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Google Shifts Entire Infrastructure to Arm Architecture with AI-Assisted Migration

Google has revealed it is transitioning its entire internal infrastructure to Arm architecture, leveraging its custom Axion silicon and AI tool CogniPort. The migration, which includes major services like YouTube and Gmail, aims to enhance performance and energy efficiency across its data centers.

Massive Migration Underway

Google is reportedly porting all its internal workloads to the Arm architecture, with sources indicating that approximately 30,000 production packages have already been migrated. According to a recent preprint paper and company blog post, this effort enables services like YouTube, Gmail, and BigQuery to run on both x86 processors and Google’s proprietary Axion Arm CPUs. The scale of this initiative highlights a strategic shift toward heterogeneous computing environments within one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructures.

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Google Launches Contingency Plan for Microsoft 365 Service Interruptions

Google has unveiled a new business continuity program that runs Google Workspace parallel to Microsoft 365 environments. The initiative comes as the company positions itself as a reliable alternative during what it describes as Microsoft’s “frequent and severe” service outages.

Google Positions Workspace as Microsoft 365 Backup Solution

Google has launched a new business continuity initiative targeting organizations concerned about Microsoft 365 service reliability, according to recent product announcements. The program enables companies to run Google Workspace alongside their existing Microsoft 365 environments, creating what sources indicate is an immediate fallback option during outages.