Category: Google Cloud

A spend cap in Google Cloud protects a project. An anomaly detector helps you judge what is happening across the whole account

If you own a Google Cloud billing account where anyone holds an API key to an AI service, this text is for you. Google recently added spend caps to Cloud Billing, a mechanism that automatically pauses a covered service once it passes a set amount. Combined with the cost anomaly detector FOTC built (Cloud Anomaly...

Paweł Rosada 5 November 2026

Google Cloud

By the time the invoice arrives, it’s too late. How we built a cloud cost anomaly detector

In spring 2026, two companies fell victim to the same class of attack: stolen credentials, someone else’s API keys, and mass AI consumption on their bill. The first incident ended with a half-million-euro invoice. The second, two months later, hit an environment already covered by our monitoring and was stopped within hours. This is the...

Paweł Rosada 18 August 2026

Google Cloud

Google Cloud cost management – 10 areas to pay attention to

If you ask entrepreneurs using the public cloud, what motivated them to switch to cloud computing, many will answer with “cloud cost management”. And if you ask others why they’re not choosing the cloud, they’ll probably answer that the cloud is expensive, and cloud cost management is a marketing ploy. Is a public cloud like...

FOTC Team 28 April 2025

Google Cloud

How to avoid application downtime?

Apps require updating. The implementation of a new version is accompanied by challenges such as the possibility of downtime or incidents resulting in ineffective implementation. Unplanned downtime is one of the most unnerving types of failure that customers complain about. In this article, we show how to minimize the number of errors, both human and...

Beata Socha 16 May 2024

Google Cloud

What is Google Cloud Anthos and how to use it?

Disparate networks, mass storage and the ever growing need for more computing power are some of the challenges many companies face. To manage traffic efficiently, they often keep several clouds on top of their own data centers, the complexity of which can be a source of many headaches. From this article you will learn how...

Beata Socha 13 May 2024

Google Cloud

Cloud Spanner – advanced database services

When you think that the demands you place on your database are too high, maybe it’s time to think about a solution that won’t keep you up at night and won’t ruin you financially. Today we’re taking a look at Google Cloud Spanner. On the one hand, a database can be a powerful tool, but...

Beata Socha 10 May 2024

Google Cloud

Cloud SQL – a database in the cloud

Databases are an integral element of every application or IT system. If you want your data to be accessible from any place at any time, a fully managed database service like Google Cloud SQL is a great choice. What is a database? Data collection Data are collections of numbers and texts in various forms. In...

Beata Socha 8 May 2024

Google Cloud

Cloud Native – why is it worth being and operating in the cloud 100 percent?

They say, “forget about infrastructure,” but is that even possible? It sounds like a dream, especially for a small company working on creating a new application that can conquer the market. However, the ideal is within reach, achievable with Cloud Native. The current monolithic model of software development and implementation no longer works. Business is...

Beata Socha 6 May 2024

Google Cloud

High Availability – what is it and how does it work?

A potential failure and the resulting business downtime is a real nightmare for business. Is there any way to ensure the systems are as reliable as possible? The solution may be the use of the cloud, especially high-availability services. One of the key aspects of IT disaster recovery is ensuring operational performance in case of...

Beata Socha 26 April 2024

Google Cloud

Recommendations AI – driving sales through personalization

Who can say they never impulse buy? You’re looking for a set of power tools online, only to have the recommendation system suggest a model airplane, like the one you once built as a child. How did the store know you would be interested in buying one? If you want to learn about the power...

Beata Socha 23 April 2024

Google Cloud

Hybrid cloud – for and against

Companies face a serious challenge when deciding on what type of data infrastructure to adopt. How to store huge amounts of data whose security is of paramount importance to the company? Should you trust the convenience of the public cloud or should you retain full control with a private cloud? Relying on one solution, although...

Beata Socha 22 April 2024

Google Cloud

What are DORA metrics and why do they matter?

In the fast-paced world of software development, organizations are constantly seeking ways to optimize their processes and improve efficiency. DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics provide invaluable insights into the effectiveness of DevOps practices. DORA metrics help teams measure their performance, identify areas for improvement and drive continuous optimization. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll delve...

Beata Socha 8 April 2024

Google Cloud

SAP on Google Cloud

Currently, few enterprises function without a centralized resource and process management system. Collecting and analyzing data as well as monitoring the course of operations facilitate a multitude of optimizations. You no longer have to limit our perspective to a narrow section of the company. Instead, you can have an overview of the entire organization, and...

Beata Socha 28 March 2024

Google Cloud

SLA vs. SLO vs. SLI – What are different cloud service metrics?

In the world of cloud computing, where reliability and performance are paramount, three key metrics stand out: SLA, SLO, and SLI. While they may sound similar, each plays a distinct role in ensuring the quality and availability of cloud services. Let’s demystify SLA vs. SLO vs. SLI by delving into what each abbreviation stands for...

Beata Socha 27 March 2024

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Training – how to start as a newbie? [Guide]

Eager to dive into the world of cloud computing but feeling overwhelmed by the plethora of options out there? Fear not! We have prepared a guide for you through the maze to help you kickstart your journey into the cloud. Google Cloud (also know as GCP) offers a wide range of training resources tailored to...

Beata Socha 24 March 2024

Google Cloud

BigQuery vs. Bigtable – Which is the right data solution for me?

Are you stuck in a conundrum trying to decide between BigQuery vs. Bigtable? Well, you’re not alone. These two services may share the “Big” in their names, but they cater to very different needs in the vast realm of big data. Let’s dive in and explore the nuances to help you make an informed decision....

Beata Socha 20 March 2024

Google Cloud

Top 7 uses of generative AI for marketing team

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a subset of AI focused on creating content across various mediums such as text, images, audio, and video. It leverages advanced algorithms to generate content that mimics human-like creativity, blurring the lines between machine-generated and human-generated content. Let’s review how to use generative AI for marketing. Generative AI capabilities Generative...

Beata Socha 18 March 2024

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Generative AI – how to enhance app development?

Generative AI applications are revolutionizing the landscape of app development, offering unparalleled capabilities harnessing the power of natural language processing and deep learning algorithms to create content ranging from text to images, music, and videos. Google Cloud Generative AI models will help you reduce the development cost to a fraction. Given the ready availability of...

Beata Socha 15 March 2024

Google Cloud

How much does generative AI cost?

In the era of artificial intelligence, Generative AI has emerged as a powerful technology, revolutionizing content creation and app development. But what does it take to develop a Generative AI application, and how much does it cost? How can you leverage existing models to keep the costs down? In this article, we’ll dive into the...

Beata Socha 15 March 2024

Google Cloud

Cloud Security Posture Management

At its core, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is a comprehensive process designed to fortify multi-cloud environments through heightened visibility, risk identification, configuration assessment, and compliance adherence. Through the utilization of specialized tools, CSPM endeavors to continuously monitor various facets of cloud infrastructure, spanning: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and...

Beata Socha 13 March 2024

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Monitoring

Infrastructure is at the heart of many modern businesses – especially those that develop and offer digital products. The concept of “infrastructure” includes many elements: servers, virtual machines, disks, databases, networks, cloud computing services, and more. They need a monitoring tool that helps in capacity planning and prevents performance issues. This is where Cloud Monitoring...

Beata Socha 8 March 2024

Google Cloud

7 benefits of Cloud Identity

In the age of remote work identity management has become a major concern for many organizations. Mobile management policy is crucial for companies whose workforce uses mobile devices for work, often using their personal devices to stay in touch with coworkers. Introducing a Cloud Identity platform addresses all these issues and a few more. Let’s...

Beata Socha 6 March 2024

Google Cloud

MySQL backup in Google Cloud

Unforeseen phenomena such as hardware failure, database corruption, user errors and malicious attacks can increase the risk of data loss. The solution is database backups, which make it easier to recover data and maintain the functioning of the company in a crisis situation. MySQL backup provides several options for backing up databases with different strengths....

Beata Socha 4 March 2024

Google Cloud

How to migrate from on premise to cloud?

If you are considering migrating from on premise to cloud, you are most likely aware of the basic tenets of cloud architecture and you likely know about some services cloud service providers offer. What you might be wondering is how to prepare before the migration process begins. What on-premise to cloud migration strategy you will...

Beata Socha 3 March 2024

Google Cloud

Google Cloud load balancer – what is it and how to use it? [TUTORIAL]

If you provide a web service or an application that handles multiple user requests at at time, chances are you came across the term: load balancing and load balancer. Here we will explain what it is, how it works and how to make sure you distributing traffic with load balancers in a secure manner. What...

Beata Socha 25 February 2024

Google Cloud

What is Document AI and how to use it?

It is hard to imagine an organisation that doesn’t handle multiple documents every day: invoices, offers, receipts terms of use etc. Cloud Document AI leverages machine learning to extract data from unstructured documents. Many businesses have years of data stored in documents such as financial statements, receipts, contracts, invoices, etc. Document AI technology helps organisations...

Beata Socha 19 February 2024

Google Cloud

Efficient machine learning in the cloud with Google AutoML

The main goal of AutoML is to make the machine learning model development more accessible. In automated machine learning, you don’t need data scientists with vast ML experience to supervise the machine learning process. However, you need to know what it is you want the model to do. What is automated machine learning? AutoML, or...

Beata Socha 11 February 2024

Google Cloud

What is Google Cloud VPS?

VPS stands for Virtual Private Server and it is an isolated, virtual environment on a physical server owned by a cloud service provider, such as Google Cloud or AWS. It may also be an internet hosting operator. VPS hosting uses virtualisation technology to divide a single physical machine into multiple private server environments that share...

Beata Socha 1 February 2024

Google Cloud

Streamline your coding with Google Cloud SDK

Google Cloud SDK (Software Development Kit), also known as gcloud, is a set of command-line tools provided by Google for managing and interacting with resources and services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, developers and organisations seek tools that streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and provide seamless access to cloud...

Beata Socha 4 January 2024

Category: Google Cloud

A spend cap in Google Cloud protects a project. An anomaly detector helps you judge what is happening across the whole account

By the time the invoice arrives, it’s too late. How we built a cloud cost anomaly detector

Google Cloud cost management – 10 areas to pay attention to

How to avoid application downtime?

What is Google Cloud Anthos and how to use it?

Cloud Spanner – advanced database services

Cloud SQL – a database in the cloud

Cloud Native – why is it worth being and operating in the cloud 100 percent?

High Availability – what is it and how does it work?

Recommendations AI – driving sales through personalization

Hybrid cloud – for and against

What are DORA metrics and why do they matter?

6 reasons why cloud is a must by 2030

SAP on Google Cloud

SLA vs. SLO vs. SLI – What are different cloud service metrics?

Google Cloud Training – how to start as a newbie? [Guide]

BigQuery vs. Bigtable – Which is the right data solution for me?

Top 7 uses of generative AI for marketing team

Google Cloud Generative AI – how to enhance app development?

How much does generative AI cost?

Cloud Security Posture Management

Google Cloud Monitoring

7 benefits of Cloud Identity

MySQL backup in Google Cloud

Cloud SQL Backup in Google Cloud – how to create backups

How to migrate from on premise to cloud?

Google Cloud load balancer – what is it and how to use it? [TUTORIAL]

Cloud migration strategy

What is Document AI and how to use it?

Efficient machine learning in the cloud with Google AutoML

What is Google Cloud VPS?

Streamline your coding with Google Cloud SDK

Google cloud discount for sustained use

Committed use discounts – what are they and how do they work?

What are Cloud Workstations and how to use them safely?

Cloud Build – a powerful tool for scaling development cycle