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GCP – Colossus under the hood: a peek into Google’s scalable storage system
You trust Google Cloud with your critical data, but did you know that Google also relies on the same underlying storage infrastructure for its other businesses as well? That’s right, the same storage system that powers Google Cloud also underpins Google’s most popular products, supporting globally available services like YouTube, Drive, and Gmail. That foundational […]
GCP – How ShareChat built scalable data-driven social media with Google Cloud
Editor’s note: Today’s guest post comes from Indian social media platform ShareChat. Here’s the story of how they improved performance, app development, and analytics for serving regional content to millions of users using Google Cloud. How do you create a social network when your country has 22 major official languages and countless active regional dialects? […]
GCP – The 5 benefits of Cloud SQL [infographic]
Tired of spending too much time on database maintenance? You’re not alone. Lots of businesses are turning to fully managed database services to help build and scale infrastructure quickly, freeing up time and resources to spend on innovation instead. At Google Cloud, our managed database services include Cloud SQL, which makes it easy to move […]
GCP – Google Cloud blog 101: Full list of topics, links, and resources
Curious to know the latest news, updates, and resources across the full range of Google Cloud products and services? Here’s a resource list that gives you instant access to our blog channels that cover everything under the sun (or cloud). Solutions & Technologies AI & Machine Learning API Management Application Development Business Application Platform Cloud […]
AWS – Amazon Managed Service for Grafana now supports Grafana Enterprise upgrade, Grafana version 7.5, Open Distro for Elasticsearch integration, and AWS Billing reports
Amazon Managed Service for Grafana (AMG) is a fully managed service that manages the provisioning, setup, scaling, and maintenance of Grafana servers, eliminating the need for customers to do this themselves. Customers can now upgrade their AMG workspaces to Grafana Enterprise with a 30-day free trial via an AWS Marketplace subscription, enabling access to Enterprise […]
AWS – User Defined Functions (UDF) are now generally available for Amazon Athena
User Defined Functions (UDF), which enable users to apply custom operations to their data, are now generally available for Amazon Athena. While Athena provides a wide range of built-in functions, users can extend these capabilities with their own functions and use them directly within their queries. This allows users to address specific use cases, such […]
AWS – AWS Backup extends centralized backup management support for Amazon FSx to five additional AWS Regions
AWS Backup extends centralized backup management for Amazon FSx to AWS Europe (Milan), AWS Africa (Cape Town), AWS Middle East (Bahrain), and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. You can create, manage, and restore your Amazon FSx backups directly from AWS Backup. AWS Backup support for Amazon FSx file systems includes Amazon FSx for Windows File Server […]
AWS – Amazon Pinpoint is now FedRAMP High Compliant
Amazon Pinpoint is now authorized as FedRAMP High in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. This service is also approved as Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Level 2 (DoD SRG IL-2) in this Region. Read More for the details.
Azure – Open source API Portal now generally available
API Portal is a no-code option to create, manage, and publish API documentation – for free. Read More for the details.
GCP – In case you missed it: All our free Google Cloud training opportunities from Q1
No-cost training opportunities remain a core part of how we help you build your cloud knowledge and showcase your cloud competencies. Since January, we’ve introduced a number of opportunities for you to grow your skills, and we wanted to bring them together into one handy resource so you don’t miss out. Join the Google Cloud […]