Welcome to above the clouds
Azure – General availability: Azure Databricks available in new regions
Sweden Central and West Central US regions added to Azure Databricks. Read More for the details.
GCP – How Google Cloud can help secure your software supply chain
With the recent announcement of Assured Open Source Software service, Google Cloud can help customers secure their open source software by providing them with the same open source packages that Google uses. By getting security assurances from using these open source packages, Google Cloud customers can enhance their security posture and build their own software […]
GCP – Palexy empowers retailers to increase in-store sales with the help of Google Cloud
Many people are again crowding store aisles as they look for their favorite products and eagerly try on clothing, shoes, and jewelry. Although some shoppers purchase multiple items, others leave the store empty handed. As retailers know, there are many possible reasons why some people only window shop. Perhaps a favorite item is too expensive, […]
GCP – Google Cloud supports higher education with Cloud Digital Leader program
College and university faculty can now easily teach cloud literacy and digital transformation with the Cloud Digital Leader track, part of the Google Cloud career readiness program. The new track is available for eligible faculty who are preparing their students for a cloud-first workforce. As part of the track, students will build their cloud literacy […]
GCP – Secure, Scalable, Discoverable Research Environment with Simplified Chargeback
Healthcare data is being generated at an exponential rate, currently representing an estimated 30% of the world’s data1. The volume, speed, and variety of the data that is created can make it quite difficult for researchers and academic professionals to consume, analyze, and share insights at scale. At Google Cloud, we’re helping bring researchers scalable […]
AWS – AWS Application Migration Service now supports automated application modernizations
AWS Application Migration Service is announcing support for new automated application modernizations. AWS Application Migration Service allows you to quickly rehost applications on AWS. It automatically converts your source servers from physical, virtual, or cloud infrastructure to run natively on AWS. Read More for the details.
GCP – Even more pi in the sky: Calculating 100 trillion digits of pi on Google Cloud
Records are made to be broken. In 2019, we calculated 31.4 trillion digits of π — a world record at the time. Then, in 2021, scientists at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons calculated another 31.4 trillion digits of the constant, bringing the total up to 62.8 trillion decimal places. Today we’re announcing […]
AWS – Amazon Connect forecasting, capacity planning, and scheduling, now available in the Europe (London) AWS Region
Amazon Connect forecasting, capacity planning, and scheduling (preview) are now available in the Europe (London) AWS Region. Machine-learning powered capabilities make it easier for contact center managers to help predict contact volumes and average handle time with high accuracy, determine ideal staffing levels, and optimize agent schedules to ensure they have the right agents at […]
GCP – Connecting Apigee to GKE using headless services and Cloud DNS
We’ve recently supported an organization who wanted to expose its Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) backend behind Apigee X. A quite common architecture, which most of the users delivering modern web applications on Google Cloud tend to build upon. In this scenario, Google’s API gateway, Apigee, receives requests and performs L7 routing, redirecting you to the […]
GCP – Updates coming for Authorized Networks and Cloud Run/Functions on GKE
We recently received helpful information through the Vulnerability Rewards Program for Authorized Networks and Cloud Run/Functions on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Based on that information, we updated our product documentation and prioritized a plan to make engineering changes to GKE to restrict access to only GKE-related services. Those changes will roll out automatically to over […]