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Google adds failover for multi-region Cloud Run services
Disaster Recovery

Google adds failover for multi-region Cloud Run services

Downtime risk is lower for apps running across multiple regions, as traffic can now shift to a healthy Cloud Run region within seconds.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Mandiant warns on exposed Cloud Run serverless apps
Cloud Security

Mandiant warns on exposed Cloud Run serverless apps

Exposed serverless apps can let attackers steal tokens, read secrets and take over cloud projects if weak code is left unpatched.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud puts Cloud Run sandboxes into preview
Virtualisation

Google Cloud puts Cloud Run sandboxes into preview

Developers can now isolate AI-generated code and user scripts inside Cloud Run, reducing the risk of exposing credentials or host data.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Google Cloud revives AI agent roadshow for Cloud Run
DevOps

Google Cloud revives AI agent roadshow for Cloud Run

Demand for production-ready AI agents is pushing Google to reframe Cloud Run as a platform for long-running, data-driven workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Elastic adds native Prometheus support for metrics
DevOps

Elastic adds native Prometheus support for metrics

Cloud-native teams could cut observability bills as Elastic says its rebuilt metrics engine stores data more efficiently and queries up to 30 times faster.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AWS launches Express mode for faster CloudFormation
DevOps

AWS launches Express mode for faster CloudFormation

Deployment feedback for developers could arrive up to four times faster, though resources may still be stabilising in the background.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Amazon Web Services launches no-code AI customer designer
Hybrid Cloud

Amazon Web Services launches no-code AI customer designer

Business teams can now build AI-led service journeys without engineering support, as AWS previews a no-code designer for Amazon Connect Customer.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026
Cast AI integrates MiniMax M3 into Kimchi Coding agent
Hybrid Cloud

Cast AI integrates MiniMax M3 into Kimchi Coding agent

Developers using Kimchi can now route tasks to MiniMax M3, cutting costs and keeping code inside controlled enterprise environments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 20th Jun 2026
Vercel unveils agent tools as deployments turn AI-led
Software-as-a-Service

Vercel unveils agent tools as deployments turn AI-led

More than half of Vercel deployments are now triggered by coding agents, as monthly AI token traffic has jumped tenfold.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Cloudflare acquires Vite maker VoidZero for USD $1 million
Edge Computing

Cloudflare acquires Vite maker VoidZero for USD $1 million

The deal gives the web giant a direct role in a tool used in 129 million weekly downloads, while keeping it open source and vendor-neutral.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
Cloudflare launches Claude agent environments with Anthropic
DevOps

Cloudflare launches Claude agent environments with Anthropic

Businesses can now run Claude-powered agents in isolated Cloudflare sandboxes, with tighter controls for private data, audit trails and scaling.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026
SAP agrees to acquire Dremio in data platform push
Manufacturing

SAP agrees to acquire Dremio in data platform push

The deal could help customers analyse SAP and non-SAP data together, as businesses struggle to make artificial intelligence useful across fragmented systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026
Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO
Digital Transformation

Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO

The hire strengthens Cogna’s push overseas as it seeks to scale its AI platform for utilities, gas and construction customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Intruder adds container image scanning to cloud platform
Virtualisation

Intruder adds container image scanning to cloud platform

The update gives security teams earlier warning on vulnerable container images before they reach production, reducing blind spots across cloud estates.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Red Hat & Google Cloud expand OpenShift integration
Virtualisation

Red Hat & Google Cloud expand OpenShift integration

Enterprises can now manage legacy virtual machines and containers together on Google Cloud, easing migration and reducing operational complexity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
Gold Lapel launches PostgreSQL proxy to tune queries
Virtualisation

Gold Lapel launches PostgreSQL proxy to tune queries

Gold Lapel unveils a PostgreSQL proxy that auto‑tunes slow SQL, aiming to replace extra cache and pooling layers with in‑database smarts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Akamai rolls out NVIDIA-powered AI Grid at the edge
Gaming

Akamai rolls out NVIDIA-powered AI Grid at the edge

Akamai debuts NVIDIA-powered AI Grid to run low-latency inference across 4,400 edge sites, extending its distributed Inference Cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Cloudflare unveils vinext, a Vite-based Next.js rival
Edge Computing

Cloudflare unveils vinext, a Vite-based Next.js rival

Cloudflare launches vinext, a Vite-powered Next.js alternative promising faster builds, leaner bundles and one-command Workers deployment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026

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