Optimizing your costs is a major priority for us here at Google Cloud. We are pleased to announce the general availability of committed use discounts (“CUDs”) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP. If you run consistent and predictable workloads on Compute Engine, you can utilize CUDs to save on […]

If you took one look at the title of this blog and thought, “just show me how, because I already know a million reasons why I’m stressed about billing things” then check out the interactive tutorial right here. For everyone else, read on, because we’ll walk through some common sense tips, and a few step-by-step […]

We are thrilled to introduce Accuracy Evaluation, the newest feature in our Cloud Speech UI, to allow for easy and seamless benchmarking of our Speech-to-Text (STT) API models and configurations. The STT API covers a wide variety of use cases, from dictation and short commands, to captioning and subtitles. Getting the most of STT, however, […]

5G has broadened the way we use data and technology, allowing for greater self-expression through digital art. As a result, more immersive virtual entertainment experiences are being created and delivered through mobile devices. This self-expression also enables communication service providers to explore new monetization models. To that end, KDDI worked with Google Cloud’s Immersive Stream […]

As one of the most trusted cloud platform providers, Google is committed to providing our clients secure and reliable environments for their workloads. Google believes the future of computing will increasingly shift to private, encrypted services where users can be confident that their data is not being exposed to cloud providers or their own insiders. […]

As digital transformation continues apace, cloud native adoption has skyrocketed — and so has the volume, velocity, and variety of data that organizations must monitor to maintain visibility over their IT environments. Rather than a fixed number of virtual machines (VMs) running a single application each, systems are more flexible and ephemeral — with thousands […]

As organizations migrate their applications and data to the cloud, cloud-first security products that are tightly integrated with cloud platforms make it easy for customers to start secure and stay secure.  When done well, the use of these capabilities can help simplify security so it becomes almost invisible to users. Cloud services can reduce operational […]

At Google, we are committed to building the most open and extensible Data Cloud. We want to provide our customers with more flexibility, interoperability and agility when building analytics solutions using BigQuery and tightly integrated partner products. We have therefore significantly expanded our Data Cloud partner ecosystem, and are increasing our investment in technology partners […]

As an IT leader, you’re asked to do it all: innovate and optimize your tech stack for business outcomes — all while being secure and compliant. It takes heroic efforts to achieve innovation and progress while also tightening budgets and teams. This is why many of you are considering migrating applications to Google Cloud, for […]

We’re excited to announce the launch of committed use discounts (CUDs) for Memorystore, Google Cloud’s fully managed Redis and Memcached service. CUDs enable you to save 40% off the on-demand price for a three year commitment and 20% for a one year commitment. For Google Cloud customers who already run their Redis and Memcached workloads […]