Technology

No More Normal? No Problem When You Build Supply Chains With Data And AI
What if, after all the upheavals and innovations of the past two years, we’re not headed for some new normal but instead an era of no more normal? “There are big, big challenges that need to be solved every single day by supply chain professionals,” Hans Thalbauer, Google Cloud’s managing director for supply chain and …

The Retirement Tracker Simplifies And Socializes Early Retirement On Google Cloud
A lot of people talk about retirement but far fewer people have the information and tools to plan for it properly. Just how much money you need to live comfortably once you stop working can be the million-dollar (or more!) question. Although there is no shortage of retirement calculators, many only provide a limited one-time …

Achieving Cloud-Native Network Automation At A Global Scale With Nephio
In 2007, in order to meet ever increasing traffic demands of YouTube, Google started building what is now the Google Global Cache program. Over the past 15 years, we have added thousands of edge caching locations around the world, with widely varying hosting conditions—some in customer data centers, some in remote locations with limited connectivity. …

Google Cloud Helps ADAM And THOR Find Asteroids
Asteroids are relatively small objects that orbit the Sun. Besides being fascinating objects, there is real value in understanding where they are and their trajectories both to better understand the composition and formation of our solar system and to make sure none of them gets too close to our dear planet anytime soon. Being small, …

The Eclipse Foundation Unveils “Sparkplug Compatibility Program” To Enable Plug’n’Play Industrial IoT
The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open-source software foundations, in collaboration with its Sparkplug Working Group, today announced at the ARC Industry Forum the launch of the Sparkplug Compatibility Program. This program is based on Sparkplug, an open source software specification that enables mission-critical operational technology (“OT”) clients to use industry standards like MQTT to …

Newest Precision Powerhouse Features AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO
It’s no coincidence that in our 25th anniversary year of Dell Precision, we’ve unveiled some of the most powerful workstations ever – with no signs of slowing. It began earlier this year when we introduced the world’s most powerful 14-inch mobile workstation¹, followed by last month’s unveiling of the new Precision 7000 Series mobile workstations. Not …

Google Cloud And The Central Dutch Government Sign Agreement For Workspace For The Public Sector
Google Workspace will give Central Dutch Government more flexibility and choice for collaboration and productivity, supporting new hybrid-working environments AMSTERDAM, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Google Cloud today announced that it has signed a new agreement with the Central Dutch Government that will enable the Dutch public sector to take advantage of Google Workspace’s suite of tools and offerings. …

Understanding Gmail’s Spam Filters
Every day, Gmail’s filtering capabilities and advanced security protections help billions of people stay safe and get things done more efficiently. We’ve built a strong foundation, and over time, we’ve continued to improve our systems—blocking more than 99.9 percent of spam, phishing, and malware from ever reaching users’ inboxes. Spam filters exist to stop unwanted, …

The New Google Cloud Region In Dallas, Texas Is Now Open
Google is proud to have roots in Texas, where over 2,400 Googlers from Android, Cloud, Ads and other product areas, support millions of Texas businesses. In 2021, Google helped provide $38.25 billion of economic activity for Texas businesses, nonprofits, publishers, creators and developers. Today, we’re excited to expand our presence in Texas with the launch …

Apple Unveils All-New MacBook Air, Supercharged By The New M2 Chip
Apple today introduced a completely redesigned MacBook Air and an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro, both powered by the new M2 chip — which takes the breakthrough performance and capabilities of M1 even further. MacBook Air takes everything users love about the world’s best-selling laptop to the next level. With an all-new, strikingly thin design and even more performance, …