enterprise contender:Shifting the focus from technology to customersGoogle and its employees are obsessed with technology. The core building blocks of Google Cloud are not inferior to the competitor offerings. However, the persona of the target customer of cloud business is extremely different from those who buy search or AdWords.

Source: Forbes February 04, 2019 03:43 UTC