Google Cloud partners with Tezos blockchain to develop Web3 technology

Google’s cloud computing arm has added a new string to its Web3 bow, with a new partnership to see it become a network validator on the Tezos blockchain.

On February 22, the Tezos Foundation, a Swiss non-profit foundation that supports the Tezos blockchain, announced that it has partnered with Google Cloud that will allow customers in the cloud computing business to deploy Tezos nodes and build Web3 applications on the blockchain.

Tezos is a blockchain-based smart contract platform used to power decentralized applications, similar to Ethereum, Cardano and others. Companies that have used Tezos include gaming giant Ubisoft and the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

This partnership will also enable companies and developers to host and deploy Remote Procedure Call (RPC) nodes for Web3 applications using the Tezos blockchain and Google Cloud’s infrastructure.

The Tezos Foundation will provide new and existing Google Cloud customers with access to the enterprise baking program. Through the program, Tezos will offer Google Cloud customers interested in building Web3 applications easy deployment of nodes and indexes on the Tezos protocol.

The partnership is also set to provide selected Tezos incubator startups with Google Cloud credits and mentorship via the Google for Startups Cloud program.

“At Google Cloud, we provide secure and reliable infrastructure for Web3 founders and developers to innovate and scale their applications,” said James Tromans, Engineering Director, Web3 at Google Cloud.

Meanwhile, Tezos Foundation’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mason Edwards, said the partnership was a step towards achieving institutional adoption and mass market opportunities for Web3 technology.

Related: California DMV to digitize vehicle title management system via Tezos

In January 2022, Google Cloud established a dedicated digital assets team, aiming to facilitate the growth and progress of the blockchain ecosystem. The team’s primary goal was to help Google Cloud’s customers generate, exchange, preserve value and introduce new products on blockchain-powered platforms

In October 2022, the Near Foundation unveiled a new collaboration between Near Protocol and Google Cloud. The partnership would provide infrastructural support for Near’s Web3 startup platform, Pagoda.