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GCP – Deploy and manage Kubernetes applications with Workflows
Workflows is a versatile service in orchestrating and automating a wide range of use cases: microservices, business processes, Data and ML pipelines, IT operations, and more. It can also be used to automate deployment of containerized applications on Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and this got even easier with the newly released (in preview) Kubernetes API Connector. […]

GCP – Introducing sample GenAI Databases Retrieval App – augment your LLMs with Google Cloud databases
Today we are announcing the open-source GenAI Databases Retrieval App, now available on GitHub. This project is a sample application that demonstrates production-quality practices for using techniques like Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and ReACT to extend your gen AI application with information from Google Cloud databases. Large language models (LLMs) have become increasingly powerful and […]

GCP – Built with BigQuery: LiveRamp’s open approach to optimizing customer experiences
Editor’s note: The post is part of a series showcasing our partners, and their solutions, that are Built with BigQuery. Data collaboration, the act of gathering and connecting data from various sources to unlock combined data insights, is the key to reaching, understanding, and expanding your audience. And enabling global businesses to accurately connect, unify, […]

GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: How security validations can help organizations stay secure
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2023. This month, Mandiant Consulting’s Earl Matthews discusses Security Validation, a vital tool that can give CISOs better information for making security decisions, and can help organizations understand their true security posture and risk profile. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter […]

GCP – Developer Friendly Networking that keeps up with your development velocity
Shared VPCs adhere to the principle of least privilege, where only the centralized network and security teams have permissions to create and manage the networking infrastructure in the host project. Developers, on the other hand, only have permissions to deploy compute, storage, and other resources in the service projects. This approach works well in scenarios […]

GCP – Fighting money launderers with artificial intelligence at HSBC
Money laundering and organised crime often go hand in hand. It is estimated that between 2%-5% of global GDP, or up to $2 trillion a year, is laundered each year as criminals attempt to conceal the illegal origins of their money. As one of the world’s largest banks, HSBC implements robust controls to prevent criminals […]

GCP – Installing Apigee Hybrid with Helm: A Kubernetes-native approach
Google Cloud’s Apigee API Management allows the freedom to deploy your APIs anywhere — in your own data center or public cloud of your choice — by configuring Apigee Hybrid. You can host and manage containerized runtime services in your own Kubernetes cluster for greater agility and interoperability while managing APIs consistently with Apigee. Until […]

GCP – GenAI apps: Deploy LangChain on Cloud Run with LangServe
LangChain is a popular framework that makes it easy to build apps that use large language models (LLMs). LangChain recently introduced LangServe, a way to deploy any LangChain project as a REST API. LangServe supports deploying to both Cloud Run and Replit. I asked Nuno Campos, one of the founding engineers at LangChain, why they […]

GCP – Build, Hack and Learn at the 2023 Looker Hackathon
Stop, visualize and listen, our Looker hackathon is back with a brand new edition. This December 5th, we are kicking off Looker Hackathon 2023, a virtual two day event for developers, innovators and data scientists to collaborate, build, learn and inspire each other, as you design new innovative applications, tools and data experiences on Looker […]
GCP – Powering cost-efficient AI inference at scale with Cloud TPU v5e on GKE
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