Data is the lifeblood of the modern enterprise, but the process of making it useful is often fraught with friction. Data engineers, analysts, and scientists—some of the most skilled and valuable talent in any organization—are spending a disproportionate amount of their time on repetitive, low-impact tasks. What if you could shift your focus from manually […]

Ray is an OSS compute engine that is popular among Google Cloud developers to handle complex distributed AI workloads across CPUs, GPUs, and TPUs. Similarly, platform engineers have long trusted Kubernetes, and specifically Google Kubernetes Engine, for powerful and reliable infrastructure orchestration. Earlier this year, we announced a partnership with Anyscale to bring the best […]

Last year, we announced the public preview of Cost Anomaly Detection, an AI-powered product designed to eliminate one of the biggest anxieties of using the Cloud: unexpected costs. The goal was to provide a safety net that automatically identifies unusual spikes in spending, helping you catch issues before they become financial problems. Today, we are […]

Scientific inquiry has always been a journey of curiosity, meticulous effort, and groundbreaking discoveries. Today, that journey is being redefined, fueled by the incredible capabilities of AI. It’s moving beyond simply processing data to actively participating in every stage of discovery, and Google Cloud is at the forefront of this transformation, building the tools and […]

Engineering teams use Ray to scale AI workloads across a wide range of hardware, including both GPUs and Cloud TPUs. While Ray provides the core scaling capabilities, developers have often managed the unique architectural details of each accelerator. For Cloud TPUs, this included its specific networking model and Single Programming Multiple Data (SPMD) programming style.  […]

Mercado Libre, the e-commerce and fintech pioneer of Latin America, operates at a staggering scale, demanding an infrastructure that’s not just resilient and scalable, but also a catalyst for rapid innovation. While our use of Spanner for foundational consistency and scale is known, a deeper dive reveals a sophisticated, multi-layered strategy. Spanner is not just […]