In recent years, we’ve been seeing an exponential surge in the number, volume, and complexity of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. In September 2023, we saw the largest DDoS attack to date, which peaked at 398 million requests per second. As the threat landscape evolves, enterprises face a pressing need for effective measures to mitigate these […]

As Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models grow larger, training and inference applications demand accelerated compute such as NVIDIA GPUs. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a fully managed Kubernetes service that simplifies container orchestration, and has become the platform of choice to deploy, scale, and manage custom ML platforms. GKE can now automatically install […]

BigQuery is powered by a highly scalable and capable SQL engine that can handle large data volumes with standard SQL, and that offers advanced capabilities such as BigQuery ML, remote functions, vector search, and more. However, there are cases where you may need to leverage open-source Apache Spark expertise or existing Spark-based business logic to […]

Over the last two decades, cloud-based data management and analytics solutions have become more cost effective and flexible than their on-premises counterparts. But even among cloud providers there are differences in cost, flexibility, scalability, and AI readiness that impact a business’s bottom line. Choosing the right enterprise data warehouse (EDW) solution requires designing an effective […]

Background Ever since generative AI gained prominence in the AI field, organizations ranging from startups to large enterprises have moved to harness its power by making it an integral part of their applications, solutions, and platforms. While the true potential of generative AI lies in creating new content based on learning from existing content, it […]

Today, we are excited to announce that Forrester Research has recognized Google as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024. We believe this is a testament to our vision and strong track record of delivering continuous innovation and leading AI infrastructure products for our customers. Google received the highest scores of […]

The revolution in generative AI (gen AI) and large language models (LLMs) is leading to larger model sizes and increased demands on the compute infrastructure. Organizations looking to integrate these advancements into their applications increasingly require distributed computing solutions that offer minimal scheduling overhead. As the need for scalable gen AI solutions grows, Ray, an […]

Assured Workloads is a modern cloud solution that allows companies to more easily run regulated workloads in many of Google Cloud’s global regions. Assured Workloads can help you ensure comprehensive data protection and regulatory compliance across your Google Cloud Organization. It allows you to apply specific security and compliance controls to a folder in support […]

Over the last year, we have seen the live game model explode in popularity, with live service modalities now incorporated into just about every top game release. Player engagement is at an all-time high, and a significant portion of that comes from live games. A recent survey paints a clear picture: a staggering 95% of […]

Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for March 2024. Today I’ll be highlighting a section from our newest Perspectives on Security for the Board report, focusing on the importance of developing psychological resilience in cybersecurity leadership. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. […]