139: Back to the Future With Google Distributed Cloud - a podcast by Justin Brodley & Jonathan Baker

On The Cloud Pod this week, Jonathan reveals his love for “Twilight.” Plus GCP kicks off Google Cloud Next and announces Google Distributed Cloud, and Azure admits to a major DDoS attack. 

A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:

Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.


JumpCloud, which offers a complete platform for identity, access, and device management — no matter where your users and devices are located. 

This week’s highlights

? After a few awkward keynotes, Google Cloud Next kicks off days one and two, highlighting new features and announcing Google’s $10 billion investment in cybersecurity advancements.
? At Google Cloud Next, GCP announced the Google Distributed Cloud: A network of hardware and software to help organizations improve cloud strategies. 
? After tooting its horn for reduced DDoS attacks in 2021, Azure reveals details about the largest DDoS attack in its history. This 2.4 terabits/second attack was launched in late August against an Azure customer in Europe. 

Top Quotes  

? “It is kind of crazy, because [Google Distributed Cloud] is an open source project that's basically how to run Google Cloud in your own data center. It's probably a smart risk, because I do believe workloads will just eventually end up on Google Cloud.”
? “The tools have the functionality built in, but unless you're offering that as a service to your end users … and thinking about the holistic management of the settings, the deployment and the full lifecycle of those things, it's the difference between enabling your business to be secure and just shooting it in the foot.”

AWS: Keeping Quiet This Week for Google Cloud Next

????? Amazon Fraud Detector can now store event datasets and use this historical data to boost performance for ML models — all at a 56% reduction in price.  
? AWS Console Mobile Application has (finally) added ECS, which will allow users to view and manage a select set of resources to support incident responses from their devices. Clearly someone at AWS listens to TCP and has heard Justin’s many complaints about this. 
? CDK8s (say that five times fast) is now generally available and supports the Go programming language. Using CDK8s, you can define your K8 applications and apply K8 YAML to any cluster. 
? Tired of accidentally deleting your backup with your cloud formation stack? The newly released AWS Backup Vault Lock solves this problem by using safeguards to ensure users store their backups using a Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) model. 

GCP:  Thank U Google Cloud Next

? Ahead of Google Cloud Next, GCP makes Artifact Registry generally available for Java, Node.js, and Python packages. Users can host their internal codes as packages to their centralized private repository, which simplifies and secures software delivery pipelines. 
?? GCP announces Google Distributed Cloud — a network of hardware and software infrastructure aimed to help companies transition to the cloud. This distributed cloud is built on Anthos, and includes Google Cloud Edge (available in preview), which brings GCP infrastructure and services closer to where you generate your data. Additionally, new service Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (in preview in H1 2022) provides businesses with a secure way to modernize on-premise infrastructure, building on GCP’s vision of digital sovereignty. 
? Google is trying to make it easier for companies to use AI by expanding Contact Center AI (CCAI) and Document AI (DocAI). With intuitive, out-of-the-box solutions, customers can get results faster and increase productivity.
? Google sets its sights on manufacturers with its new Product Essentials, an AI solution that allows businesses to personalize customer experiences, manage and update products over-the-air, and pr

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