One of the many innovations to come out of the blockchain space is the Lightning Network, a  protocol for sending money on the internet via Bitcoin. Voltage is a Lightning as a Service (LaaS) provider that launched in 2020. Its mission is to provide enterprises with a Lightning Network solution that enables the settlement of […]

An AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) career path can be a great specialty area within the cloud—and one of the most accessible! Because this area is constantly developing, most recently with the rise of generative AI, I want to share some recommendations to help you chart a sustainable career as AI/ML continues to evolve. Generative AI […]

Content creators are by nature unique. So it should come as no surprise that content creation companies also have unique needs — especially when it comes to building out the infrastructure they need to deliver their work on time, and on budget.  Gunpowder works with all manner of creators — advertising agencies, Visual Effects (VFX) […]

In a previous blog, we discussed how to go about planning an IPv6 network in Google Cloud. In this blog, we’ll show you how to migrate your existing Google Cloud network to IPv6. For the scope of this blog, we’ll limit the discussion to migration of your existing Compute Engine VM instances used for external […]

Following the successful launch of Uptime Checks for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), we are now pleased to announce the availability of the uptime checks creation and management experience directly in the GKE user interface.  The uptime check capability offered by Cloud Monitoring is a simple yet powerful observability tool to monitor an application’s availability and […]

In recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 18, we wanted to share work we’ve done over the last year to improve accessibility in the Maps JavaScript API since our latest update last year. Our work in over the past year has been focused on making some fundamental improvements to Street View rendering service, […]

You know how the saying goes, “with great power comes great…” amounts of data. And what if that data could help lower our carbon footprint? Uplight is on a mission to do just that. Uplight helps energy providers create a more sustainable future by using raw data and derived insights to motivate actions in their […]

Did you know that 1 in 6 people, roughly 16% of the world’s population, has some form of a disability? At Google, we want to make sure we’re building for everyone, all 8 billion people, which means making our products as inclusive as possible. This ties directly to our mission of organizing the world’s information […]