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 see 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