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GCP – Google Cloud Apigee Named a Leader for the 10th Consecutive Time in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management
We are excited to share that Google has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management, positioned highest for our Ability to Execute — marking our tenth consecutive recognition. Google was positioned highest in Ability to Execute of all vendors evaluated. We believe this reflects our commitment supporting traditional […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 M7i instances are now available in the Europe (Milan) Region
Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M7i instances powered by custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code-named Sapphire Rapids) are available in the Europe (Milan) region. These custom processors, available only on AWS, offer up to 15% better performance over comparable x86-based Intel processors utilized by other cloud providers. M7i deliver up […]
GCP – Scaling AI agents with Google Cloud Marketplace and Gemini Enterprise
Your team wants to deploy AI agents, and you’re probably wondering: Will they work together? Can we control the costs? How do we maintain security standards? These are important questions that every enterprise faces when adopting new AI technology. Google Cloud Marketplace gives you a proven path forward, whether you need to build custom AI […]
GCP – Power your enterprise applications in the cloud with unified block and file storage
Migrating enterprise applications to the cloud requires a storage foundation that can handle everything from high-performance block workloads to globally distributed file access. To solve these challenges, we’re thrilled to announce two new capabilities for Google Cloud NetApp Volumes: unified iSCSI block and file storage to enable your storage area network (SAN) migrations, and NetApp […]
GCP – From dark data to bright insights: The dawn of smart storage
Organizations interested in AI today have access to amazing computational power with Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and Graphical Processing Units (GPUs), while foundational models like Gemini are redefining what’s possible. Yet for many enterprises a critical obstacle to AI is the data itself, specifically unstructured data. According to Enterprise Strategy Group, for most organizations, 61% […]
GCP – Open-source and enterprise-ready: IBM Spectrum Symphony connectors for Google Cloud
At Google Cloud, we are committed to helping customers deploy your high performance computing (HPC) grid workloads to our platform. Today, we are thrilled to announce the general availability of open-source IBM Spectrum Symphony HostFactory connectors for Google Compute Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). This integration between Google Cloud and IBM Spectrum Symphony gives […]
GCP – Secure data collaboration with query templates in BigQuery data clean rooms
In today’s data-driven landscape, the ability to collaborate securely and efficiently is paramount. BigQuery data clean rooms provide a robust and secure environment for multiple parties to share, join, and analyze data without compromising sensitive information. Building on this foundation, today, we’re announcing BigQuery data clean room query templates in preview, bringing a new level […]
AWS – Amazon AppStream 2.0 announces availability of license included Microsoft applications
Amazon AppStream 2.0 now offers Microsoft applications with licenses included, providing customers with the flexibility to run these applications on AppStream 2.0 fleets. As part of this launch, AppStream 2.0 provides Microsoft Office, Visio, and Project 2021/2024 in both Standard and Professional editions. Each is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions for On-Demand and […]
AWS – Amazon EBS now supports Volume Clones for instant volume copies
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces the general availability of Volume Clones for Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), our high-performance block storage service. This new capability allows you to instantly create and access point-in-time copies of EBS volumes within the same Availability Zone (AZ), accelerating software development workflows and enhancing operational agility. Customers use […]
AWS – Announcing AWS for Fluent Bit 3.0.0 based on Fluent Bit 4.1.0
AWS for Fluent Bit announces version 3.0.0, based on Fluent Bit version 4.1.0 and Amazon Linux 2023. Container logging using AWS for Fluent Bit is now more performant and more feature-rich for AWS customers, including those using Amazon Elastic Container Services (Amazon ECS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). AWS for Fluent Bit enables […]