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GCP – College admissions offices meet recruitment goals with Deloitte and Google Cloud
Given the May 1 deadline for students to enroll, colleges and universities have been carefully watching the numbers of students who put down deposits and commit to a school. Like nearly every other sector in the U.S., colleges and universities have been hit hard by the pandemic and economic downturn, making enrollment numbers more important […]
GCP – Introduction to modern application platform for enterprises
Enterprises’ needs are evolving in parallel with the evolution of technology. While technology is catching up to meet business needs, businesses are also catching up with technology and thereby adding more opportunities. Traditional enterprises are adapting with tectonic changes and constantly reinventing themselves. In the context of so many changes, it is important to revisit […]
GCP – The cloud developer’s guide to Google I/O 2021
Google I/O 2021 may look a little different this year, but don’t worry, you’ll still get the same first-hand look at the newest launches and projects coming from Google. Best of all – it’s free and available to all (virtually) on May 18-21! You probably already know that Google I/O is where the world first […]
GCP – Next-generation serverless: three ways enterprises can benefit
As we reflect on the past year, Heraclitus’ phrase “The only constant in life is change” has never rang more true. With the pandemic, companies had to shift operations, launch new products and adapt to extreme demand patterns, sometimes within a matter of weeks. To respond to customer needs faster and more efficiently, many companies […]
GCP – Maximize your Cloud Run investments with new committed use discounts
One of the key benefits of Cloud Run is that it lets you pay only for what you use, down to 100 millisecond granularity. This is ideal for elastic workloads, notably workloads that can scale to zero or that need instant scaling. However, the traffic on your website or API doesn’t always need this kind […]
GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: May 2021
May is a big month for the security industry. It’s been over a year since we gathered for RSA in San Francisco for one of 2020’s last major in-person events. While we likely won’t be together in person this year, it’s an important time for the security community to come together and reflect on many […]
GCP – 4 new features to secure your Cloud Run services
Cloud Run makes developing and deploying containerized applications easier for developers. At the same time, Cloud Run services need to be secure. Today, we’re announcing several new ways for you to secure your Cloud Run environments: Mount secrets from Google Secret Manager Use Binary Authorization to ensure you only deploy trusted container images Use your […]
GCP – Cadbury Worldwide Hide: Inspiring the ritual of hiding eggs and connecting people with Google Maps Platform
Editor’s note: Today’s post is a Q&A with the VCCP London and VCCP CX team. VCCP London conceived of and built the Cadbury Worldwide Hide platform using Google Maps Platform as a way to get consumers ‘hiding’ eggs and engaging with loved ones during a time when they could not be physically together. How did […]
AWS – Amazon Connect adds near real-time insights into voice call, chat, and task activity
Amazon Connect now allows customers to subscribe to a near real-time stream of contact (voice calls, chat, and task) events (e.g., call is queued) in your Amazon Connect contact center. These events include when a voice call, chat, or task is initiated, queued to be assigned to an agent, connected to an agent, transferred to another […]
AWS – Now use AWS Systems Manager Change Calendar to prevent desired-state updates during critical events
You can now use Change Calendar to prevent desired-state configuration updates made usingState Manager. Change Calendar and State Manager are both capabilities of AWS SystemsManager. With Change Calendar, you can schedule calendar events to control when changescan be made to your AWS resources. You can use State Manager to define, enforce, and reporton desired state […]
