16-11-2018 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com

Google is getting a new cloud boss, and he's inheriting some problems in the cloud wars with Amazon and Microsoft — but also real opportunity (GOOG, GOOGL)

Google Cloud is getting a new boss in the form of Thomas Kurian, formerly of Oracle. 
From his predecessor Diane Greene, Kurian will inherit a third-place position in the cloud wars with Amazon and Microsoft.
Google Cloud is doing well on its own terms, signing some big customers and building its technology.
But Google has big expectations for Google Cloud, and it's nowhere near its biggest rivals.When Thomas Kurian, formerly of Oracle, takes over as CEO of Google Cloud in January, he's goi
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