VC firms are focusing on both the technology and the teams behind AI startups, recognizing that successful investments will require adaptability, strategic direction, and innovation in a rapidly evolving market.
. Security Identity The EUâ s DORA regulation has arrived . Google Cloud is ready to help January 18, 2025 Tara Brady President , EMEA , Google Cloud Jeanette Manfra Senior Director , Global Risk Compliance Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register As the Digital Operational Resilience Act DORA takes effect today , financial entities in the EU must rise to a new level of operational resilience in the face of ever-evolving digital . threats At Google Cloud , we share your commitment to the goals of DORA . We believe in building a more resilient and secure financial sector , and we're here to support you with your DORA compliance journey . Our comprehensive suite of services , resilient infrastructure , and deep understanding of the regulatory
: Security Identity Cloud CISO Perspectives Talk cyber in business terms to win allies January 18, 2025 Phil Venables VP , TI Security CISO , Google Cloud Hear monthly from our Cloud CISO in your inbox Get the latest on security from Cloud CISO Phil . Venables Subscribe Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for January 2025. Weâ re starting off the year at the top with boards of directors , and how talking about cybersecurity in business terms can help us better convey the costs and priority and priority of the cybersecurity risks we . face As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives , the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog If youâ re reading this on the website and youâ d like to receive the email version , you can subscribe here Phil Venables , VP , TI
Containers Kubernetes GKE delivers breakthrough Horizontal Pod Autoscaler performance January 18, 2025 Artemi Ollin GKE Product Manager Luiz Oliveira GKE Software Engineer Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register At Google Cloud , we are committed to providing the fastest and most reliable Kubernetes platform , Google Kubernetes Engine GKE Today , we are excited to announce an improved Horizontal Pod Autoscaler HPA the Kubernetes feature that automatically updates workload resources to match demand . We rearchitected the HPA stack , resulting in a significant improvement in scaling performance . You can apply it to your environment with the new Performance HPA profile , which : delivers 2x faster : scaling Workloads now scale up more than
New order mandates securing the federal software supply chain and communications networks, as well as deploying AI tools to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks — but will the Trump administration follow through?
Traditional observability tools fall short in capturing Kubernetes' complexity; modern solutions must go beyond metrics and logs to deliver proactive, holistic management of cloud-native environments.
: Partners Bitly : Protecting users from malicious links with Web Risk January 17, 2025 Badr Salmi Product Manager Lead , Web Risk , User Protection Services Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Bitlyâ s partnership with Google Web Risk helps enhance Bitlyâ s ability to protect users and build trust as they generate millions of links and QR Codes daily. Over the last decade , Bitly has solidified its reputation as a multiproduct connections platform , generating millions of links , QR codes , and mobile landing pages every day . Bitly enables users to shorten and customize long URLs for easier sharing , management , and tracking . Its capabilities in link tracking and analytics make Bitly a powerful and essential tool for brands and
, , Compute C4A , the first Google Axion Processor , now GA with Titanium SSD January 17, 2025 Varun Shah Senior Product Manager Nate Baum Senior Product Manager Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Today , we are thrilled to announce the general availability of C4A virtual machines with Titanium SSDs custom designed by Google for cloud workloads that require real-time data processing , with low-latency and high-throughput storage performance . Titanium SSDs on C4A VMs deliver storage performance of up to 2.4M random read IOPS , up to 10.4 GiB s of read throughput , and up to 35 lower access latency compared to previous generation . SSDs 1 Titanium SSDs enhance storage security and performance while offloading local storage processing to
Compute New year , new updates to AI Hypercomputer January 17, 2025 Chelsie Czop Senior Product Manager , AI Infrastructure Mohan Pichika Group Product Manager , AI Infrastructure Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register The last few weeks of 2024 were exhilarating as we worked to bring you multiple advancements in AI infrastructure , including the general availability of Trillium our sixth-generation TPU , A3 Ultra VMs powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs support for up to 65,000 nodes in Google Kubernetes Engine GKE and Parallelstore our distributed file system service that offers low-latency , high-throughput storage thatâ s essential for HPC and AI workloads . Weâ re excited to see what you build with these new . capabilities These innovations
Businesses are turning to innovative BPO strategies powered by AI, automation, and data-driven insights to streamline operations, reduce costs, and deliver personalized customer experiences in 2025.
Catchpoint's 2025 SRE Report shows reliability teams are spending more time on operational tasks while grappling with evolving performance expectations.
Incident began at 2025-01-15 12:30 and ended at 2025-01-15 15:43 (all times are US/Pacific).The issue with Chronicle Security has been resolved for all affected users as of Wednesday, 2025-01-15 15:30 US/Pacific.
We thank you for your patience while we worked on resolving the issue.
Affected products: Chronicle SecurityAffected locations: Toronto (northamerica-northeast2), São Paulo (southamerica-east1), Multi-region: us
Security Identity Get started with Google Cloud's built-in tokenization for sensitive data protection January 16, 2025 Scott Ellis Senior Product Manager Jordanna Chord Senior Staff Software Engineer Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register In many industries including finance and healthcare , sensitive data such as payment card numbers and government identification numbers need to be secured before they can be used and shared . A common approach is applying tokenization to enhance security and manage . risk A token is a substitute value that replaces sensitive data during its use or processing . Instead of directly working with the original , sensitive information usually referred to as the raw data a token acts as a stand-in . Unlike raw
: Threat Intelligence Your Single-Page Applications Are Vulnerable : Here's How to Fix Them January 15, 2025 Mandiant Written by:Â Steven Karschnia , Truman Brown , Jacob Paullus , Daniel McNamara Executive Summary Due to their client-side nature , single-page applications SPAs will typically have multiple access control vulnerabilities By implementing a robust access control policy on supporting APIs , the risks associated with client-side rendering can be largely mitigated Using server-side rendering within the SPA can prevent unauthorized users from modifying or even viewing pages and data that they are not authorized to see Introduction Single-page applications SPAs are popular due to their dynamic and user-friendly interfaces , but they can also introduce security risks . The
Financial Services Trading in the Cloud : Lessons from Deutsche BÃ rse Groupâ s cloud-native trading engine January 15, 2025 Ferudun Oezdemir Head of Derivatives Cash Trading IT , Deutsche BÃ rse Group Moritz Platt Capital Markets Technology Manager , Google Cloud Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Earlier this year , Deutsche BÃ rse Group began developing a new cloud-native , purpose-built trading platform . It was built with a focus on digital assets , such as stablecoins , cryptocurrencies , and other tokenized assets . However , the new platform is instrument-agnostic and can trade in all types of assets , from equities to . ETFs Developing a trading platform for digital assets isnâ t just about embracing this increasingly
AI Machine Learning Unlock multimodal search at scale : Combine text image power with Vertex AI January 15, 2025 Hemanth Boinpally GenAI Solutions Architect Duncan Renfrow-Symon GenAI Solutions Architect Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register The way users search is evolving . When searching for a product , users might type in natural-sounding language or search with images . In return , they want tailored results that are specific to their query . To meet these demands , developers need robust multimodal search . systems In this blog post , weâ ll share a powerful approach to build a multimodal search engine using Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform . We'll combine the strengths of Vertex AI Search and vector search , using an ensemble
The security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-50603, which rates 10 out of 10 on the CVSS scale, enables unauthenticated remote code execution on affected systems, which cyberattackers are using to plant malware.
AWS launches its first cloud Region in Mexico, enabling digital transformation with local infrastructure, delivering low latency, and helping customers meet data residency requirements, backed by a planned $5 billion investment over 15 years.
: Threat Intelligence Backscatter : Automated Configuration Extraction January 14, 2025 Mandiant Written by : Josh Triplett Executive Summary Backscatter is a tool developed by the Mandiant FLARE team that aims to automatically extract malware configurations . It relies on static signatures and emulation to extract this information without dynamic execution , bypassing anti-analysis logic present in many modern families . This complements dynamic analysis , providing faster threat identification and high-confidence malware family attribution . Google SecOps reverse engineers ensure precise indicators of compromise IOC extraction , empowering security teams with actionable threat intelligence to proactively neutralize . attacks Overview The ability to quickly detect and respond to threats
Despite the hype around advancements in areas like quantum computing and AI data centers, industry trends suggest these eight technologies will not see significant adoption or transformation in 2025.
As we move into the second week of 2025, China is celebrating Laba Festival (腊八节), a traditional holiday, which marks the beginning of Chinese New Year preparations. On this day, Chinese people prepare Laba congee, a special porridge combining various grains, dried fruits, and nuts. This nutritious mixture symbolizes harmony, prosperity, and good fortune — […]
: Retail How inference at the edge unlocks new AI use cases for retailers January 14, 2025 Mike Ensor Tech Lead Google Distributed Cloud , Google Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register For retailers , making intelligent , data-driven decisions in real-time isnâ t an advantage â it's a necessity . Staying ahead of the curve means embracing AI , but many retailers hesitate to adopt because itâ s costly to overhaul their technology . While traditional AI implementations may require significant upfront investments , retailers can leverage existing assets to harness the power of AI. These assets , ranging from security cameras to point-of-sale systems , can unlock store analytics , faster transactions , staff enablement , loss prevention
As software paradigms shift from monolithic to modular designs, the adoption of functional programming is accelerating to address scalability, reliability, and performance challenges in modern applications.
, , , Retail Empowering retailers with AI for commerce , marketing , supply chains , and more January 12, 2025 Paul Tepfenhart Director , Global Retail Strategy Solutions , Google Cloud , Google Cloud Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Google Cloudâ s mission is to accelerate every organizationâ s ability to digitally transform its business and industry â and a key part of doing that is with our ISV and service partners , who possess critical industry knowledge and technical expertise . To provide customers with the most advanced ecosystem of solutions across industries , weâ ve enabled these partners to easily build and scale products on our platform . Many are deeply engaged with our AI technology to deliver new and novel AI
. Developers Practitioners How to build dynamic web experiences with Conversational Agents January 11, 2025 Wei Yih Yap Generative AI Solutions Architect Han Wen Kam Conversational AI Practice Specialist , Asia Pacific Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register If you have a website , itâ s table stakes to build engaging experiences that are effective at retaining existing customers , and attracting new ones . Users want tailored content , but traditional website development tools struggle to keep up with the demand for dynamic , individualized journeys . With Google Gemini and Conversational Agents Dialogflow CX you can now build websites that dynamically adapt their content based on what your users are looking for. In this blog post , you
With the growth of generative AI, developer productivity is on everyone's mind these days. But measuring developer productivity is challenging. Learn how focusing on alignment can help eliminate the elephant in the room.
As cloud computing matures, 2025 will bring a push for measurable sustainability, growing interest in supercloud architecture, and the normalization of multicloud environments.
As technological change accelerates and outdated training methods falter, AI-driven digital humans offer businesses a scalable solution to reskill employees with greater engagement, retention, and efficiency.
, Security Identity Get ready for a unique , immersive security experience at Next â25 January 10, 2025 Robert Sadowski Director , Product Marketing , Security Trust Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Few things are more critical to IT operations than security . Security incidents , coordinated threat actors , and regulatory mandates are coupled with the imperative to effectively manage risk and the vital business task of rolling out generative AI . That's why in 2025 at Google Cloud Next we are creating an in-depth security experience to show you all the ways that you can make Google part of your security team and advance your innovation agenda with . confidence Letâ s see why Google Cloud Next is shaping up to be a must-attend
DevOps SRE Avoid global outages by partitioning cloud applications to reduce blast radius January 10, 2025 Karan Anand Technical Program Management John Lunney Senior Staff Reliability Engineer Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Cloud applications like Google Workspace provide benefits such as collaboration , availability , security , and cost-efficiency . However , for cloud application developers , thereâ s a fundamental conflict between achieving high availability and the constant evolution of cloud applications . Changes to the application , such as new code , configuration updates , or infrastructure rearrangements , can introduce bugs and lead to outages . These risks pose a challenge for developers , who must balance stability
: AI Machine Learning Introducing Vertex AI RAG Engine : Scale your Vertex AI RAG pipeline with confidence January 10, 2025 Crispin Velez Vertex AI Lead , Google Cloud Lewis Liu Group Product Manager , Google Cloud Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Closing the gap between impressive model demos and real-world performance is crucial for successfully deploying generative AI for enterprise . Despite the incredible capabilities of generative AI for enterprise , this perceived gap may be a barrier for many developers and enterprises to âproductionizeâ AI . This is where retrieval-augmented generation RAG becomes non-negotiable â it strengthens your enterprise applications by building trust in its AI outputs. Today , weâ re sharing
Retail How retailers are accelerating AI into production with NVIDIA and Google Cloud January 9, 2025 Paul Tepfenhart Global Director , Retail Industry Strategy Solutions , Google Cloud Andrew Sun Director of Global Business Development , AI for Retail , NVIDIA Join us at Google Cloud Next Early bird pricing available now through Feb . 14th Register Retailers have always moved quickly to connect and match the latest merchandise with customers' needs . And the same way they carefully design every inch of their stores , the time and thought that goes into their IT infrastructure is now just as important in the era of omnichannel shopping As retail organizations increasingly adopt AI foundation models and other AI technologies to improve the shopping journey , robust infrastructure becomes
This guide walks you through creating a PowerShell GUI with Windows Presentation Foundation. We will examine key differences from Windows Forms, focusing on how WPF uses a grid layout to position GUI elements.
Rising cloud expenses, the AI cost crisis, and organizational misalignment are key challenges for cloud-driven businesses. These best practices will help you calculate cloud unit economics for every stage of your cloud journey.
AWS launches Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region with 3 Availability Zones, accelerating cloud adoption. Strategically located to meet data residency needs, it drives innovation across industries. Early AWS adopters in Thailand share transformative success stories. Get started now!
The shift aligns with Elon Musk's X, but raises risks in regions like Europe, where strict misinformation regulations under the Digital Services Act apply.
As generative AI transforms IT operations and business processes, organizations must address data security, compliance, and governance to harness its potential safely and effectively.
Happy New Year! We are witnessing technology augment human ingenuity in inspiring ways. In the coming years, using technology for positive impact will redefine the way we think about success. Amazon CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels, offers five forward-looking tech predictions for 2025, and beyond: The workforce of tomorrow is mission-driven A new era of energy […]
Organizations must adopt multi-layered strategies using AI, behavioral analysis, and dynamic verification systems to stay ahead of increasingly agile fraud networks.
Software development in 2025 will see incremental shifts, including rising programming language trends and sustainable engineering practices, while monolithic architectures regain favor.
From realistic AI expectations to growing IT job opportunities, subtle but impactful changes are set to redefine IT service management and operations in 2025.
ITPro Today's top cloud stories in 2024 covered multi-cloud strategies, AI integration, edge computing, and more transformative developments in the cloud landscape.
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Cloud continues to serve as the heart of major technology innovations, especially amid the age of AI. Here are three key trends influencing cloud adoption across global markets.
With remote and hybrid work becoming the norm, organizations must balance seamless employee experiences with robust security. Here's how integrating SASE solutions eliminates tradeoffs.
In what's being called a "major cybersecurity incident," Beijing-backed adversaries broke into cyber vendor BeyondTrust to access the US Department of the Treasury workstations and steal unclassified data, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.
This slideshow captures key takeaways and expert advice from Gartner's 2024 IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference to help I&O teams succeed in the new year.