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GCP – Confidential VMs – a security breakthrough for medical device software
Editor’s note: This is a guest blog by Idea Evolver and AstraZeneca Delivering better healthcare is increasingly dependent on technology. Recently, there has been movement towards self-managed healthcare via remote technology – a trend that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples of this are initiatives that directly empower consumers to obtain preventive therapies without a […]

Azure – General availability: Bring your own IP ranges to Azure
Bring your own public IP ranges to Azure to retain existing reputation or to prevent your customers from needing to modify dependencies (e.g. firewalls or other hardcoding) on their network. Read More for the details.

Azure – Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in 10 new regions
Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time analytics service designed to help you analyze and process fast moving streams of data. Read More for the details.

Azure – Public preview: Azure Arc integration with VMware vSphere and Azure VMware Solution
Manage the lifecycle and guest OS operations of VMware vSphere VMs through Azure Arc by connecting your VMware vCenter servers (on-premises or on Azure VMware Solution) to Azure. Read More for the details.

GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: March 2022
Two themes have been resonating for me across the security industry over the last month. The first is a topic from my personal blog that I wrote more than two years ago: Resilience is about Capabilities not Plans. Collectively, organizations have proven their ability to be resilient in light of many disruptive events like a […]

GCP – Government workers say Microsoft tech makes them less secure: new survey
Prior to joining Google Cloud, I spent 20 years in the public sector serving in various security roles, most recently as the head of the cybersecurity division at the newly established Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). I was responsible for delivering services and capabilities to about 100 civilian agencies, as well as our critical […]

GCP – It’s official—Google Distributed Cloud Edge is generally available
Last year, we announced Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), a portfolio of fully managed hardware and software that allows organizations to run workloads at the edge. Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Google Distributed Cloud Edge, including Google Distributed Cloud Edge Appliances. GDC Edge empowers customers to run 5G Core and radio access […]

GCP – Using the local timezone with Cloud SQL for SQL Server
If you want to use your local timezone for your database running on Cloud SQL for SQL Server, then this blog is for you. Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL. With Cloud SQL, you can run the same relational databases you know with their rich […]

GCP – Boosting communication and collaboration for teams of all sizes in Google Workspace
One of the hopeful signs of a return to normalcy is seeing many of our customers make plans to come back into their offices. And they’re asking for strategies that will make hybrid work a more equitable and productive experience for everyone. At Google, we’re also beginning our own transition to hybrid work in early […]
GCP – Google Cloud and SADA are helping government elevate the citizen experience
We’ve learned many things in the last two years – including the need for greater agility when it comes to delivering critical information and government services to citizens, especially during times of crisis. Government organizations understand this need more acutely than ever and are committed to elevating customer experience (CX) for the members of the […]