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In case you missed it in June: Big news about Containers, Big Data, Mobile, Disks, and more
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
If you thought
May was busy
, June probably left your head spinning.
Docker Containers in App Engine and Kubernetes
We started the month at DockerCon, where we took the lid off our
efforts to make Containers first class citizens
in Google Cloud Platform. Now, you can deploy Docker images in
Managed VMs
or use our newly-released, open-source container manager Kubernetes to deploy containers across a fleet of VMs.
The source and documentation for Kubernetes are hosted on GitHub
- and we were excited to see 55,000 views, 917 stars, and 89 forks in the first day alone.
SSD Persistent Disks and global load balancing
The week after DockerCon, we released the
SSD persistent disks
as well as
global HTTP load balancing
, an example of how we can enable new networking capabilities through software-defined networking.
Discussing the evolution of computing at Google
That same week, Senior Vice President Urs Hölzle spoke at GigaOm’s Structure conference. You can hear him talk about the
evolution of computing at Google
and how we are externalizing our technology to offer a great public cloud.
One-Click Rabbit MQ and MongoDB
We also continued to make it easy for you to run open source solutions on Cloud Platform. You can now deploy
Rabbit MQ
and
MongoDB
with just one click. We have a new
command-line tool in the Google Cloud SDK
with great Windows support, improved scripting, and a much more.
Importing data to Google Cloud Storage is faster than ever
And, it’s faster than ever to import data into Google Cloud Platform thanks to
Cloud Storage Online Cloud Import
.
Cloud Platform documentation is better than ever
Our developer documentation page got a facelift. Check out
developers.google.com/cloud
to see for yourself.
Google I/O
And, to round up a month of big launches, we gave you a sneak peek at
several new products & features at Google I/O
. Urs led Cloud Platform’s section of the Google I/O keynote, which
you can watch here
. Also, we launched a number of new services & products:
Cloud Trace and Cloud Debugger for Diagnosing Systems in Production:
Cloud Trace and Cloud Debugger allow you to understand, diagnose, and improve systems in production. If you want to see Cloud Debugger in action, you can check out our demo during the I/O Keynote
beginning at the 2 hour mark
, or
read more about it on our blog
.
Analyze Huge Datasets with Cloud Dataflow:
We demonstrated
Cloud Dataflow
, a managed service for creating data pipelines that ingest, transform and analyze data in both batch and streaming modes. You can s
ee us analyze World Cup results
using Dataflow. We also released a preview of
Cloud Pub/Sub
, helping you connect apps and devices that send data into processing pipelines.
Mobile Developers: Save User Data to the Cloud without Backend Code
: We introduced a number of new features that make it easier to build mobile applications, including a new version of
Google Cloud Save
, which gives you a simple API for saving, retrieving, and synchronizing user data to the cloud and across devices without the need for backend code. We also put new tooling in
Android Studio
that simplifies the process of adding an App Engine backend to your mobile app.
You can read more about these new features here
.
Rising Star on ABC, Secret, and Coca-Cola
But it wasn’t just product launches that kept us busy. We’re always happy to see people using Cloud Platform to build great applications. This month, Rising Star premiered on ABC,
with real-time, interactive voting powered by Cloud Platform
. We’ve also been excited by the success of Secret, which is built on Cloud Platform and has experienced 1000-fold growth in just two months - all with only one backend developer. We featured their story during the
I/O keynote
. And, finally,
CI&T
launched the
Google Cloud Platform-powered Coca-Cola “Happiness Flag,”
unveiled on the pitch at the opening match of the World Cup.
Connect with our team in a city near you
If you missed us at DockerCon, GigaOM Structure, or Google I/O there’s still a chance to connect with our engineering team at the
North American Cloud Platform Developers roadshow
.
-Posted by Benjamin Bechtolsheim, Product Marketing Manager
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