Dear reader,

Welcome to the Google Cloud Hub for Lhoist, your personal content hub with a selection of valuable and inspiring information.

On this hub, you will find relevant content - use cases, articles, whitepapers - that share insights into how Google Cloud can be a strong partner for Lhoist to accelerate your Cloud journey. You can also find out why several of our customers, such as Schlumberger and Siemens Energy decided to partner with Google Cloud to further boost their business. 

I look forward to our meeting tomorrow, and I'm available for any questions you may have in the meantime. 

Best regards,
Mathias Devis

Welcome

A selection of personal reads

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Talgo: Streaming two thousand events a second at three hundred kilometers an hour

Train manufacturer Talgo revolutionizes train maintenance with Google Cloud Platform, by streaming sensor data in real time and applying machine learning to stop problems, without stopping service.

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Swiss Steel: Building a networked platform for steel manufacturing

With Google Cloud Platform and Wabion, Swiss Steel built an infrastructure that could take in, transform, store, and analyze data from multiple sources to provide unique insight.

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Semios: Helping growers produce more sustainable, profitable crops

With Google Cloud Platform services such as BigQuery and Google Earth Engine, Semios helps growers produce more sustainable crops through precise, granular, real-time data.

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UPS uses Google Cloud to build the global smart logistics network of the future

The power of data analytics and machine learning is making it possible for companies that have mastered entire industries to take the next step and digitally transform their business.

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Industry 4.0 & data-driven transformation

 


Video supply-chain twin


Come see how the supply-chain twin addresses some of your top use cases from demand shaping and inventory positioning, to perfect fulfillment.

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How Data is Driving Resilient & Sustainable Supply Chains


Building resilient and sustainable supply chains has become a key priority for companies in every industry, and every region of the world. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed existing supply chains to the brink and the stress exposed the weakness of current designs and execution. Data and analytics help you by providing the necessary visibility and intelligence to ensure the supply chain is optimized to reduce environmental impact while being able to adapt and mitigate disruptions in real time.

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SAP & Google Cloud

 


Schlumberger Selects Google Cloud for its Enterprise-Wide SAP Migration and Modernization


Google Cloud will support Schlumberger's IT services and infrastructure, providing higher levels of resiliency and scalability while reducing costs and downtime.

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Siemens Energy Partners with Google Cloud to Power its Next Phase of Sustained Growth


A new multi-year partnership will support Siemens Energy’s digital transformation with data and critical business systems on sustainable cloud infrastructure.

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SAP on Google Cloud: Migration strategies


Traditionally organizations have looked to the public cloud for cost savings, or to augment private data center capacity. However, organizations are now primarily looking to the public cloud for security, realizing that providers can invest more in people and processes to deliver secure infrastructure. As a cloud pioneer, Google fully understands the security implications of the cloud model. This paper outlines Google's approach to security and compliance for Google Cloud, our suite of public cloud products and services.

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SAP on Google Cloud: High Availability


For the past two decades, Google has made security the cornerstone of our product strategy. On August 25th, we announced that we will invest $10 billion over the next five years to strengthen cybersecurity, including expanding zero-trust programs, helping secure the software supply chain, and enhancing open-source security.

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Sustainability

 


How carbon-free is your cloud? New data lets you know


Google first achieved carbon neutrality in 2007, and since 2017 we’ve purchased enough solar and wind energy to match 100% of our global electricity consumption. Now we’re building on that progress to target a new sustainability goal: running our business on carbon-free energy 24/7, everywhere, by 2030.

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Supply chain meets blockchain for end-to-end mineral tracking


As a company committed to sourcing our minerals responsibly, Google is working on new ways to make the mineral-tracking process more transparent for everyone along the value chain—from miners to consumers. In 2018, we joined Cisco, SGS, Volkswagen, and Peruvian mining company Minsur, all members of the Responsible Minerals Initiative, to launch a plan for end-to-end mineral traceability.

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