Hardening a complex application is a challenge, more so for applications that include multiple layers with different authentication schemes. One common question is “how to integrate Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL or MySQL within your authentication flow?”  Cloud SQL has always supported password-based authentication. There are, however, many questions that come with this approach:  Where should […]

Editor’s note: February is Black History Month—a time for us to come together to celebrate the diverse identities and perspectives that make up the Black experience. Over the next few weeks, we will highlight Black-led startups and how they use Google Cloud to grow their businesses. This feature highlights Co-founder and CEO Lateesha Thomas, and […]

Instant access to your business insights lets you take faster actions and be fully aware of changes that impact your colleagues and your customers. Looker is Google for your business data, giving you the answers you need and empowering your team to take informed actions. Today, we are bringing Looker Alerts to our iOS mobile […]

We are excited to announce that the open source Pub/Sub Lite Apache Spark connector is now compatible with Apache Spark 3.X.X distributions, and the connector is officially GA. What is the Pub/Sub Lite Apache Spark Connector? Pub/Sub Lite is a Google Cloud messaging service that allows users to send and receive messages asynchronously between independent […]

Today’s application and integration landscape is filled with APIs. With the rapid increase of APIs over the last few years, more than 9 in 10 developers today use APIs. Although most developers work with APIs, in most cases that might not be their prime focus day to day. A recent Statista report found that API […]

Today we announce new Dataplex features: automatic data quality (AutoDQ) and data profiling, available in public preview. Dataplex is an intelligent data fabric that provides a way to manage, monitor, and govern your distributed data at scale. AutoDQ offers automated rule recommendations, built-in reporting, and serveless execution to construct high-quality data. Data profiling delivers richer insight […]

Today, we are introducing new enhancements to the Google Maps Platform experience in the Cloud console to help further increase your development velocity and drive business impact. With this update, you can discover pre-built solutions and let our personalized step-by-step guidance help you get your experiences live faster so you can start seeing more user […]

Google Cloud VMware Engine delivers a fully managed enterprise-grade VMware experience that is built on Google Cloud’s highly performant and scalable infrastructure. By enabling a consistent VMware experience, the service allows customers to adopt Google Cloud rapidly, easily, and with minimal change to on-premises vSphere workloads, bringing the best of VMware and Google Cloud together […]