The Cold Start
Updates for Serverless & Modernisation on GCP.
A bi-weekly engineering brief on Serverless & Modernisation.
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View allPlatform Pulse #4: Autonomous Trust and The Agentic Shift
Edition #4 marks a pivotal transition from foundational cloud modernisation to the industrialisation of AI. We explore the 'Operating System for Autonomous Trust,' the General Availability of Cloud Run worker pools, and how to bridge the gap between ethical AI principles and production-grade security.
Platform Pulse: Serverless, Big Data, and the Evolution of Identity
This edition covers the new N4A VMs, no-build Cloud Run deployments, and Okta's AI security initiatives. Plus, critical updates on Auth0's JA4 signals, BigQuery conversational analytics, and the ShinyHunters threat campaign.
Platform Pulse: Sub-100ms Serverless Cold Starts, SQL-Native AI, and the Bangkok Region Launch
This edition covers a breakthrough in Cloud Run cold start performance, the integration of open models directly into BigQuery SQL, and the official launch of the new asia-southeast3 region. Plus, critical updates on Firebase relational support and Service Mesh patching.
Platform Pulse: Navigating the Latest in Cloud Native and Core Services
This week's brief highlights critical updates across Google Cloud's serverless, container, and core platform services, emphasising security, performance, and operational efficiency.
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