Cloud Computing

AI Hypercomputer software updates: Faster training and inference, a new resource hub, and more

The potential of AI has never been greater, and infrastructure plays a foundational role in driving it forward. AI Hypercomputer is our supercomputing architecture based on performance-optimized hardware, open software, and flexible consumption models. Together, these offer exceptional performance and efficiency, resiliency at scale, and give you the flexibility to choose offerings at each layer […]

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BigQuery’s AI-assisted data preparation is now in preview

In today’s data-driven world, the ability to efficiently transform raw data into actionable insights is paramount. However, data preparation and cleaning is often a significant challenge. Reducing this time and efficiently transforming raw data into insights is crucial for staying competitive. Earlier this month, we introduced BigQuery data preparation, an AI-first solution that streamlines and

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Google Cloud Apigee named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management

We’re excited to announce that Google Cloud’s Apigee has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management for the ninth consecutive time! We believe this consecutive recognition highlights our dedication to providing a comprehensive and innovative API management platform. Apigee empowers businesses to lead in the cloud era by harnessing

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What’s new in PostgreSQL 17, now available in Cloud SQL

We’re excited to announce support for PostgreSQL 17 in Cloud SQL, complete with many new features and valuable enhancements across five key areas: Security Developer experience Performance Tooling Observability In this blog post, we explore these areas in depth, providing valuable insights and examples to guide you in leveraging PostgreSQL 17 on Cloud SQL. Enhanced

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Adapting model risk management for financial institutions in the generative AI era

Generative AI (gen AI) promises to usher in an era of transformation for quality, accessibility, efficiency, and compliance in the financial services industry. As with any new technology, it also introduces new complexities and risks. Striking a balance between harnessing its potential and mitigating its risks will be crucial for the adoption of gen AI

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Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575)

Written by: Foti Castelan, Max Thauer, JP Glab, Gabby Roncone, Tufail Ahmed, Jared Wilson Summary In October 2024, Mandiant collaborated with Fortinet to investigate the mass exploitation of FortiManager appliances across 50+ potentially compromised FortiManager devices in various industries. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-47575 / FG-IR-24-423, allows a threat actor to use an unauthorized, threat actor-controlled FortiManager

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Save on GPUs: Smarter autoscaling for your GKE inferencing workloads

While LLM models deliver immense value for an increasing number of use cases, running LLM inference workloads can be costly. If you’re taking advantage of the latest open models and infrastructure, autoscaling can help you optimize your costs — ensuring you’re meeting customer demand while only paying for the AI accelerators you need. As a

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Spanner and PostgreSQL at Prefab: Flexible, reliable, and cost-effective at any size

TL;DR: We use Spanner’s PostgreSQL interface at Prefab, and we’ve had a good time. It’s easy to set up, easy to use, and — surprisingly — less expensive than other databases we’ve tried for workloads that need the option to scale. We’re already impressed by the performance to date, and we’re nowhere close to its

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Google is a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services

For the seventh consecutive year, Gartner® has named Google a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Strategic Cloud Platform Services. This year marks a major milestone: Google has made a notable jump in the report. Our customers report three major advantages of working with Google Cloud infrastructure: A purpose-built modern cloud, specifically designed for

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