The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) is responsible for managing critical services for its citizens, including unemployment insurance benefits and employer tax collection. However, its core operating system resided on an aging mainframe with a 40-year-old data structure. This legacy system created significant roadblocks. The data schema was unintelligible, making it nearly impossible to access, […]

Written by: Wesley Shields Introduction  COLDRIVER, a Russian state-sponsored threat group known for targeting high profile individuals in NGOs, policy advisors and dissidents, swiftly shifted operations after the May 2025 public disclosure of its LOSTKEYS malware, operationalizing new malware families five days later. It is unclear how long COLDRIVER had this malware in development, but […]

How do you know if your agent is actually working? It’s one of the most complex but critical questions in development. In our latest episode of the Agent Factory podcast, we dedicated the entire session to breaking down the world of agent evaluation. We’ll cover what agent evaluation really means, what you should measure, and […]

The retail media landscape has reached an inflection point. What started as a way for retailers to monetize their digital real estate has become the fastest-growing segment of digital advertising, with projections showing 21.9% growth in 2025 and a three-year compound annual growth rate of 19.7% through 2027, according to Dentsu’s Global Ad Spend Forecasts […]

For today’s business-critical database workloads, the bar that their infrastructure must meet has never been higher. Organizations expect systems that are performant, cost-efficient, scalable and secure. But meeting those expectations is no small feat. Surging data volumes, increasingly complex workloads, and new demands from advanced analytics and vector search for generative AI are intensifying the […]

Deploying LLM workloads can be complex and costly, often involving a lengthy, multi-step process. To solve this, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) offers Inference Quickstart. With Inference Quickstart, you can replace months of manual trial-and-error with out-of-the-box manifests and data-driven insights. Inference Quickstart integrates with the Gemini CLI through native Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to […]

For too long, network data analysis has felt less like a science and more like deciphering cryptic clues. To help close that gap, we’re introducing a new Mandiant Academy course from Google Cloud, designed to replace frustration with clarity and confidence. Protecting the Perimeter: Practical Network Enrichment focuses on the key skills necessary to transform […]

We designed BigQuery Studio to give data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists a comprehensive analytics experience within a single, purpose-built platform, helping them transform data into powerful insights.  Today, we’re thrilled to unveil a significant update to the BigQuery Studio, with a simplified and organized console interface to streamline your workflows, enhance your productivity, […]