Not only is Diane Green going to lead Google’s new unit into the future with her knowledge of the business world, but her likeability in the Valley’s startup community will give Google a leg up in attracting these new businesses to its cloud. Additionally, in the corporate enterprise world where Green has made her reputation, such as users of VMware’s products, will pass her hard won credibility onto the venture she is overseeing for Google. VMware is Google’s most coveted market when it comes to attracting businesses to their cloud. It can be assumed that Green’s former leadership role in that company certainly won’t hurt Google’s chances of acquiring them.
Whether Google’s reason for hiring Diane Green is a business decision or a marketing decision there seems to be a positive correlation between the two. A company who focuses all of their decisions around their consumers and spends their time creating a smart business strategy is smart to take advantage of the synergy represented by Green’s ability as a leader and credibility within the industry. Green was certainly a hiring decision that companies looking to cloud are going to take notice of. Every company Green has been involved with has been successful. Not only was the decision to hire her one consumers will appreciate, but her business skills will be significant in carrying Google’s cloud-computing business into the future.
Not only is Diane Green going to lead Google’s new unit into the future with her knowledge of the business world, but her likeability in the Valley’s startup community will give Google a leg up in attracting these new businesses to its cloud. Additionally, in the corporate enterprise world where Green has made her reputation, such as users of VMware’s products, will pass her hard won credibility onto the venture she is overseeing for Google. VMware is Google’s most coveted market when it comes to attracting businesses to their cloud. It can be assumed that Green’s former leadership role in that company certainly won’t hurt Google’s chances of acquiring them.
Whether Google’s reason for hiring Diane Green is a business decision or a marketing decision there seems to be a positive correlation between the two. A company who focuses all of their decisions around their consumers and spends their time creating a smart business strategy is smart to take advantage of the synergy represented by Green’s ability as a leader and credibility within the industry. Green was certainly a hiring decision that companies looking to cloud are going to take notice of. Every company Green has been involved with has been successful. Not only was the decision to hire her one consumers will appreciate, but her business skills will be significant in carrying Google’s cloud-computing business into the future.
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