Google today announced it is launching its own hardware security keys for two-factor authentication. These so-called Titan Security Keys will go up against similar keys from companies like Yubico, which Google has long championed as the de facto standard for hardware-based two-factor authentication for Gmail and other services. The FIDO-compatible Titan keys will come in… Continue reading Google takes on Yubico and builds its own hardware security keys
Category: Enterprise
Google brings its search technology to the enterprise
One of Google’s first hardware products was its search appliance, a custom-built server that allowed businesses to bring Google’s search tools to the data behind their firewalls. That appliance is no more, but Google today announced the spiritual successor to it with an update to Cloud Search. Until today, Cloud Search only indexed G Suite… Continue reading Google brings its search technology to the enterprise
Snark AI looks to help companies get on-demand access to idle GPUs
Riding on a wave of an explosion in the use of machine learning to power, well, just about everything is the emergence of GPUs as one of the go-to methods to handle all the processing for those operations. But getting access to those GPUs — whether using the cards themselves or possibly through something like… Continue reading Snark AI looks to help companies get on-demand access to idle GPUs
Google Cloud introduces shielded VMs for additional security
While we might like to think all of our applications are equal in our eyes, in reality some are more important than others and require an additional level of security. To meet those requirements, Google introduced shielded virtual machines at Google Next today. As Google describes it, “Shielded VMs leverage advanced platform security capabilities to… Continue reading Google Cloud introduces shielded VMs for additional security
Google’s Cloud Functions serverless platform is now generally available
Cloud Functions, Google’s serverless platform that competes directly with tools like AWS Lambda and Azure Functions from Microsoft, is now generally available, the company announced at its Cloud Next conference in San Francisco today. Google first announced Cloud Functions back in 2016, so this has been a long beta. Overall, it also always seemed as… Continue reading Google’s Cloud Functions serverless platform is now generally available
Google announces a suite of updates to its contact center tools
As Google pushes further and further into enterprise services, it’s looking to leverage what it’s known for — a strong expertise in machine learning — to power some of the most common enterprise functions, including contact centers. Now Google is applying a lot of those learnings in a bunch of new updates for its contact… Continue reading Google announces a suite of updates to its contact center tools
Outlier raises $6.2 M Series A to change how companies use data
Traditionally, companies have gathered data from a variety of sources, then used spreadsheets and dashboards to try and make sense of it all. Outlier wants to change that and deliver a handful of insights right to your inbox that matter most for your job, company and industry. Today the company announced a $6.2 million Series… Continue reading Outlier raises $6.2 M Series A to change how companies use data
Google Cloud goes all-in on hybrid with its new Cloud Services Platform
The cloud isn’t right for every business, be that because of latency constraints at the edge, regulatory requirements or because it’s simply cheaper to own and operate their own data centers for their specific workloads. Given this, it’s maybe no surprise that the vast majority of enterprises today use both public and private clouds in… Continue reading Google Cloud goes all-in on hybrid with its new Cloud Services Platform
InVision CEO Clark Valberg to talk design at Disrupt SF
To Clark Valberg, the screen is the most important place in the world. And he’s not the only one who thinks so. It isn’t just tech companies spending their money on design. The biggest brands in the world are pouring money into their digital presence, for many, the first step is InVision. InVision launched back… Continue reading InVision CEO Clark Valberg to talk design at Disrupt SF
Watch the Google Cloud Next day one keynote live right here
Google is hosting its big cloud conference, Google Cloud Next, this morning over at the Moscone center in San Francisco. Obviously it’s not quite as large as its flagship event I/O earlier this year, but Google’s cloud efforts have become one of its brightest points over the past several quarters. With heavy investments in Google… Continue reading Watch the Google Cloud Next day one keynote live right here