Google has announced the general availability of its Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance, a solution that brings cloud and AI capabilities to harsh, disconnected, or mobile environments. This appliance is designed for organizations with mission-critical workloads, such as those in disaster zones, remote research stations, or long-haul trucking operations. The appliance enables real-time local data processing for AI use cases like object detection and medical imaging.

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Gramercy Tech, a customer and vendor of Google Cloud, utilized Google's Imagen throughout a conference to demonstrate the possibilities of generative AI for creating real-time experiences. The team developed an activation called the 'Imagine Tree' (Interactive Storytelling) using Imagen models on Vertex AI, creating hyper-realistic visuals.

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Google's Spanner, a fully managed, globally distributed database, has introduced geo-partitioning to improve latency for users worldwide. Spanner is designed for demanding, global workloads with features like automatic sharding, zero planned downtime, and strong consistency. With geo-partitioning, users can retain a single, global database while reducing latency for geographically dispersed users.

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The Cross-Cloud Network simplifies distributed application architecture by connecting, securing, and delivering applications across on-premises, Google Cloud, and third-party cloud environments. The Cloud Architecture Center offers a comprehensive guide to designing and implementing a robust cross-cloud environment.

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Google Cloud has expanded the Compute Flexible CUD to cover Cloud Run on-demand resources, allowing users to optimize their spend across multiple products, including Compute Engine, GKE, and Cloud Run. This move simplifies the process of managing committed-use discounts, which were previously separate for each product.

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CISOs can work with their board of directors and executive risk committee to redefine risk, focusing on critical business assets and services. They can also drive conversations around reducing risk by phasing out certain business services, products, vendors, and technology. Moving to cloud-based systems with strong security designs and defaults can increase resource efficiency.

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BioCorteX, a leading techbio company, uses BigQuery to help with clinical trials. The company developed the first biology emulator to discover and develop more compatible therapeutics. BioCorteX's success is attributed to its innovative technology, cloud-first strategy, and unified biology scientific approach.

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The European Union's AI Act has been published in the Official Journal and will enter into force on August 1. The Act establishes obligations for AI systems based on their potential risks and levels of impact, phasing in over 36 months. Google Cloud believes in the opportunity AI can bring to society and is preparing for compliance with the Act's yet-to-be-developed AI Code of Practice.

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Gemini 1.5 Flash, a lightweight and cost-effective model from Google, is being used to scale up malware analysis. It can handle 1 million tokens, offering impressive speed and the ability to manage large workloads. An infrastructure on Google Compute Engine has been built, incorporating a multi-stage workflow that includes scaled unpacking and decompilation stages.

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Google Cloud's Workload Manager helps safeguard SAP systems by providing automated, rule-based analysis to identify potential misconfigurations and deviations from best practices. Configuring and maintaining large-scale deployments in the cloud can be challenging, especially with complex configurations and evolving best practices. This can negatively impact SAP systems and businesses.

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