Cloud Computing

Unity Ads uses Memorystore to power up to 10 million operations per second

Editor’s note: Unity Ads, a mobile advertising platform, previously relying on its own self-managed Redis infrastructure, was searching for a solution that scales better for various use cases and reduces maintenance overhead. Unity migrated their workloads to Memorystore for Redis Cluster, a fully managed service designed for high-performance workloads. Their infrastructure now handles up to

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Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives

In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android malware using a Telegram persona named “Civil Defense”. “Civil Defense” claims to be a provider of free software programs designed to enable potential conscripts to

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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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