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Big Tech Bets Billions—Here’s How You Max Yours

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Michael Bowden
August 23, 2025

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INDUSTRY TRENDS & NEWS:

Meta signs $10B+ Google Cloud deal

Meta struck a six-year cloud deal with Google worth over $10 billion.

  • Meta will tap Google Cloud’s servers, storage & networking to power AI.

  • Comes weeks after Zuckerberg said Meta could spend hundreds of billions on AI data centers.

  • CapEx raised to $66B–$72B for 2025.

  • Offloading $2B in data center assets to fund expansion.

  • Google Cloud, fresh off a 32% Q2 revenue jump, lands another massive AI client after OpenAI.

👉 Big Tech rivals are teaming up as the AI arms race escalates.

Why it matters:

This is a signal to anyone in tech: AI isn’t just about models — it’s about infrastructure. The biggest players are throwing billions at compute, storage, and data centers. For IT pros, cloud + AI skills aren’t optional anymore — they’re becoming the foundation of the next decade.

CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS TO WATCH:

Cloud + AI = the future

Meta’s $10B+ Google Cloud deal is proof: the biggest players are betting everything on cloud infrastructure to power AI.

🎯 Skills that rise in demand:

  • Cloud fundamentals (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

  • AI/ML integrations in the cloud (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Vertex AI)

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

  • Networking & Security for cloud (CCNP Enterprise + Cloud, CISSP-Cloud)

📌 Certifications to keep an eye on:

  • Google Cloud Digital Leader / Professional Cloud Architect

  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate

  • Azure Administrator / Architect Expert

  • Cisco CCNP ENCOR (for the backbone networking that makes these AI data centers run)

👉 Bottom line: Cloud + AI is where the money and opportunity are flowing. If you want to future-proof your career, start stacking cloud certs alongside your networking and security skills.

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