Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Joe is here with the biggest GCP news this month. This month, we look at new Google Cloud Regions, updates to Cloud Spanner, Artifact Registry, and the introduction of Confidential Google Kubernetes Engine Nodes. We also dig deeper into what’s to come with Google’s Sustainability Summit, and ponder the LaMDA conversation.

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Quick jump to the Google Cloud news:
Introduction (0:00)
New Google Cloud Region in Milan, Italy (0:39)
Granular pricing for Cloud Spanner (1:15)
Cloud Spanner change streams go GA (2:28)
Confidential GKE Nodes now GA (3:00)
Artifact Registry supports Apt and Yum repos (3:25)
Google Cloud hosts Sustainability Summit (3:52)
Is LaMDA sentient - a conversation (4:49)

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- Ciao, Milano! New cloud region in Milan now open: bityl.co/Cr0G
- Introducing granular instance sizing for Cloud Spanner, now run production workloads for as low as $40/month: bityl.co/Cr0I
- Change streams for Cloud Spanner: now generally available: bityl.co/Cr0L
- Encrypt workload data in-use with Confidential Google Kubernetes Engine Nodes: bityl.co/Cr0Q
- Artifact Registry supports Debian packages that you manage with Apt: bityl.co/Cr0T
- Artifact Registry supports RPM packages that you manage with Yum and DNF: bityl.co/Cr0U
- Google Cloud Sustainability Summit: bityl.co/Cr0Y
- Is LaMDA Sentient? — an Interview: lkdin.io/3kaX

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