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GCP – Running machine learning in the cloud for live service games
Generative AI has become the number one technology of interest across many industries over the past year. Here at Google Cloud for Games, we think that online game use cases have some of the highest potential for generative AI, giving creators the power to build more dynamic games, monetize their games better, and get to […]

GCP – Introducing Google Distributed Cloud for retail and manufacturing
Customers in retail and manufacturing are looking for ways to improve legacy on-premises development for applications such as point-of-sale systems and factory operations, while also building rich new experiences like automated order taking, AI-based visual inspection, and cashierless checkout. However, they struggle to build, deploy, and manage modern workloads while sustaining current applications that can […]

GCP – Wrangle your alerts with open source Falco and the gcpaudit plugin
Monitoring microservices in the cloud has become an increasingly cumbersome exercise for teams struggling to keep pace with developers’ rapid application release velocity. One way to make things easier for overloaded security teams is to use the open-source runtime security platform Falco to quickly identify suspicious behavior in Linux containers and applications. The overarching goal […]

GCP – Next generation Autocomplete is now available in Preview
The next generation of Autocomplete is now available in Preview, offering seamless integration with Address Validation, more intuitive pricing, and support for expanded place types from the new Places API. It’s available to all developers at no cost during Preview. Autocomplete builds on our recent launch of the new Places API, which offers new features […]

GCP – Orchestrate Vertex AI’s PaLM and Gemini APIs with Workflows
Introduction Everyone is excited about generative AI (gen AI) nowadays and rightfully so. You might be generating text with PaLM 2 or Gemini Pro, generating images with ImageGen 2, translating code from language to another with Codey, or describing images and videos with Gemini Pro Vision. No matter how you’re using gen AI, at the […]

GCP – Digital exchanges achieving performance, scale, and resilience with Google Cloud
As new digital-native exchanges explore running exchanges in the cloud, the focus is often on specific requirements such as latency, determinism, and resilience. Generalized storage and compute paradigms are not enough — supporting trading in the cloud requires a unique approach. This is why, for several years, Google Cloud has adopted workload optimization and intentional […]

GCP – Gemma is now available on Google Cloud
Today, Google announced Gemma, a family of lightweight, state-of-the art open models built from the same research and technology that we used to create the Gemini models. We’re pleased to share that Google Cloud customers can get started today customizing and building with Gemma models in Vertex AI and running them on Google Kubernetes Engine […]

GCP – 10 Reasons for Government & Education to Join Google Cloud Next ’24
Are you ready to bridge the digital divide, deliver citizen-centric services, and future-proof your agency in 2024? Public sector technology is evolving at breakneck speed, with AI, cybersecurity, and sustainable solutions taking center stage. Join us at Google Cloud Next ‘24, April 9-11. Here are 10 great reasons to register now for Next ‘24! Master […]

GCP – Unlocking New Frontiers: The Synergy of of Audio Transcripts using Video Intelligence API and Generative AI
The potential of video analytics and generative AI to revolutionize industries is immense. These technologies are opening new frontiers in automated insights, decision-making, and content generation. By marrying AI insight and audio data, organizations are realizing benefits across the span of business, from increased sales and revenue to enhanced customer experiences and reduced costs. Any […]
GCP – Serverless data architecture for trade surveillance at Deutsche Bank
Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements is crucial for every bank’s business. While financial regulation is a broad area, detecting and preventing market manipulation and abuse is absolutely mission-critical for an investment bank of Deutsche Bank’s size. This is called trade surveillance. At Deutsche Bank, the Compliance Technology division is responsible for the technical implementation of […]