- Multi-year partnership boosts Flow’s ability to scale to billions while further reducing energy usage and the carbon footprint for NFTs
- Developers and partners can use Google Cloud to power their Flow-enabled applications and deliver seamless user experiences on an enterprise-scale cloud network
New York, USA and Vancouver, Canada, September 14, 2021–- Dapper Labs, the original developers of Flow, a foundational blockchain protocol for a new generation of entertainment apps, games and the digital assets that power them, today announced Google Cloud as its strategic cloud provider. Alongside existing partners like Samsung, Ubisoft and T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom), Google Cloud will play a key role in the Flow ecosystem by offering its global, scalable and secure cloud infrastructure to Flow and its network of developers and partners to support the next wave of mainstream NFT adoption.
“Google Cloud’s power as part of the Flow network will supercharge connectivity to consumers and app developers worldwide,” said Dieter Shirley, Lead Architect, Flow and CTO, Dapper Labs. “On top of the benefits that Google Cloud’s industry leading-infrastructure provides for all users, this partnership will ensure that Dapp developers who also use Google Cloud infrastructure will have the lowest possible latency for connecting to Flow’s Access Nodes. This will speed up the data accessibility layer that provides blockchain updates to their software and ensure their users have the most responsive experience.”
In addition to scaling its blockchain offering, this new partnership solidifies Flow as among the cleanest blockchains, furthering its commitment to reducing both the organizational energy usage and overall carbon emissions with the industry’s cleanest cloud. Flow already uses thousands of times less energy than proof-of-work blockchains, and by leveraging Google Cloud’s carbon neutral infrastructure, Flow will continue to significantly decrease its environmental impact while delivering the seamless cloud-application experience its consumers are accustomed to using every day, at scale.
“The team’s innovative approach to development on the blockchain represents a significant and growing opportunity for citizen developers to build a next generation of games, apps and digital assets,” said Janet Kennedy, Vice President at Google Cloud. “We’re delighted that Google Cloud will support growth as the blockchain scales to a billion users and beyond, and to provide developers with clean, low-latency, and advanced cloud infrastructure on which to build and distribute apps, games, and more.”
The partnership with Google Cloud will also bolster the Flow network’s ability to scale its business to billions of users without compromising security or data management. Unlike traditional blockchains, Flow’s resource-intensive calculations are delegated to Execution Nodes, which use enterprise-level computation like Google Cloud to process deterministic, verifiable operations. At the same time, Consensus and Verification nodes can be run on consumer hardware to ensure correctness and global participation. This means that organizations of all sizes can confidently build on top of a stable, scalable, and secure network.
Flow is home to some of the fastest-growing blockchain-enabled applications like NBA Top Shot, MotoGP by Animoca, Olympics by nWay, Genies and upcoming titles with UFC, Warner Media, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and Ubisoft. Flow’s developer-centric and consumer-friendly ecosystem is more diverse than ever, and is actively being used by over 3,000 developers to build consumer applications at scale.
For more information about Flow and its partnership with Google Cloud, please visit: onflow.org
About Flow
Flow is a fast, developer-friendly, next-gen blockchain chosen for its combination of scalability and usability, and its commitment to empowering communities. Flow is the only layer-one blockchain originally created by a team that has consistently delivered great consumer blockchain experiences including CryptoKitties, Dapper Wallet and NBA Top Shot.
Flow boasts a rich ecosystem of top entertainment brands, development studios, and venture-backed startups. Flow ecosystem partners include global IP brands like Warner Music, Ubisoft, NBA and UFC; e-commerce leader Shopify, leading game developers, including Animoca Brands, Sumo Digital and nWay; and many leaders in the crypto space such as Circle and Binance.
- Multi-year partnership boosts Flow’s ability to scale to billions while further reducing energy usage and the carbon footprint for NFTs
- Developers and partners can use Google Cloud to power their Flow-enabled applications and deliver seamless user experiences on an enterprise-scale cloud network
New York, USA and Vancouver, Canada, September 14, 2021–- Dapper Labs, the original developers of Flow, a foundational blockchain protocol for a new generation of entertainment apps, games and the digital assets that power them, today announced Google Cloud as its strategic cloud provider. Alongside existing partners like Samsung, Ubisoft and T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom), Google Cloud will play a key role in the Flow ecosystem by offering its global, scalable and secure cloud infrastructure to Flow and its network of developers and partners to support the next wave of mainstream NFT adoption.
“Google Cloud’s power as part of the Flow network will supercharge connectivity to consumers and app developers worldwide,” said Dieter Shirley, Lead Architect, Flow and CTO, Dapper Labs. “On top of the benefits that Google Cloud’s industry leading-infrastructure provides for all users, this partnership will ensure that Dapp developers who also use Google Cloud infrastructure will have the lowest possible latency for connecting to Flow’s Access Nodes. This will speed up the data accessibility layer that provides blockchain updates to their software and ensure their users have the most responsive experience.”
In addition to scaling its blockchain offering, this new partnership solidifies Flow as among the cleanest blockchains, furthering its commitment to reducing both the organizational energy usage and overall carbon emissions with the industry’s cleanest cloud. Flow already uses thousands of times less energy than proof-of-work blockchains, and by leveraging Google Cloud’s carbon neutral infrastructure, Flow will continue to significantly decrease its environmental impact while delivering the seamless cloud-application experience its consumers are accustomed to using every day, at scale.
“The team’s innovative approach to development on the blockchain represents a significant and growing opportunity for citizen developers to build a next generation of games, apps and digital assets,” said Janet Kennedy, Vice President at Google Cloud. “We’re delighted that Google Cloud will support growth as the blockchain scales to a billion users and beyond, and to provide developers with clean, low-latency, and advanced cloud infrastructure on which to build and distribute apps, games, and more.”
The partnership with Google Cloud will also bolster the Flow network’s ability to scale its business to billions of users without compromising security or data management. Unlike traditional blockchains, Flow’s resource-intensive calculations are delegated to Execution Nodes, which use enterprise-level computation like Google Cloud to process deterministic, verifiable operations. At the same time, Consensus and Verification nodes can be run on consumer hardware to ensure correctness and global participation. This means that organizations of all sizes can confidently build on top of a stable, scalable, and secure network.
Flow is home to some of the fastest-growing blockchain-enabled applications like NBA Top Shot, MotoGP by Animoca, Olympics by nWay, Genies and upcoming titles with UFC, Warner Media, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and Ubisoft. Flow’s developer-centric and consumer-friendly ecosystem is more diverse than ever, and is actively being used by over 3,000 developers to build consumer applications at scale.
For more information about Flow and its partnership with Google Cloud, please visit: onflow.org
About Flow
Flow is a fast, developer-friendly, next-gen blockchain chosen for its combination of scalability and usability, and its commitment to empowering communities. Flow is the only layer-one blockchain originally created by a team that has consistently delivered great consumer blockchain experiences including CryptoKitties, Dapper Wallet and NBA Top Shot.
Flow boasts a rich ecosystem of top entertainment brands, development studios, and venture-backed startups. Flow ecosystem partners include global IP brands like Warner Music, Ubisoft, NBA and UFC; e-commerce leader Shopify, leading game developers, including Animoca Brands, Sumo Digital and nWay; and many leaders in the crypto space such as Circle and Binance.