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GCP – Optimizing object storage costs in Google Cloud: location and classes
Storage is a critical component of any cloud-based infrastructure. Without a place to store and serve your data, databases won’t work, compute can’t run, and networks have nowhere to put the data they’re carrying. Storage is one of the top three cloud expenses for many customers, and most companies’ storage needs are only growing. It’s […]

AWS – AWS CloudFormation Modules now Provides YAML and Delimiter Support
AWS CloudFormation Modules encapsulate one or more AWS resources and their respective properties for reuse across your organization. Modules make it simple to use the specific resources you need, while keeping resource configurations aligned with organizational best practices. You can now create YAML-formatted Modules in your CloudFormation templates. YAML-formatted Modules follow the same anatomy as […]

GCP – Continuous migration to Cloud SQL for terabyte-scale databases with minimal downtime
When Broadcom completed its Symantec Enterprise Security Business acquisition in late 2019, the company made a strategic decision to move its Symantec workloads to Google Cloud, including its Symantec Endpoint Security Complete product. This is the cloud-managed SaaS version of Symantec’s endpoint protection, which provides protection, detection and response capabilities against advanced threats at scale […]

GCP – Broadcom improves customer threat protection with flexible data management
Editor’s note: Today we’re hearing from Padmanabh Dabke, Senior Director of Data Analytics and Zander Lichstein, Technical Director and Architect for GCP Migration at Broadcom. They share how Google Cloud helped them modernize their data analytics infrastructure to simplify their operations, lower support and infrastructure costs and greatly improve the robustness of their data analytics ecosystem. […]

GCP – Schools turn to Google Cloud to help re-open campuses
Schools and institutions are feeling optimistic that they’ll be able to have more in-person instruction in the near future and are eager to welcome students back. But institutions know that reopening safely is a complex challenge and delivering the services we all count on– such as housing, dining and athletics– faces uncertainty. They must plan […]