Cloud Computing

Inside Mercado Libre’s multi-faceted Spanner architecture

Mercado Libre, the e-commerce and fintech pioneer of Latin America, operates at a staggering scale, demanding an infrastructure that’s not just resilient and scalable, but also a catalyst for rapid innovation. While our use of Spanner for foundational consistency and scale is known, a deeper dive reveals a sophisticated, multi-layered strategy. Spanner is not just

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How scientists can leverage AI agents using Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Code Assist, and Gemini CLI

Scientific inquiry has always been a journey of curiosity, meticulous effort, and groundbreaking discoveries. Today, that journey is being redefined, fueled by the incredible capabilities of AI. It’s moving beyond simply processing data to actively participating in every stage of discovery, and Google Cloud is at the forefront of this transformation, building the tools and

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A more native experience for Cloud TPUs with Ray on GKE

Engineering teams use Ray to scale AI workloads across a wide range of hardware, including both GPUs and Cloud TPUs. While Ray provides the core scaling capabilities, developers have often managed the unique architectural details of each accelerator. For Cloud TPUs, this included its specific networking model and Single Programming Multiple Data (SPMD) programming style. 

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Announcing the General Availability of Smarter, AI-powered Cost Anomaly Detection

Last year, we announced the public preview of Cost Anomaly Detection, an AI-powered product designed to eliminate one of the biggest anxieties of using the Cloud: unexpected costs. The goal was to provide a safety net that automatically identifies unusual spikes in spending, helping you catch issues before they become financial problems. Today, we are

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Evolving Ray and Kubernetes together for the future of distributed AI and ML

Ray is an OSS compute engine that is popular among Google Cloud developers to handle complex distributed AI workloads across CPUs, GPUs, and TPUs. Similarly, platform engineers have long trusted Kubernetes, and specifically Google Kubernetes Engine, for powerful and reliable infrastructure orchestration. Earlier this year, we announced a partnership with Anyscale to bring the best

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Cloud CISO Perspectives: AI as a strategic imperative to manage risk

Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for October 2025. Today, Jeanette Manfra, senior director, Global Risk and Compliance, shares her thoughts on the role of AI in risk management. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If you’re reading this on the website

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