Google Cloud launched a new generally available feature called “VM suspend/resume,” which enables users to save money by temporarily suspending virtual machines (VMs) on Google Compute Engine when they are not in use, and then resuming them when needed. In the suspended state, users no longer have to pay for cores or RAM and instead … continue reading
Red Hat has made the announcement that the Ansible Automation Platform can now be accessed through Google Cloud Marketplace. According to Red Hat, this new availability provides users with easier access to the platform, which will allow them to get started with automation more quickly and scale it up more efficiently. Users will get access … continue reading
Virtana announced early access availability of Google Cloud support for bill analysis within Virtana Cloud Cost Management. Virtana is a unified multi-cloud management platform that helps optimize, migrate, and monitor application workloads across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. Virtana users can now integrate with Google Cloud Platform, analyze trends in their GCP bill by … continue reading
Google Cloud has announced that it is teaming up with the online learning platform edX to provide a certification program on its platform. According to Google Cloud, this partnership will offer edX’s 45 million users access to learn skills such as cloud basics, big data, machine learning, and Google Cloud specifics. The course will launch … continue reading
Google Cloud Next ‘22 kicked off today. The event brings together companies from different industries to solve the challenges of tomorrow. “With customer expectations and global markets rapidly changing, organizations need to make sure they are prepared for tomorrow by making the right decisions today,” Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, wrote in a blog … continue reading
Google Cloud and Canonical, the company that releases Ubuntu, have announced that they have released a new Ubuntu image to be used for the preview of Google Cloud’s Tau T2A virtual machines (VMs). Tau T2A is Google Cloud’s VM for running on Arm architectures. “With the launch of T2A VMs on Google Cloud and corresponding … continue reading
Google entered into a definitive agreement to acquire threat intelligence provider Mandiant for approximately $5.4 billion. Upon the close of the acquisition, Mandiant will join Google Cloud. Mandiant gathers research from more than 300 intelligence analysts to power its dynamic cyber defense solutions that are delivered through the managed multi-vendor XDR platform, Mandiant Advantage. Together … continue reading
Google Cloud has acquired Siemplify, which is a provider of security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR). According to Google Cloud, this acquisition will enable it to further its vision of offering a modern threat management stack that will empower customers to go beyond security event and information management (SIEM) and extended detection and response (XDR) … continue reading
The general availability of Amazon EC2 R6i instances are designed for memory-intensive workloads. Like M6i and C6i instances, these new R6i instances are built on the AWS Nitro System, building blocks that can offload a lot of the traditional virtualization functions to dedicated, delivering high performance, high availability, and highly secure cloud instances. The new … continue reading
Google Cloud Next ‘21 kicked off today, and Google utilized the event to announce a number of updates to its cloud offerings. One new addition to the Google Cloud portfolio is Google Distributed Cloud, which includes software and hardware to extend the Google Cloud infrastructure to the edge and data centers. It is intended for … continue reading
Pure Storage has announced the release of Pure Fusion, which is a self-service, autonomous storage solution. Pure Fusion pools storage arrays into availability zones and automates tasks like workload placement, workload mobility, and fleet rebalancing. Pure Fusion also includes an API framework that operations teams and end users can use to interact with storage in … continue reading
Google has announced new capabilities to help VMware users ease their migration of workloads to Google Cloud. Through its new Google Cloud Catalyst Program, it will offer one-time Google Cloud credits to offset existing VMware licenses, the ability to apply earned credits across any Google Cloud service, and the ability to earn more credits during … continue reading