Apple has considerably elevated the quantity of information saved in Google’s “clouds”. The wants of the tech big are rising quickly; and its personal server infrastructure can not address new challenges.

Apple turned the most important buyer of Google cloud storage

As of Might, Apple supposed to spend $ 300 million on Google cloud servers in 2021, a 50% improve over final yr. It’s recognized that solely final November, Apple elevated the quantity of information saved by Google by 470 petabytes; the whole quantity was eight exabytes. For comparability, one exabyte is sufficient to retailer a video name lasting over 237,000 years.

The corporate is now thought of Google’s largest enterprise cloud storage buyer. In accordance with rumors, Inside Google, Apple even has a reputation indicative at its dimension: Bigfoot.

On the identical time, Apple is absolutely the chief when it comes to reminiscence necessities. The 470 petabytes added by the corporate in November – virtually the identical as Google’s second largest shopper, TikTok proprietor ByteDance. Furthermore, Apple has struck an excellent deal. Primarily based on calculations utilizing a calculator on considered one of Google’s websites; storing eight exabytes ought to price $ 218 million monthly. Apple pays solely $ 300 million a yr for this quantity of information.

It’s not but recognized when precisely Apple’s demand for Google cloud providers grew so noticeably. Apparently, it’s extra worthwhile for a corporation to “hire” reminiscence than to construct knowledge facilities by itself; or Apple merely doesn’t have time to do that, not dealing with the avalanche of recent knowledge.

The third within the “rating” of Google clients is Spotify with 460 petabytes; adopted by Twitter (315 petabytes) and Snapchat (275 petabytes).

On the identical time, Apple shops its data not solely on Google servers, but additionally on Amazon. The information is encrypted by the “apple” firm, so the companion suppliers shouldn’t have entry to them.

Apple begins buying elements for iPhone 13 manufacturing

In separate information, based on on-line sources, Apple has begun buying the elements wanted to fabricate the iPhone 13.

The report famous that Cyntec, which makes iPhone energy chokes, may improve its income by 1 / 4 this yr due to orders from Apple. Additionally it is anticipated that the variety of orders for the availability of elements for the iPhone 13 will improve within the third quarter of 2021. It’s assumed that greater than 50% of the iPhone 13 produced will have the ability to work within the fifth era (5G) networks and can help the mmWave expertise. Implementing this expertise requires extra energy chokes, so Cyntec’s income may develop on the finish of the yr.

The supply notes that the truth that elements for the iPhone 13 have begun to ship confirms that Apple’s new smartphones will likely be unveiled in September, as is common (besides final yr, when the iPhone launch was postponed to October because of the coronavirus pandemic). It’s assumed that when it comes to design, the iPhone 13 won’t differ a lot from the iPhone 12 introduced final yr. As for the {hardware} modifications, a extra environment friendly processor, improved cameras, a high-quality show with a refresh charge of as much as 120 Hz, and many others. are anticipated.