| | May 20166CIOReviewCopyright © 2016 Valley Media Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewMAY - 12 - 2016Managing EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorial StaffAaron PierceAlex D'SouzaArun KantAva Garcia Joshua ParkerKyle SummersT:510.565.7625 VisualizersMatt RyderManjith FernandezGOOGLE TECH SPECIALCIOReviewSalesJennifer Stephen jennifer.stephen@cioreview.com Mailing AddressValley Media Inc.44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 MAY - 12 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 27 Published by Valley Media Inc. To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Accelerating the Journey From web search engine to advertising and communication tools to the development of autonomous cars, Google undoubtedly claims an immutable position in both main stream and blue-sky technology market. Today, the company caters to a multitude of areas by partnering with the biggies in the social, life sciences, finance, retail, and technology segment. The recent Google Cloud conference shed light on the tech giant's next move--charting out a new beginning in the niche parts of the enterprise segment-- public cloud hosting. Google's enterprise-focused initiatives-- Google for Work and Cloud platforms--are helping business to boost productivity and derive long term benefits in terms of cost-efficiency, innovation and security. Against the backdrop of massive data piles, it comes as no surprise to see Google repeatedly emphasizes on the non-disruptive move to the cloud, and its investments in bringing out business-ready and highly scalable cloud data platforms and machine learning. Also, the company's deep commitment to open sourcing compliments and testifies its objective of delivering compliance and privacy of the customers' data. Aside its IT initiatives, Google's involvement in the smart devices and gadget environment-- like Android wearables with GPS--are luring both businesses and customers to embrace mobility and BYOD concepts. Additionally, the augmented features of Google Search as well as attempts to make remote and developing regions internet-driven with satellite Internet services are also gaining mass attention. Amidst the erratic climate of the current technology market where Google plays a disruptive force, the question lies in determining the offerings that are truly pragmatic. With a goal to aid companies and emerging players demystify the role of technology and harness the real benefits of Google products; we present the most promising Google technology solution providers 2016. The companies featured in this edition provide a distilled depiction of the capabilities of enterprise tools and solutions from Google alongside the thought leadership of the consultants and premier partners. We hope the insights will help organizations effectively optimize Google services and products to assure a highly productive and communicative environment that drives in business value. Jeevan GeorgeManaging Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorial
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