Cloud Computing

Master architecture decision records (ADRs): Best practices for effective decision-making

Architecture decision records (ADRs) help you document and communicate important process and architecture decisions in your engineering projects. Based on our experience implementing over 200 ADRs across multiple projects, we’ve developed best practices that can help you streamline your decision-making processes and improve team collaboration. In this post, you’ll learn: How to implement ADRs in […]

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Pilot light with reserved capacity: How to optimize DR cost using On-Demand Capacity Reservations

For digital enterprises to remain competitive, resilience is essential for maintaining reliability and building customer trust. End users expect applications to be available 24 hours a day, leading companies to develop increasingly sophisticated methods to provide continuous operation of critical services. Some companies, such as financial services companies, have to meet regulatory requirements such as

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Using RDMA over Converged Ethernet networking for AI on Google Cloud

All workloads are not the same. This is especially the case for AI, ML, and scientific workloads. In this blog we show how Google Cloud makes the RDMA over converged ethernet version 2 (RoCE v2) protocol available for high performance workloads. Traditional workloads Network communication in traditional workloads involves a well-known flow. This includes: Movement

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Gen AI Toolbox for Databases announces LlamaIndex integration

We are excited to announce LlamaIndex integration for Gen AI Toolbox for Databases (Toolbox). We launched Toolbox in beta last month and are thrilled to continue building on that momentum. Gen AI Toolbox for Databases is an open-source server that streamlines the development and management of sophisticated generative AI tools that can connect to databases.

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AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: Two years of innovation and industry leadership

Two years ago, on a mission to redefine enterprise-grade databases we released AlloyDB for PostgreSQL in production. We saw the immense popularity and flexibility of PostgreSQL — a database developers love for being open-source — and we knew we could build upon that strong foundation to create a next generation fully managed database with a

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A framework for adopting Gemini Code Assist and measuring its impact

Software development teams are under constant pressure to deliver at an ever-increasing pace. As sponsors of the DORA research, we recently took a look at the adoption and impact of artificial intelligence on the software development lifecycle. The research shows that more than 75% of developers are relying on AI in their daily responsibilities. With

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An inside look into Google’s AI innovations: AI Luminaries at Cloud Next

Today, I’m pleased to announce the launch of AI Luminaries programming at the upcoming Google Cloud Next conference. This is a unique forum where some of the top researchers, scientists, and technology leaders in the world will engage with Google experts across a variety of critical AI domains, including research, infrastructure, distributed systems, and AI

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Elevate your workload resilience in console with data protection for Compute Engine

Protecting your data in the cloud is more critical than ever. As your Google Cloud deployments grow, managing your data protection strategy for Compute Engine workloads can become complex. That’s why we’re excited to announce a streamlined experience that simplifies data protection with powerful capabilities that are purpose-built for Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk, and Backup and

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Google Cloud at GTC: A4 VMs now generally available, A4X VMs in preview

At Google Cloud, we’re thrilled to return to NVIDIA’s GTC AI Conference in San Jose CA this March 17-21 with our largest presence ever. The annual conference brings together thousands of developers, innovators, and business leaders to experience how AI and accelerated computing are helping humanity solve the most complex challenges. Join us to discover

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