Cloud Computing

ComfyUI is an open-source node-based workflow solution for Stable Diffusion and increasingly being used by many creators. We previously published a blog and solution about how to deploy ComfyUI on AWS. Typically, ComfyUI users use various custom nodes, which extend the capabilities of ComfyUI, to build their own workflows, often using ComfyUI-Manager to conveniently install and manage their […]

In today’s data- and AI-driven world, organizations are grappling with an ever-growing volume of structured and unstructured data. This growth makes it increasingly challenging to locate the right data at the right time, and a significant portion of enterprise data remains undiscovered or underutilized — what’s often referred to as “dark data.” In fact, a

Earlier this year, Google Cloud launched the highly anticipated C4 machine series, built on the latest Intel Xeon Scalable processors (5th Gen Emerald Rapids), setting a new industry-leading performance standard for both Google Compute Engine (GCE) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) customers. C4 VMs deliver exceptional performance improvements and have been designed to handle your

At Google Cloud, we recognize that helping customers and government agencies keep tabs on vulnerabilities plays a critical role in securing consumers, enterprises, and software vendors.  We have seen the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) system evolve into an essential part of building trust across the IT ecosystem. CVEs can help users of software and

If you run Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), you know it’s important to secure access to the cluster control plane that handles Kubernetes API requests, so you can prevent unauthorized access while still being able to control the cluster.  Previously, GKE provided two primary methods to secure the control plane: authorized networks and disabling public endpoints.

Written by: Nick Harbour The eleventh Flare-On challenge is now over! This year proved to be a tough challenge for the over 5,300 players, with only 275 completing all 10 stages. We had a blast making this contest and are happy to see it continue to be a world-wide phenomenon. Those that finished all stages

Aible is a leader in generating business impact from AI in less than 30 days, helping teams use AI to extract enterprise value from raw enterprise data with solutions for customer acquisition, churn prevention, demand prediction, preventative maintenance, and more. After previously leveraging BigQuery’s serverless architecture to reduce analytics costs, Aible is now collaborating with

Introduction Etsy, a leading ecommerce marketplace for handmade, vintage, and unique items has a passion for delivering innovative and seamless experiences for customers. Like many fast growing companies, Etsy needed to scale their teams, technologies, and tools to keep pace with their business growth. Indeed, between 2012 and 2021, their gross merchandise sales increased over

As generative AI experiences explosive growth fueled by advancements in LLMs (Large Language Models), access to open models is more critical than ever for developers. Open models are publicly available pre-trained foundational LLMs. Platforms like Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, Kaggle and Hugging Face already provide easy access to open models to data scientists, ML engineers,