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GCP – Improving developer agility and efficiency with Google Workspace
The software development process requires complex, cross-functional collaboration while continuously improving products and services. Our customers who build software say that they value Google Workspace for its ability to drive innovation and collaboration throughout the entire software development life cycle. Developers can hold standups and scrums in Google Chat, Meet, and Spaces, create and collaborate […]

GCP – A new spot for Google Cloud’s Podcasts
I’m back! With more podcasts! Also a giant dog who is not at all distracting! As y’all know bynow, I love podcasts, and I especially love it when they’re easily accessible and useful. That’s why I’m excited to share the new Google Cloud Podcast site — it’s a one stop shop for all of Google’s […]

GCP – Google Cloud launches new sustainability offerings to help public sector agencies improve climate resilience
Governments play a vital role in understanding and responding to climate change; however, they often lack the actionable insights they need to respond quickly. To help solve this problem, Google Cloud is introducing new offerings that help organizations utilize Earth observation data to better understand climate risks and provide insights to inform policies for adaptation […]

GCP – Introducing PostgreSQL interface for Spanner: availability at scale with the interface you know
Cloud Spanner is our fully managed relational database that provides the highest levels of consistency and availability at any scale. It‘s trusted by organizations in industries like financial services, retail, and gaming to run their most demanding workloads. We’re excited to announce today that we’re bringing this same scale and reliability to the fast-growing PostgreSQL […]

GCP – Retailers see urgent need for sustainability, but lack direction
Retail is a fast-paced, hyper-competitive industry with retailers battling tight margins, supply chain issues, rising prices and fast changing consumer demand. And if that wasn’t enough, they feel the urgency to be more sustainable, and vocal about the good they are doing. Today, we’re sharing new insights on how more than 500 retail executives polled […]

GCP – Five years of 100% renewable energy – and a look ahead to a 24/7 carbon-free future
Google operates the cleanest cloud in the industry, and we have long been a leading champion of clean energy around the world. Since we began purchasing renewable energy in 2010, Google has been responsible for more than 60 new clean energy projects with a combined capacity of over 7 gigawatts — about the same as […]

GCP – The networking 101 GCP reference sheet: Networking basics
IT networking conversations involve a lot of terms that may be unfamilair to many. Trying to understand a networking document or conversation might seem like a completely different language for non-practitioners. Networking 101 GCP sheet The networking 101 GCP sheet provides you with a quick glance of some common general networking terms. In addition to […]

AWS – AWS Direct Connect adds support for all AWS Local Zones in the United States
Today, AWS announced AWS Direct Connect support for all AWS Local Zones in the United States. Your network traffic now takes the shortest path between Direct Connect point of presence (PoP) locations and AWS resources running in Local Zones. This feature reduces the distance network traffic must travel, decreasing latency and helping make applications more […]

AWS – Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 3.1.1 and 3.2.0
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.1.1 and 3.2.0 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 3.1.1 and Apache Kafka 3.2.0 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some of the key features include enhancements to metrics and the use of topic IDs. MSK will continue to […]
AWS – Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments with one primary and two readable standby database instances now support M5d and R5d instances
The Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Multi-AZ deployment option with one primary and two readable standby database (DB) instances across three Availability Zones (AZs) now supports M5d and R5d instances. This deployment option gives you up to 2x lower transaction commit latency, automated fail overs typically under 35 seconds, and readable standby instances. Read […]