Cloud Computing

Dataproc Serverless: Now faster, easier and smarter

We are thrilled to announce new capabilities that make running Dataproc Serverless even faster, easier, and more intelligent. Elevate your Spark experience with: Native query execution: Experience significant performance gains with the new Native query execution in the Premium tier. Seamless monitoring with Spark UI: Track job progress in real time with a built-in Spark […]

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How cloud and AI are bringing scale to corporate climate mitigation and adaptation

Climate change is the biggest challenge our society faces. As scientists, governments, and industry leaders gather in Baku, Azerbaijan for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a.k.a. COP29, it’s incumbent upon all of us to find innovative solutions that can drive impact at a global scale.  The gravity of climate change requires solutions that

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AlloyDB Omni supercharges performance: Faster transactions, analytics, and vector search

AlloyDB Omni is back with a new release, version 15.7.0, and it’s bringing serious enhancements to your PostgreSQL workflows, including: Faster performance A new ultra-fast disk cache An enhanced columnar engine The general availability of ScANN vector indexing  A new release of the AlloyDB Omni Kubernetes operator From transactional and analytical workloads to cutting-edge vector

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What’s new with HPC and AI infrastructure at Google Cloud

At Google Cloud, we’re rapidly advancing our high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities, providing researchers and engineers with powerful tools and infrastructure to tackle the most demanding computational challenges. Here’s a look at some of the key developments driving HPC innovation on Google Cloud, as well as our presence at Supercomputing 2024. You can also stay apprised

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Meet the guy responsible for building the Call of Duty game engine

Chris Fowler, Director of Engine for Call of Duty, tells Ben and Ryan about his path from marine biology to game development, the ins and outs of game engines, and the technical feats involved in creating massively popular games like Call of Duty. Chris also explains why community feedback is so critical in game development

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Use AI to build AI: Save time on prompt design with AI-powered prompt writing

Crafting the perfect prompt for generative AI models can be an art in itself. The difference between a useful and a generic AI response can sometimes be a well-crafted prompt. But, getting there often requires time-consuming tweaking, iteration, and a learning curve. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce new updates to the AI-powered prompt writing

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Transforming DoD’s data utilization with generative AI

Generative AI presents both immense opportunities and challenges for the Department of Defense (DoD). The potential to enhance situational awareness, streamline tasks, and improve decision-making is significant. However, the DoD’s unique requirements, especially their stringent security standards for cloud services (IL5), necessitate carefully crafted AI solutions that balance innovation with security. The DoD’s 2023 Data,

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Secure your data ecosystem: a multi-layered approach with Google Cloud

It’s an exciting time in the world of data and analytics, with more organizations harnessing the power of data and AI to help transform and grow their businesses. But in a threat landscape with increasingly sophisticated attacks around every corner, ensuring the security and integrity of that data is critical. Google Cloud offers a comprehensive

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Cloud CISO Perspectives: The high security cost of legacy tech

Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2024. Today I’m joined by Andy Wen, Google Cloud’s senior director of product management for Google Workspace, to discuss a new Google survey into the high security costs of legacy tech. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the

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How to deploy Llama 3.2-1B-Instruct model with Google Cloud Run GPU

As open-source large language models (LLMs) become increasingly popular, developers are looking for better ways to access new models and deploy them on Cloud Run GPU. That’s why Cloud Run now offers fully managed NVIDIA GPUs, which removes the complexity of driver installations and library configurations. This means you’ll benefit from the same on-demand availability

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