Cloud Computing

GenOps: learning from the world of microservices and traditional DevOps

Who is supposed to manage generative AI applications? While AI-related ownership often lands with data teams, we’re seeing requirements specific to generative AI applications that have distinct differences from those of a data and AI team, and at times more similarities with a DevOps team. This blog post explores these similarities and differences, and considers

GenOps: learning from the world of microservices and traditional DevOps Read More »

Instant snapshots: protect Compute Engine workloads from errors and corruption

Imagine you’re an application administrator performing an application upgrade within  a one-hour maintenance window, when all of a sudden the upgrade fails. You now want to initiate your rollback procedures. The normal course of action in the rollback is to recover from regular snapshots; this takes several minutes to complete, depending on how much data

Instant snapshots: protect Compute Engine workloads from errors and corruption Read More »

Emerging startups working with Google Cloud to fuel the next wave of innovation

In today’s fast-paced startup ecosystem, securing the right resources and support can be the difference between surviving and thriving. Google Cloud wants to continue to invest in and support emerging startups, fostering innovation on a global scale. Google Cloud is empowering high-potential startups with a comprehensive suite of resources and opportunities, including: Mentorship and guidance:

Emerging startups working with Google Cloud to fuel the next wave of innovation Read More »

Google Cloud launches Memorystore for Valkey, a 100% open-source key-value service

Editor’s note: Ping Xie is a Valkey maintainer on the Valkey Technical Steering Committee (TSC) The Memorystore team is thrilled to announce the preview launch of Valkey 7.2 support on Memorystore to provide users with a truly open-source and high performance key-value service. The introduction of Memorystore for Valkey into the Memorystore portfolio alongside Memorystore

Google Cloud launches Memorystore for Valkey, a 100% open-source key-value service Read More »

Mobile Observability: monitoring performance through cracked screens, old batteries, and crappy Wi-Fi

Today we chat with Austin Emmons, an iOS developer at Embrace, where he spent time rebuilding their SDK to work with OpenTelemetry. He discusses the challenge of tracking performance and watching for edge cases when your app is deployed across dozens of devices with enormous variability in their hardware, software, and network capabilities.

Mobile Observability: monitoring performance through cracked screens, old batteries, and crappy Wi-Fi Read More »

A developer’s guide to getting started with Imagen 3 on Vertex AI

Over the past few months, early users put Imagen 3 on Vertex AI through its paces and shared valuable insights with us. It’s clear that users want an AI model that generates stunning visuals and empowers your practical creative applications. We’ve used their feedback to identify three common themes: Demand for unparalleled quality across diverse

A developer’s guide to getting started with Imagen 3 on Vertex AI Read More »

Magic partners with Google Cloud to train frontier-scale LLMs

More than half of the world’s generative AI startups, including more than 90% of generative AI unicorns, are building on Google Cloud — utilizing our trusted infrastructure, a variety of hardware systems, the  Vertex AI platform, and much more. These startups are building the next generation of AI applications, models, and tooling that will be

Magic partners with Google Cloud to train frontier-scale LLMs Read More »

Cloud CISO Perspectives: What you’re missing when you miss out on mWISE Conference

Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2024. Today Google Cloud Security’s Peter Bailey talks about our upcoming Mandiant Worldwide Information Security Exchange (mWISE) Conference, and why mWISE can be one of the most valuable events this year for CISOs, security leaders, and those looking to rise through the ranks to attend. As

Cloud CISO Perspectives: What you’re missing when you miss out on mWISE Conference Read More »