Google Cloud's Database Migration Service (DMS) offers a comprehensive way to migrate data from various databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server, to Cloud SQL and AlloyDB for PostgreSQL. DMS assists in modernizing Oracle workloads by migrating them to Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL and AlloyDB. The service simplifies the data migration process, ensuring a smooth transition to Google Cloud databases.

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Bigtable, a pioneering tech in the big data movement, now supports SQL. Plaid, a leading provider of customer experience solutions, praises the enhanced SQL support and counters. The integration will enable developers to build more robust and scalable solutions. Jun Kusahana, Executive Officer and VP of Engineering at Plaid, applauds Bigtable's commitment to innovation.

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Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus for SQL Server is now generally available, offering new innovations for demanding SQL Server workloads. The service includes two new machine families for enhanced performance and higher memory per vCPU, a data cache for improved read performance, and advanced disaster recovery capabilities with a 99.99% availability SLA.

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Gemin is rolling out updates to provide a holistic ecosystem for accessing, evaluating, and deploying models at scale. The updates include expanding the Model Garden with open models from Meta and Mistral AI, available as a fully managed Model-as-a-service. Additionally, an experimental version of Gemini 1.5 Pro is available for early testing and feedback in AI Studio.

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Chrome Enterprise is introducing AI-powered shortcuts to streamline workflows and give IT teams controls. The goal is to create a more intuitive, efficient, and personalized browsing experience. The browser aims to harness the power of safe and ethical AI to empower businesses to achieve their goals faster and easier.

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The mWISE Conference 2024 is a two-day, vendor-agnostic event taking place on September 18-19 in Denver, Colorado. Experts from Mandiant, Google Cloud, and the wider cybersecurity community will share knowledge and showcase battle-tested solutions to help organizations defend against impactful threats.

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PLAID, Inc. and Google Cloud collaborated on a project to leverage generative AI, including large language models and embedding techniques on Vertex AI, to improve KARTE's customer support. The project aims to train a model that recommends appropriate help content by leveraging embeddings on Vertex AI, capturing user intent to provide relevant recommendations and boost customer satisfaction.

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Spanner, a globally consistent and virtually unlimited-scale database, is the foundation for many innovative organizations in their data-driven transformations. It has become the cornerstone of modern applications, powering a wide array of applications across different industries.

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According to recent research, 96% of CxOs recognize generative AI will become critical to the success of any organization, and 70% of an employee's tasks have the potential to be automated by gen AI and other technology. However, 66% of organizations report at least half of their data is dark, and much of this data is unstructured and unmanaged today.

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The adoption of standalone graph databases to address specific use cases often presents challenges such as data fragmentation, operational overhead, scalability and availability bottlenecks, and ecosystem friction and skill gaps. This can lead to data silos, increased complexity, and inconsistencies between data copies, hindering efficient analysis and decision-making.

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