Application Programming Interfaces, better known as APIs, are powerful tools for agencies tackling complex challenges that require multiple technologies and devices to work together. They serve as bridges linking different apps, data points, and platforms to build systems that help handle everything from supply chain logistics to data democratization. For the federal government, APIs represent […]

Foundation models are large neural network models that can be adapted with minimal tuning to a wide range of tasks and exhibit impressive capabilities in generating high-quality text, images, speech, code, and more. Enterprises are leveraging foundation models to power different generative AI use cases, such as generating creative blog articles or improving customer support. […]

How effective is security technology at keeping your organization safe? While quantifying the investment return on security technology can be tricky, understanding the ROI of security products is crucial information for organizations to make informed decisions about resource allocation, strategy adjustments, and to get buy-in from financial approvers. With this in mind, Google Cloud commissioned […]

Memorystore for Redis Cluster is a fully managed, highly scalable low-latency Redis Cluster service that provides high availability and a 99.99% (four nines) SLA. In this blog, we explore how the Memorystore for Redis Cluster architecture helps achieve that 99.99% availability, enhancements made with the Redis Engine and Google-engineered control plane, and the challenges with […]

Field operations can be one of the most complex aspects of a telecommunications business. Whether it’s because of process inefficiencies, inaccurate information, lack of proper equipment, or inexperience with an underlying issue, telco field service technicians often face delays when dealing with customer issues, forcing them to seek help from senior technical professionals. As a […]

Parts of this blog post were taken from a webinar hosted by LightReading with stakeholders from Vodafone, Quantexa, and Google Cloud. Please follow this linkto view the webinar in its entirety. Vodafone is a great example of a company that is pioneering and investing in technologies to better understand and serve its customers. “Data is […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) has immense potential to empower clinicians by synthesizing patient data and medical knowledge to provide valuable insights. At Google, we understand how AI can benefit the clinician community. We collaborated with Apollo 24|7, the largest multi-channel digital healthcare platform in India, to build their Clinical Intelligence Engine (CIE). This CIE can be […]

Apollo 24|7, the largest multi-channel digital healthcare platform in India is working towards building a Clinical Intelligence Engine (CIE) designed to support clinical decisions and assist clinicians with primary care, condition management, home care, and wellness. One of the main challenges they faced was designing an expert clinical assistant with a deep understanding of Apollo’s […]

Editor’s note: In the previous post in this serieswe introduced primary key default values in Spanner. We also showed how to use the UUIDs and integer SEQUENCEs to automatically generate keys in the database. In this post we’ll show how to use these new capabilities to migrate schemas and data from other databases to Spanner, […]