Apple Reportedly Storing Over 8 Million Terabytes of iCloud Data on Google Servers

[Solomani]

Oh come on Apple. You can do better than to store our data on Google Evil's servers.

There are plenty of other server hosts that are more trustworthy than Google.... like in some Kremlin server-host run by Vladimir Putin's cousin. Or in Elon Musk's basement. Plenty I tell you. Plenty!

 

[macsareveryinteresting]

Or don’t use any electronic device, and live like a caveman.

I couldn't survive a day like that.

 

[iapplelove]

But do you know that Google is selling your data? Plot twist.

They are? Ohh I though all those cool useful practical free services they offer were just for the good of man kind. And all along you’re saying they are selling my data!

 

[Ds6778]

Hilarious to see the mental gymnastics. Anything Google ever on this forum is immediately lambasted as “Data harvesting” “You are the product!” “I’d never trust Google with anything!”
Interesting stuff here haha

 

[architect1337]

All Google has to do now, is raise the hosting price by 30% and tell Apple that if it doesn't like it, it can go elsewhere - and threaten to close their account if it doesn't pay up in 30 days.

 

[macsareveryinteresting]

They are? Ohh I though all those cool useful practical free services they offer were just for the good of man kind. And all along you’re saying they are selling my data!

And do they say much about what they are doing. Nooooooooooooooo.

 

[317342]

I read this as Apple soaking up Google’s cloud resources to such a high degree that it’s both their #1 customer and that’s still not enough to handle their data needs; indeed, they also need Azure and AWS in addition to their own data centers.

Did I miss something?

 

[BigMcGuire]

I read this as Apple soaking up Google’s cloud resources to such a high degree that it’s both their #1 customer and that’s still not enough to handle their data needs; indeed, they also need Azure and AWS in addition to their own data centers.

Did I miss something?

One of the latest updates we got years ago was that Apple was utilizing AWS, Azure, and Google for data storage needs. https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/22/apple-aws-30-million-per-month/ Yep.

And there's the quote I was looking for earlier: "Apple is of course continuing to invest heavily in its own cloud infrastructure, revealing last December as part of its new Austin campus announcement that it planned to spend $10 billion over five years on U.S. data centers, including $4.5 billion by the end of 2019." -Macrumors article.

 

[DarthDon]

Nine hundred dollars per meter?

I hope he is not far away from google's server. wireless cables are very expensive 😂 😂 😂

 

[maxfromdenmark]

I think it’s after introducing Apple One.

 

[NMBob]

 

[bobenhaus]

C'mon everyone its was well published that $pple switched from MS to Google years ago. Don't act surprised by it.

Apple filing shows move from Azure to Google Cloud for iCloud services - OnMSFT.com

an Apple filing that shows the smartphone giant moved from Microsoft's Azure cloud services in favor of third place Google Cloud Platform

www.onmsft.com

 

[RedRage]

That walled garden though ROFL

 

[name99]

But Apple Privacy bla bla, thats why I buy Apple, but Timo said.. human right, greed, smoke.

Jesus Christ.
I guess you never bothered to even open, let alone read, the annual Apple Security White Paper did you?

 

[rpmurray]

“I cannot tell a lie.” - George Washington
“I cannot tell the truth.” - Donald Trump

"I cannot tell the difference." - Solomon

 

[coachgq]

I spend about $900/m on Google Cloud — Wondering what name they picked for me...

Chief little thing?

 

[RedRage]

Hilarious to see the mental gymnastics. Anything Google ever on this forum is immediately lambasted as “Data harvesting” “You are the product!” “I’d never trust Google with anything!”
Interesting stuff here haha

It's high larry us!

 

[svish]

Would have preferred it if Apple itself is storing data. 🤷‍♂️

 

[goobot]

It also seems that Apple thinks Google to be a lesser threat than Amazon to have chosen Google Cloud over Amazon to store data.

Google is probably just cheaper, that’s how Apple tends to operate

 

[JosephAW]

What happens if google and Apple get in an argument and they pull their cloud services from Apple? That’s happened with other services and the cloud provider stops service.

 

[Razeus]

I'll be bold enough to say that I trust Google's privacy policies than Apple's.

 

[planteater]

Apple does not provide third-party cloud storage providers with the keys to decrypt user data stored on their servers, ensuring a strong level of security.

Google doesn't have access to the data. What's a shame?

Giving Google business.

 

[Razeus]

Well played Google. Well played. Pay Apple a billion for first place Search, turn around and collect for Apple's storage needs.

 

[Razeus]

I read this as Apple soaking up Google’s cloud resources to such a high degree that it’s both their #1 customer and that’s still not enough to handle their data needs; indeed, they also need Azure and AWS in addition to their own data centers.

Did I miss something?

Diversifying. I do the same but on a much much smaller scale.

 

[TroyBoy30]

so they basically provide it to google for free. so much for that apple security