Google to Launch Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Competitor at Google I/O 2012?

Google is very likely to launch a cloud services platform at its annual developer conference, Google I/O then and there week in San Francisco. It was one of the topics of discussion in the hallways of our Structure 2012 conference. We have since confirmed with multiple sources who are familiar with Google's plans which include a more comprehensive offering that its current app engine and storage offerings. The Mountain View, Calif-based Internet giant declined to comment. In early May, my colleague Derrick Harris broke the news that both Google and Microsoft were launching their competitors to Amazon later this year. Read the full story at GigaOM.

Shelly Palmer is the host of NBC Universal's Live Digital with Shelly Palmer, a weekly half-hour television show about living and working in a digital world. He is Fox 5′s Tech Expert and the host of United Stations Radio Network's, MediaBytes, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unparalleled insiders take on the biggest stories in innovation, media, and entertainment.