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GCP – 6 simple ways to avoid cloud spending stress
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 […]

GCP – Announcing Accuracy Evaluation for Cloud Speech-to-Text
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, […]

GCP – KDDI to drive XR and virtual artist innovation on Google Cloud
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 […]

GCP – How Confidential Computing can transform cloud security
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. […]

GCP – Chronosphere and Google Cloud partner for cloud-native observability
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 […]

GCP – Google named a Leader in Forrester Wave™ IaaS Platform Native Security
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 […]

GCP – Introducing BigQuery Partner Center — a new way to discover and leverage integrated partner solutions
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 […]

GCP – Migrating out of AWS just got a lot easier
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 […]

GCP – Optimize your savings with Memorystore committed use discounts
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 […]
GCP – Introducing Google Cloud’s new Web3 startup program
Google Cloud is here to help Web3 startups and emerging projects build and scale faster and more securely. Our goal is to enable Web3 builders to focus on what really matters – speed-to-market and innovation. This means giving startups the ability to build on our fully managed, serverless platform at no cost, as well as […]