Google joins Modern Computing Alliance – How Work is Going Remote Recently, Google announced that it was joining the Modern Cloud Alliance, which seeks to create a unified method for enterprises to work from. Why is work going remote, what goals does the Modern Cloud Alliance have, and how will this change the technology of the future? Why is work becoming remote? The nature of work is undergoing a dramatic change; more workers are working from home utilising services such as Zoom, Slack, and thousands of web applications. While some have linked the COVID-19 pandemic to this change, COVID-19 was merely a catalyst that has sped up the process of the shift from office to home.