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GCP – How Commerzbank safeguards its data with VPC Service Controls
Google Cloud’s VPC Service Controls (VPC-SC) can help enterprises keep their sensitive data secure while using built-in storage and data processing capabilities. Since its inception, VPC-SC has been deployed as a foundational security control by many Google Cloud customers. As an integral part of a defense-in-depth solution, VPC-SC can play a crucial role in helping […]
GCP – How RealTruck drives data reliability and business growth with Masthead and BigQuery
One of the challenges organizations face today is harnessing the potential of their collected data. To do so, you need to invest in powerful data platforms that can efficiently manage, control, and coordinate complex data flows and access across various business domains. RealTruck, a leader in aftermarket accessories for trucks and off-road vehicles, stands out […]
GCP – NetRise elevates their user experience with Google Cloud
Editor’s note: NetRise, a cybersecurity company, has developed a platform to address software supply chain vulnerabilities, especially within the Extended Internet of Things (XIoT) and Cyber Physical Systems (CPS). Its latest solution, Trace, utilizes large language models and Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL for efficient vulnerability detection and code-origin tracing. By integrating with Google Cloud’s fully […]
GCP – Introducing stronger default Org Policies for our customers
Google Cloud strives to make good security outcomes easier for customers to achieve. As part of this continued effort, we are releasing an updated and stronger set of security defaults that are automatically implemented for new customers. Google Cloud customers with a verified domain receive an organization resource, which is used as the root of […]
GCP – Anthropic’s Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude 3 Haiku are now generally available on Vertex AI
Earlier this month, we shared the news that Anthropic’s Claude 3 family of models would soon be available to Google Cloud customers on Vertex AI Model Garden. Today, we’re announcing that Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude 3 Haiku are generally available to all customers on Vertex AI. Claude 3 Opus, Anthropic’s most capable and intelligent […]
GCP – Advanced scheduling for AI/ML with Ray and Kueue
Ray is an open-source unified compute framework gaining popularity among developers for its ability to easily scale AI/ML and Python applications. KubeRay offers a solution to harness the power of Ray within Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). It serves as an orchestrator for Ray clusters, leveraging Kubernetes APIs as the foundational layer for compute, networking, and […]
GCP – How to improve resilience to DDoS attacks with Cloud Armor Advanced rate limiting capabilities
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 […]
GCP – Automatic driver installation simplifies using NVIDIA GPUs in GKE
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 […]
GCP – Unify analytics with Spark procedures in BigQuery, now generally available
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 […]
GCP – BigQuery customers save up to 54% in TCO compared to alternative cloud data platforms
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 […]
