The Cold Start
A bi-weekly engineering brief on Serverless, Modernisation and IAM.
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View allPlatform Pulse: Elastic Architectures and the Rise of Managed Data Resilience
As we shift from orchestrating agents to hardening the infrastructure they inhabit, the focus for this edition is on structural elasticity. From the general availability of multi-cluster GKE Inference Gateways to the emergence of 'Agentic AI' security platforms, we are building the zero-trust foundations required for the next decade of scale.
Platform Pulse: Orchestrated Intelligence and the Governance of Agentic Ecosystems
As we cross the threshold into the fifth edition of the Engineering Brief, the focus shifts from simple automation to the rise of 'Agentic Middleware.' This week, we explore how Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Cross-App Access are redefining the interaction between serverless infrastructure and autonomous AI agents.
Platform Pulse: 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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