• Embracing the Evolution to Cloud-Native Infrastructure

    Updated: 2023-01-31 05:05:00
    The emergence of cloud-native infrastructure represents the next significant evolution in infrastructure approaches.

  • Convincing, Malicious Google Ads Look to Lift Password Manager Logins

    Updated: 2023-01-30 21:11:00
    Users searching for Bitwarden and 1Password's Web vaults on Google have recently reported seeing paid ads with links to cleverly spoofed sites for stealing credentials to their password vaults.

  • New – Deployment Pipelines Reference Architecture and Reference Implementations

    Updated: 2023-01-30 20:20:03
    Today, we are launching a new reference architecture and a set of reference implementations for enterprise-grade deployment pipelines. A deployment pipeline automates the building, testing, and deploying of applications or infrastructures into your AWS environments. When you deploy your workloads to the cloud, having deployment pipelines is key to gaining agility and lowering time to […]

  • AWS Week in Review – January 30, 2023

    Updated: 2023-01-30 18:51:08
    This week’s review post comes to you from the road, having just wrapped up sponsorship of NDC London. While there we got to speak to many .NET developers, both new and experienced with AWS, and all eager to learn more. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our expo booth to chat or ask questions to […]

  • UPDATE: Google Cloud Networking experiencing GCLB connection errors from virtual instances.

    Updated: 2023-01-30 18:07:26
    Google Cloud Service Health Incidents Google Cloud Networking experiencing GCLB connection errors from virtual . instances Service Health This page provides status information on the services that are part of Google Cloud . Check back here to view the current status of the services listed below . If you are experiencing an issue not listed here , please contact Support Learn more about what's posted on the dashboard in this FAQ For additional information on these services , please visit https : cloud.google.com Incident affecting Google Compute Engine , Google Cloud Networking Google Cloud Networking experiencing GCLB connection errors from virtual . instances Incident began at 2023-01-30 09:35 all times are US Pacific Currently affected location(s Taiwan asia-east1 Los Angeles us-west2

  • UPDATE: europe-west2: Cloud Firestore Degraded Availability

    Updated: 2023-01-30 17:45:53
    Incident began at 2023-01-30 09:32 (all times are US/Pacific).Summary: europe-west2: Cloud Firestore Degraded Availability Description: We are experiencing an issue with Cloud Firestore beginning at Monday, 2023-01-30 05:40 US/Pacific. Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Monday, 2023-01-30 10:44 US/Pacific with current details. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. Diagnosis: None at this time. Workaround: None at this time. Affected products: Cloud FirestoreAffected locations: London (europe-west2)

  • UPDATE: Global: Cloud Build is experiencing permission issues while uploading some Google Cloud Storage artifacts

    Updated: 2023-01-30 17:16:04
    Google Cloud Service Health Incidents Global : Cloud Build is experiencing permission issues while uploading some Google Cloud Storage artifacts Service Health This page provides status information on the services that are part of Google Cloud . Check back here to view the current status of the services listed below . If you are experiencing an issue not listed here , please contact Support Learn more about what's posted on the dashboard in this FAQ For additional information on these services , please visit https : cloud.google.com Incident affecting Cloud Developer Tools , Cloud Build Global : Cloud Build is experiencing permission issues while uploading some Google Cloud Storage artifacts Incident began at 2023-01-30 08:59 all times are US Pacific Currently affected location(s Taiwan

  • How microservices and cloud IT helped a popular appointment booking service scale 200 percent

    Updated: 2023-01-30 17:00:00
    Partners How microservices and cloud IT helped a popular appointment booking service scale 200 percent January 31, 2023 Google Cloud Partner Team Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial It†s a Friday afternoon and you†re heading home to New York after a two week vacation from somewhere that†s been on your bucket list since you were 12. You find out that you have a big meeting with your entire C-Suite on Monday morning . You look in the mirror , and immediately recognize the need for a haircut that weekend . You try to call your hairdresser , but no one picks up.  Now what Enter . Booksy Booksy , a digital appointment booking service , takes the complexity out of appointment scheduling and other everyday

  • Verify Cloud Run service availability with new dedicated uptime checks

    Updated: 2023-01-30 17:00:00
    Management Tools Verify Cloud Run service availability with new dedicated uptime checks January 31, 2023 Tiffany Shen Software Engineer Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial A great end user experience is essential to the success of any business . Increasingly , businesses have come to rely on web applications to run their key processes . Any downtime or degradation of user experience across these applications can cause significant losses for the business both in monetary terms and user trust . Therefore , having the ability to proactively assess the quality of end user experience offered by applications is crucial for business . success The uptime check capability offered by Cloud Monitoring is a simple yet

  • Introducing Security Command Center’s project-level, pay-as-you-go options

    Updated: 2023-01-30 17:00:00
    , Identity Security Introducing Security Command Center†s project-level , pay-as-you-go options January 31, 2023 Anoop Kapoor Product Manager , Google Cloud Hear monthly from our Cloud CISO in your inbox Get the latest on security from Cloud CISO Phil . Venables Subscribe One of the toughest challenges security teams can face occurs when IT leaders recognize the urgency to secure their organization†s cloud workloads and data , but operational hurdles create delays that can leave resources vulnerable to cyberattacks . Giving security teams the flexibility to rapidly apply security controls to their most sensitive applications can help ensure that digital transformations occur as quickly and safely as . possible To help our customers apply protection quickly , we†re introducing two new

  • Self-service analytics from ThoughtSpot comes to the Connected Sheet

    Updated: 2023-01-30 17:00:00
    Data Analytics Self-service analytics from ThoughtSpot comes to the Connected Sheet January 31, 2023 Sean Zinsmeister SVP of Product Marketing , ThoughtSpot Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial Today†s workplace is data intensive . This is why , even in a modern data stack world full of incredible business intelligence tools , good ol†reliable spreadsheets are still commonly used to wrangle data problems big and small.  Data is everywhere , so why aren†t insights While companies recognize the value data can provide for  business , tapping into it is not always easy . Spreadsheets are a fantastic tool for users to start turning raw data into something meaningful , which is why knowing how to use

  • Improved gVisor file system performance for GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine and Cloud Functions

    Updated: 2023-01-30 17:00:00
    Containers Kubernetes Improved gVisor file system performance for GKE , Cloud Run , App Engine and Cloud Functions January 31, 2023 Ayush Ranjan Software Engineer Fabricio Voznika Software Engineer Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial Flexible application architectures , CI CD pipelines , and container workloads often run untrusted code and hence should be isolated from sensitive infrastructure . One common solution has been to deploy defense-in-depth products like GKE Sandbox which uses gVisor to isolate workloads with an extra layer of protection . Google Cloud†s serverless products App Engine , Cloud Run Cloud Functions also use gVisor to sandbox application . workloads However , adding layers of defense can

  • RESOLVED: Regional L7XLB, Regional L7ILB, L4 Load Balancers, HCaaS, Cloud DNS configuration changes in asia-south1 are failing

    Updated: 2023-01-30 14:34:31
    Google Cloud Service Health Incidents Regional L7XLB , Regional L7ILB , L4 Load Balancers , HCaaS , Cloud DNS configuration changes in asia-south1 are failing Service Health This page provides status information on the services that are part of Google Cloud . Check back here to view the current status of the services listed below . If you are experiencing an issue not listed here , please contact Support Learn more about what's posted on the dashboard in this FAQ For additional information on these services , please visit https : cloud.google.com Incident affecting Google Cloud DNS , Google Cloud Networking Regional L7XLB , Regional L7ILB , L4 Load Balancers , HCaaS , Cloud DNS configuration changes in asia-south1 are failing Incident began at 2023-01-30 01:41 and ended at 2023-01-30 02:53

  • Tech Company Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble Bursts

    Updated: 2023-01-28 07:07:00
    As COVID drove everyone online, tech companies hired like crazy. Call it the COVID Tech Bubble. Now we are hitting the COVID tech bust as tech giants shed jobs by the thousands.

  • 5 Ways Enterprise Cloud Migration Improves Sustainability

    Updated: 2023-01-27 19:33:00
    Here are five ways moving to the cloud can dramatically improve the sustainability of enterprise IT operations.

  • How Iron Mountain uses Assured Workloads to serve our customers’ compliance needs

    Updated: 2023-01-27 17:00:00
    Identity Security How Iron Mountain uses Assured Workloads to serve our customers†compliance needs January 28, 2023 David Williams Cloud Manager , Iron Mountain Information Management , LLC Hear monthly from our Cloud CISO in your inbox Get the latest on security from Cloud CISO Phil . Venables Subscribe Editor†s : note Data storage experts Iron Mountain turned to Google Cloud when they wanted to scale their digital business . David Williams , cloud manager at Iron Mountain , explains in this post how Assured Workloads helped Iron Mountain†s InSight product achieve and maintain compliance with government standards and better protect customer data.   Businesses need the right information to make decisions that lead to successful outcomes . With so much new data being generated every

  • Snap maintains uptime and growth with Mission Critical Services

    Updated: 2023-01-27 17:00:00
    Google Cloud Snap maintains uptime and growth with Mission Critical Services January 28, 2023 Ken Drachnik Product Marketing , Google Cloud Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial The Snap Inc . visual messaging app , Snapchat , is one of the world's most popular social media apps . In 2011, the Snapchat platform was developed on Google Cloud to provide an architecture that enabled Snap to focus on its core strengths : advancing the development of its social platform and ecosystem to speed attraction of users and business partners at scale . As a technology company , Snap†s social media apps require user accessibility 24x7 around the world . With high reliability and low latency such a business priority , when

  • Post-infection Remediation Needed to Combat Ransomware Attacks

    Updated: 2023-01-27 00:00:00
    When it comes to protecting against ransomware attacks, organizations often overlook the importance of post-infection remediation.

  • ServiceNow Reports Growth as Digital Transformation Demand Continues

    Updated: 2023-01-26 19:32:00
    ServiceNow sees demand for converged IT operations and service management capabilities as enterprises focus on the tools that matter.

  • These retailers have one thing in common

    Updated: 2023-01-26 17:00:00
    Retail These retailers have one thing in common January 27, 2023 Bex Heart Product Marketing Manager Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial They run containers on Google Cloud . Why is that important and why should you care Containers are at the heart of modern applications . According to the 2022 State of DevOps report , containers have been the number one deployment target for primary services and applications for the past two years , and adoption continues to accelerate rapidly.  Nowhere is this more evident than in the retail industry . In a world where improving inventory margins and operational efficiency is a top priority , containers allow retail organizations†IT teams to do just that.  Google pioneered

  • Introducing Spresso: A new solution to balance profit and conversion

    Updated: 2023-01-26 17:00:00
    : Retail Introducing Spresso : A new solution to balance profit and conversion January 27, 2023 Anna Meyer Chief Revenue Officer , Spresso Allison Wasz Marketing Director , Spresso Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial When it comes to pricing strategy , balancing profit and conversion has long been a challenge for retailers , and one compounded by today†s rapidly changing commerce landscape.  Macroeconomic factors such as rising costs of goods , fluctuating costs of shipping , changing consumer demand , and inflation make keeping up with pricing decisions nearly impossible . These factors , combined with the phasing out of cookies and third-party data tools , leave retailers in a lurch and seeking solutions to

  • How The Home Depot gets a single pane of glass for metrics across 2,200 stores

    Updated: 2023-01-26 17:00:00
    DevOps SRE How The Home Depot gets a single pane of glass for metrics across 2,200 stores January 27, 2023 Ashish Kumar Director , Site Reliability Production Engineering , The Home Depot Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial “Are we making it easier for customers to buy hammers or are we stuck on toil ” At The Home Depot , part of SRE†s responsibility is to keep our developers focused on building the technologies that make it easier for our customers to buy home improvement goods and services . So we like to use the hammer question as a barometer of whether a process or technology needs to be automated outsourced , or whether it is something that deserves our attention as . engineers We run a highly

  • Better together: Looker connector for Looker Studio now generally available

    Updated: 2023-01-26 17:00:00
    Data Analytics Better together : Looker connector for Looker Studio now generally available January 27, 2023 Andreas Münzinger Product Manager Ani Jain Senior Outbound Product Manager Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial Today†s leading organizations want to ensure their business users get fast access to data with real-time governed metrics , so they can make better business decisions . Last April , we announced our unified BI experience , bringing together both self-serve and governed BI . Now , we are making our Looker connector to Looker Studio generally available , enabling you to access your Looker modeled data in your preferred . environment Connecting people to answers quickly and accurately to empower

  • GitLab Boosts DevOps with Value Streams Dashboard, Remote Development

    Updated: 2023-01-25 21:32:00
    GitLab's latest beta releases include a Value Streams Dashboard and Remote Development options to improve the DevOps experience.

  • How innovative startups are growing their businesses on Google’s open data cloud

    Updated: 2023-01-25 17:00:00
    Startups How innovative startups are growing their businesses on Google†s open data cloud January 26, 2023 Gerrit Kazmaier VP and GM of Database , Data Analytics , and Looker Google for Startups Cloud Program Gain access to dedicated startup experts , cloud credits for two years , and tools built for speed insights Apply now Data is one of the single most valuable assets for organizations today . It can empower businesses to do incredible things like create better views of health for hospitals enable people to share timely insights with their colleagues , and — increasingly — be a foundational building block for startups who build their products and businesses in a data cloud   Last year , we shared that more than 800 software companies are building their products and businesses

  • Manage Kubernetes configuration at scale using the new GitOps observability dashboard

    Updated: 2023-01-25 17:00:00
    Containers Kubernetes Manage Kubernetes configuration at scale using the new GitOps observability dashboard January 26, 2023 Divyansh Chaturvedi Product Manager Mathieu Benoit DevRel Engineer Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial As a Platform Administrator or Operator , you've already been using Config Sync to sync your configurations — deployments , policy definitions , Helm charts , ConfigMaps , and more — consistently across many Kubernetes clusters . But with the excitement of solving one problem comes a new one : real time visibility on configuration syncs and failures across clusters . When operating at scale , your list of concerns grows longer : Has my configuration synced Are my resources reconciling

  • AtomicJar Raises $25M for Developer Testing with Testcontainers Cloud

    Updated: 2023-01-25 13:57:00
    AtomicJar, the lead vendor behind the open source Testcontainers library for integration testing, raises new money and debuts Testcontainers Cloud in a public beta.

  • Microsoft 365 PowerApps for Enterprise: Overview and Benefits

    Updated: 2023-01-25 00:00:00
    Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise enhances classic business software for use in enterprise environments. Learn about this subscription-based offering and its security features.

  • India Unveils Mobile Operating System in Self-Reliance Pursuit

    Updated: 2023-01-24 19:51:00
    The Linux-based operating system is being touted as more secure than Alphabet’s Android and designed to be used in businesses and high-security surroundings. It's another step toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of being self-reliant.

  • L’Oreal enables a global developer workforce with secure cloud development environments

    Updated: 2023-01-24 17:00:00
    Retail L†Oreal enables a global developer workforce with secure cloud development environments January 25, 2023 Antoine Castex Enterprise Architect , L†Oréal Ning Ge Product Marketing Manager , Google Cloud Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial With many dramatic shifts in the world of retail over the past two decades — from the explosion of e-commerce to the COVID pandemic — digitalization is no longer just a strategic choice for companies in the retail and consumer packaged goods CPG industry , but a necessity for survival . In this blog , we discuss how the world†s leading cosmetic company , L'Oréal , uses Google Cloud solutions like Cloud Workstations to accelerate digitalization , empowering

  • Looking back at Retail’s Big Show: Google at NRF 2023

    Updated: 2023-01-24 17:00:00
    Retail Looking back at Retail†s Big Show : Google at NRF 2023 January 25, 2023 Ishan Khandelwal Retail Industry Marketing , Google Cloud Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial Enabling retailers and brands to use  technology to  discover new opportunities for growth , innovation and productivity is one of our greatest passions here at Google Cloud . Every year , we look forward to the National Retail Federation NRF annual conference and expo , and Retail†s Big Show did not disappoint.   To celebrate NRF 2023 being back in full swing , we published a number of posts sharing product announcements customer stories , and best practices all with a focus on shining a spotlight on technology that is helping shape

  • How Confidential Space and multi-party computation can help manage digital assets more securely and efficiently

    Updated: 2023-01-24 17:00:00
    Identity Security How Confidential Space and multi-party computation can help manage digital assets more securely and efficiently January 25, 2023 Bertrand Portier Principal , Google Cloud Digital Assets Chris Diya Security Architect , Google Cloud Hear monthly from our Cloud CISO in your inbox Get the latest on security from Cloud CISO Phil . Venables Subscribe Managing digital asset transactions and their often-competing requirements to be secure and timely can be daunting . Human errors can lead to millions in assets being instantly lost , especially when managing your own encryption keys . This is where multi-party computation MPC can help reduce risk stemming from single points of compromise and facilitate instant , policy-compliant transactions . MPC has proven valuable to help

  • Transforming customer experiences with modern cloud database capabilities

    Updated: 2023-01-24 17:00:00
    Databases Transforming customer experiences with modern cloud database capabilities January 25, 2023 Anita Kibunguchy-Grant Head of Product Marketing , Databases Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial Editor†s note Six customers , across a range of industries , share their success stories with Google Cloud . databases From professional sports leagues to kidney care and digital commerce , Google Cloud databases enable organizations to develop radically transformative experiences for their users . The stories of how Google Cloud Databases have helped Box , Credit Karma , Davita , Forbes , MLB , and PLAID build data-driven applications is truly remarkable from unifying data lifecycles for intelligent applications ,

  • How to plan your SQL Server migration to Cloud SQL

    Updated: 2023-01-24 17:00:00
    Databases How to plan your SQL Server migration to Cloud SQL January 25, 2023 Vlad Zhuk Software Engineer Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with 300 in free credits and 20+ always free . products Free trial A SQL Server DBA has many options for transferring data from one SQL Server instance to a new environment those options can be overwhelming . This blog aims to help you decide what option you might want to choose for your specific migration scenario . We†ll walk through several steps for deciding on a migration : plan Evaluating your application and database migration requirements Migration approaches continuous vs one-time Deep-dive on different migration paths Evaluating your application and database needs for migration We first need to define the different

  • How Can You Trust ChatGPT? AI TRiSM

    Updated: 2023-01-24 10:00:00
    AI Trust Risk and Security Management (AI TRiSM) is possible by applying cross-disciplined practices, methodologies, and tools to AI models.

  • Is Your Ransomware Recovery Strategy Stuck in the Past?

    Updated: 2023-01-24 07:00:00
    IT leaders should protect their businesses with an individualized, well-tested ransomware recovery plan.

  • Keeping Business on Track in Disruptive Times

    Updated: 2023-01-24 06:17:00
    Here are four enterprise technology strategies to help businesses remain profitable and competitive in 2023.

  • Blockchain, JavaScript Most In-Demand Programming Skills

    Updated: 2023-01-24 05:16:00
    Blockchain was the fastest-growing in-demand IT skill in 2022, while JavaScript was the most commonly verified tech skill, a DevSkiller survey finds.

  • Now Open — AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region in Australia

    Updated: 2023-01-23 23:05:44
    Following up on Jeff’s post on the announcement of the Melbourne Region, today I’m pleased to share the general availability of the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region with three Availability Zones and API name ap-southeast-4. The AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region is the second infrastructure Region in Australia, in addition to the Asia Pacific (Sydney) […]

  • AWS Week in Review – January 23, 2023

    Updated: 2023-01-23 18:04:22
    Welcome to my first AWS Week in Review of 2023. As usual, it has been a busy week, so let’s dive right in: Last Week’s Launches Here are some launches that caught my eye last week: Amazon Connect – You can now deliver long lasting, persistent chat experiences for your customers, with the ability to […]

  • Microsoft Invests $10 Billion in ChatGPT Maker OpenAI

    Updated: 2023-01-23 15:20:00
    OpenAI needs Microsoft’s funding and cloud-computing power to crunch massive volumes of data and run increasingly complex models. Microsoft already plowed $1 billion into OpenAI in 2019 and invested again in 2021.

  • Testing for AI Bias: What Enterprises Need to Know

    Updated: 2023-01-23 07:00:00
    The meteoric growth of artificial intelligence is increasing concerns about ethics, leading to tools and procedures to ensure responsible development.

  • How to Build a Personal Cloud Server for Private File Storage at Home

    Updated: 2023-01-21 08:00:00
    Are you looking for a way to store your personal files in a secure and accessible location at home? This guide walks you through the steps necessary to build your own personal cloud server.

  • Process Orchestration, Automation Challenges Persist Despite Adoption

    Updated: 2023-01-20 20:23:00
    To overcome the challenges of achieving true process automation, IT decision-makers are turning to process orchestration to coordinate moving endpoints.

  • Managing Expectations in Low-Code/No-Code Strategies

    Updated: 2023-01-20 00:49:00
    Organizations must have a defined process for deploying low-code/no-code into production environments, with a specific emphasis on security considerations.

  • Gartner Lowers 2023 Worldwide IT Spending Forecast to 2.4% Growth

    Updated: 2023-01-20 00:38:00
    Gartner's worldwide IT spending forecast for 2023 is lower than first expected, but it still shows signs of growth across IT services and software segments.

  • Amberflo Raises $20M to Grow Cloud Usage-Based Pricing Management

    Updated: 2023-01-19 19:48:00
    A former AWS cloud general manager is leading a startup that provides cloud metering and usage-based billing as a service to help build SaaS offerings.

  • Fewer Companies Are Paying Ransoms to Hackers, Researchers Say

    Updated: 2023-01-19 17:37:00
    Chainalysis estimated that ransom payments fell to $456.8 million in 2022 from $765.6 million in 2021 — a 40% drop.

  • IT Security Challenges Emerge in Smart Cities

    Updated: 2023-01-19 16:19:00
    Smart cities promise a more sustainable urban life, but with it comes specific security challenges.

  • What Is Cross-Site Scripting?

    Updated: 2023-01-19 10:26:00
    Cross-site scripting, or XSS, is a dangerous attack technique that can be difficult to detect. Here's how developers can mitigate the risk of XSS threats.

  • AWS Week in Review – January 16, 2023

    Updated: 2023-01-16 19:11:07
    Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US to honor the late civil rights leader’s life, legacy, and achievements. In this article, Amazon employees share what MLK Day means to them and how diversity makes us stronger. Coming back to our AWS Week in Review—it’s been a busy week! Last Week’s Launches […]

  • Happy New Year! AWS Week in Review – January 9, 2023

    Updated: 2023-01-09 17:00:19
    Happy New Year! As we kick off 2023, I wanted to take a moment to remind you of some 2023 predictions by AWS leaders for you to help prepare for the new year. Five Tech Predictions for 2023 and Beyond by Dr. Wener Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com – Read how these technologies and trends will […]

  • Amazon S3 Encrypts New Objects By Default

    Updated: 2023-01-05 21:03:09
    At AWS, security is the top priority. Starting today, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) encrypts all new objects by default. Now, S3 automatically applies server-side encryption (SSE-S3) for each new object, unless you specify a different encryption option. SSE-S3 was first launched in 2011. As Jeff wrote at the time: “Amazon S3 server-side encryption […]

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