Google’s cloud computing arm has added another string to its Web3 bow with a new partnership making it a network validator on the Tezos blockchain.
On February 22, the Tezos Foundation, a Swiss non-profit foundation that supports the Tezos blockchain, announced a partnership with Google Cloud to allow cloud computing business customers to deploy Tezos nodes on the blockchain and build Web3 applications.
Tezos is a blockchain-based smart contract platform for supporting decentralized applications, similar to Ethereum, Cardano, etc. Businesses using Tezos include gaming giant Ubisoft and the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The partnership will also enable companies and developers to host and deploy RPC (Remote Procedure Call) nodes for Web3 applications using the Tezos blockchain and Google Cloud infrastructure. The announcement stated: “The Tezos Foundation will provide new and existing Google Cloud customers with access to its Enterprise Baking program. Through this program, Tezos will provide Google Cloud customers interested in building Web3 applications with the ease of deploying nodes and indexer service."
The partnership will also provide Google Cloud credits and mentorship to selected Tezos incubator startups through the Google for Startups Cloud program.
"At Google Cloud, we provide Web3 founders and developers with a secure and reliable infrastructure to innovate and scale their applications," said James Tromans, Director of Engineering, Web3, Google Cloud.
Meanwhile, Tezos Foundation Chief Commercial Officer Mason Edwards said the collaboration is a step toward realizing institutional adoption and mass market opportunities for Web3 technologies. In January 2022, Google Cloud established a dedicated digital asset team aimed at promoting the development and progress of the blockchain ecosystem. The main goal of the team is to assist Google Cloud customers to generate, exchange, store value and launch new products on the blockchain-powered platform
In October, the Near Foundation announced a new collaboration between Near Protocol and Google Cloud. The partnership aims to provide infrastructure support for Pagoda, Near's Web3 startup platform.
