Articles about Google Cloud

In recent years more and more organizations have been turning to the cloud for their IT requirements.

But with public, private and hybrid options to choose from the cloud landscape is complex. It's no surprise then that enterprises are increasingly leveraging MSPs to manage their public cloud deployments for them.

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A new report from CyCognito highlights critical security vulnerabilities across cloud-hosted material, revealing that one in three easily exploitable vulnerabilities or misconfigurations are found on cloud assets.

Though uncommon, critical vulnerabilities (CVSS 9.0 or higher) have been detected on assets hosted by all cloud providers, with assets hosted by Azure showing a slightly higher percentage (0.07 percent) compared to assets hosted by AWS and Google Cloud (0.04 percent).

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Long-lived credentials on major cloud platforms continue to be a huge risk for organizations, according to a new report from Datadog.

Long-lived cloud credentials never expire and frequently get leaked in source code, container images, build logs and application artifacts, making them a major security risk. The report finds that 46 percent of organizations are still using unmanaged users with long-lived credentials.

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Biometric access control, video surveillance, and intrusion alarms enhance on-site protection by promptly addressing unauthorized access -- these advanced systems monitor who enters your facilities and allow for real-time responses to incidents.

Meanwhile, cybersecurity remains a key aspect of business demanding great attention. The emergence of generative AI and automation technologies can evaluate threats and make decisions significantly faster, heightening the effect of your defense mechanisms.

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Opera has revealed a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to integrate Gemini models into its Aria browser AI, marking a significant advancement in browser technology. This collaboration will see the incorporation of Google's latest and most advanced large language model, Gemini, into Opera's Aria, which is powered by the multi-LLM Composer AI engine. This engine is uniquely capable of selecting the optimal model for different user tasks, enhancing performance and user experience.

The Gemini model is celebrated for its modern, powerful capabilities and user-friendly design, and its integration is expected to boost the accuracy and speed of information delivery to Opera users. "Our companies have been cooperating for more than 20 years, and we are excited to deepen this collaboration into the field of generative AI to further power our suite of browser AI services," said Per Wetterdal, EVP of Partnerships at Opera.

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Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your enterprise with the transformative power of multi-cloud adoption?

As a cloud architect, you understand the challenges of navigating the vast array of cloud services and moving data and applications to public clouds. But with Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects, Second Edition, you'll gain the confidence to tackle these complexities head-on.

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For the second year running managing cloud spending is the top challenge facing organizations, according to the latest Flexera State of the Cloud Report.

The survey of over 750 respondents shows more than a quarter of them spend over $12 million a year on cloud (29 percent), and 22 percent spend that much on SaaS.

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New research from Civo finds 64 percent of users of AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud have seen an increase in cloud costs in the last 12 months.

This comes at a time when public cloud services are coming under scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority for their billing and pricing tactics.

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A new report reveals that 81 percent of organizations have public-facing neglected cloud assets with open ports, making them prime targets for attackers who routinely perform reconnaissance to detect exposed ports and known vulnerabilities.

The report from Orca Security is based on analysis of data from billions of cloud assets on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud scanned by the Orca Cloud Security Platform in 2023.

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Today marks a significant leap in email innovation as Yahoo introduces advanced AI tools to its Yahoo Mail. Not just enhancing the existing AI beta experience, the tech giant also unveils its brand-new feature, Shopping Saver, aimed at saving users both time and money. With this, Yahoo is not just updating an inbox; they're reimagining it.

Distinctive to Yahoo Mail, Shopping Saver is the beacon that illuminates those lost treasures in user inboxes -- forgotten gift cards, elusive discount codes, and untouched store credits. In an imprsssive move, it not only uncovers these but also crafts messages to vendors, proposing the application of these savings post-purchase.

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Cloud misconfiguration is a critical issue as it amplifies the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access. But new research from Qualys shows that many cloud deployments on major platforms are failing Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks.

The report finds that on average, 50 percent of CIS Benchmarks are failing across the major providers. The average fail rate for each provider is 34 percent for AWS, 57 percent for Azure, and 60 percent for Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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Google used yesterday's Google I/O to announce new services and capabilities across Google Cloud and Workspace.

Among these is Duet AI, an AI-powered collaborator, to enable more users and developers to start seeing the impact AI can have on their organization and help solve day-to-day work challenges.

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The use of infrastructure as code to define and deploy network and data center architecture has become increasingly common. Whilst it undoubtedly offers many advantages, it can create challenges too.

Pulumi is launching a new tool that unlocks analytics and search across cloud infrastructure, generates infrastructure as code from natural language prompts, and even enables novel AI-driven infrastructure automation.

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As we reported recently, delivering relevant search results on websites can be hard to achieve and for retailers this can lead to searches being abandoned and sales lost.

To address this issue, Google Cloud is announcing a new integration with eCommerce platform Shopify to allow sites to deploy advanced search and browse experiences using Google Cloud.

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The public cloud has been widely adopted by organizations of all sizes, but a new report from Orca Security reveals some alarming shortcomings in security.

Among the key findings, 72 percent of organizations have at least one Amazon S3 bucket that allows public read access, and 70 percent have a Kubernetes API server that is publicly accessible.

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