BigQuery offers strong query performance, but it is also a complex distributed system with many internal and external factors that can affect query speed. When your queries are running slower than expected or are slower than prior runs, understanding what happened can be a challenge. The query execution graph provides an intuitive interface for inspecting […]

Editor’s note: Founded in 1865, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations. In today’s post, Adrian Phelan, Global Head of Google Cloud, HSBC, explains how the organization is working with Google Cloud to drive cloud adoption at scale.  Close to 90% of corporations say they’re affected by digital skills gaps, […]

Unlocking the full potential of data requires breaking down the silo between open-source data formats and data warehouses. At the same time, it is critical to enable data governance team to apply policies regardless of where the data happens, whether – on file  or columnar storage.  Today,  data governance teams have to become subject matter […]

Apps play a critical role in an ever-expanding range of healthcare services, as patients and providers increasingly expect streamlined, engaging digital experiences. This means that IT must become faster, more agile, and free from the constraints of everyday infrastructure management. At Cardinal Health, we are continuously enhancing our technology to empower innovators across our organization […]

Classkick believes human-to-human interaction is the key driver to student learning. As it turns out, the educators agree that feedback and interaction strengthen learning experiences. Classkick was launched in a pre-COVID-19 world, when the education sector was already beginning to demand tools that could bridge the gap between digital and physical learning environments. The company […]

Have you ever played a multiplayer game where the players could have been better? This scenario is common and is likely not an ideal experience for anyone.  Game developers try to ensure that when you play, your opponents are at least as good as you are. Accurately matching players is a requirement for multiplayer games […]

“Users don’t care why something is not working, but that it is not working.” If we believe this to be true, why aren’t we monitoring what they care about? How did we get here? Let’s start with a traditional model, where Ops focuses on infrastructure, and we wait for customers to tell us something is […]