Cloud Computing

How Google is helping developers get better answers from AI

Today’s guest is Logan Kilpatrick, a senior product manager at Google, who tells Ben about his journey from software engineering to machine learning to product management, all with an emphasis on reducing developer friction. They talk through the challenges of non-determinism in AI models and how Google is addressing these issues with a new feature: […]

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Can AI eliminate manual processing for insurance claims? Loadsure built a solution to find

Traditionally, insurance claims processing has been a labor-intensive and time-consuming process, often involving manual verification of documents and data entry. This can lead to delays in claim settlements and a frustrating experience for policyholders.  Loadsure, a global Insurtech firm based in London, recognized the need to address these challenges and sought a solution that would

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Mandatory MFA is coming to Google Cloud. Here’s what you need to know

At Google Cloud, we’re committed to providing the strongest security for our customers. As pioneers in bringing multi-factor authentication (MFA) to millions of Google users worldwide, we’ve seen firsthand how it strengthens security without sacrificing a smooth and convenient online experience. That’s why we will soon require MFA for all Google Cloud users who currently

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Flipping out: Modernizing a classic pinball machine with cloud connectivity

In today’s cloud-centric world, we often take for granted the ease with which we can integrate our applications with a vast array of powerful cloud services. However, there are still countless legacy systems and other constrained environments where integration is far from straightforward. We faced this challenge head-on when building Backlogged Pinball, a custom pinball

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A practical guide to synthetic data generation with Gretel and BigQuery DataFrames

In our previous post, we explored how integrating Gretel with BigQuery DataFrames streamlines synthetic data generation while preserving data privacy. To recap, BigQuery DataFrames is a Python client for BigQuery, providing pandas-compatible APIs with computations pushed down to BigQuery. Gretel offers a comprehensive toolbox for synthetic data generation using cutting-edge machine learning techniques, including large

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Announcing end-of-support for AWS Copilot CLI effective February 3, 2025

After careful consideration, we have made the decision to end support for AWS Copilot CLI, effective February 3, 2025. Effective November 4, 2024, AWS Copilot CLI is in maintenance mode and will only receive critical bug fixes and security updates until it reaches end-of-support on February 3, 2025. Existing applications that use this CLI will

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Elia Group helps businesses and consumers reduce carbon emissions with Vertex AI

Editors note: Today we’re hearing from Oz Ural, Product Lead at Elia Group, about the Group’s innovative approach to measuring and forecasting the CO2 intensity of electricity across their grid. This is helping businesses make informed decisions about their energy consumption.  The energy sector is facing huge, exciting challenges. The transition from fossil fuels to

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FEDRAMP High Development in the Cloud: Code with Cloud Workstations

In the demanding world of federal software development, teams are constantly challenged to deliver innovative solutions while upholding the highest security standards. The complexity of scaling teams, managing infrastructure, and ensuring consistent development environments can quickly become overwhelming. In a recent webinar featuring Forrester, Devin Dickerson, Principal Analyst at Forrester, discussed the results of a

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How AlloyDB unifies OLTP and OLAP workloads for Tricent

Editor’s Note: Tricent Security Group A/S, a leader in file-sharing security, faced efficiency and performance challenges with their PostgreSQL database infrastructure. Their OLTP workloads needed to process millions of real-time updates efficiently, while their OLAP workloads needed faster query performance to handle complex analytics. Moving to AlloyDB for PostgreSQL helped transform Tricent’s database operations, resulting

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