Sharpen your machine learning skills at Google Cloud Applied ML Summit

Artificial intelligence (AI) and particularly machine learning (ML) continue to advance at breakneck pace. We see it throughout projects and commentaries across the broader technology industry. We see it in the amazing things our customers are doing, from creating friendly robots to aid childhood development, to leveraging data for better manufacturing and distribution, to fostering internal innovation through hackathons. And we see it in our own research and product development at Google, from improved machine learning models for our Speech API, to integrations that streamline data management and ML modeling, to making AlphaFold (DeepMind’s breakthrough protein structure prediction system) available to researchers throughout the world using VertexAI. At Google Cloud, we’ve helped thousands of companies to accelerate their AI efforts, empower their data scientists, and extend the ability to build AI-driven apps and workflows to more people, including those without data science or ML expertise. Next month, we’ll take the next step in this journey with our customers, at Google Cloud Applied ML Summit. Join us June 9 for this digital event, which will bring together some of the world’s leading ML and data science professionals to explore the latest cutting-edge AI tools for developing, deploying, and managing ML models at scale. On-demand sessions kick off at 9:00 AM Pacific with “Accelerating the deployment of predictable ML in production,” featuring VP & GM of Google Cloud AI & Industry Solutions Andrew Moore; Google Cloud Developer Advocate Priyanka Vergadia; Ford Director of AI and Cloud Bryan Goodman; and UberAI Director of Engineering Smitha Shyam.At the summit, you’ll learn how companies like General Mills, Vodafone, H&M, and CNA Insurance are developing, deploying, and safely managing long-running, self-improving AI services. Get insights in practitioner sessions where you can find new ways to:Build reliable, standardized AI pipelines across Spark on Google Cloud, Dataproc, BigQuery, Dataplex, Looker, and more, with a unified experience from Vertex AI, all in the session “Data to deployment – 5x faster.”Train high-quality ML models in minutes with AutoML innovations born of the latest Google Brain research, explored in the session “End-to-end AutoML for model prep.”Make the most of your Google Cloud investments in Vertex AI Training and Vertex AI Prediction to help you deploy custom models built on TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, XGBoost, and other frameworks. Check out the session “ML prediction and serving: Vertex AI roadmap.”Automate and monitor AI integration, deployment, and infrastructure management to drive greater speed and efficiency. Don’t miss the session “Machine learning operations (MLOps) strategy and roadmap.”Streamline the process to audit, track, and govern ML models as they adapt to live data within a dynamic environment, without degrading performance. Dive into this topic  in the session “Model governance and auditability.” You can choose from over a dozen sessions across three tracks: “Data to ML Essentials,” “Fact-track Innovation,” and “Self-improving ML.” Session topics range from MLOps best practices, to Google Cloud customer experiences, to the importance of model auditability, and explainable and responsible AI, with multiple customer panels and “ask me anything” sessions to help you get the insights and develop the skill to take your business’s ML efforts to the next level.We’re committed to continuing to serve our customers in this rapidly-evolving space, and we’re excited to learn and collaborate with you at this event. To register, visit this link to reserve your seat for the Applied ML  Summit.Related ArticleUnified data and ML: 5 ways to use BigQuery and Vertex AI togetherVertex AI is a single platform with every tool you need to build, deploy, and scale ML models. Get started quickly with five easy integra…Read Article
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Your guide to sessions at Google Cloud Security Summit 2022

Google Cloud Security Summit is just a few days away! We have an exciting agenda with a keynote, demo, and breakout sessions across four tracks – Zero Trust, Secure Software Supply Chain, Ransomware & Emerging Threats, and Cloud Governance & Sovereignty. By attending this summit, you will be the first to learn about new products and advanced capabilities we are announcing from Google Cloud security and discover new ways to define and drive your security strategy and solve your biggest challenges.We hope you’ll join us for the Security Summit digital online event on May 17, 2022, to learn from experts, explore the latest tools, and share our vision for the future of security. Register here for the event and watch the sessions live and on-demand. If you are in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa please visit the EMEA page to view summit events in your time zone and captions in your local language.Security Summit KeynoteCharting a safer future with Google CloudFeatured Speakers:Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director, Executive Office of the President White HouseJonathan Meadows, Head of Cloud Cyber Security Engineering, CitibankSunil Potti, General Manager and Vice President of Cloud Security, Google CloudCybersecurity remains at the top of every organization’s agenda. Join our opening keynote to hear how Google Cloud’s unique capabilities and expertise can help organizations, large and small, in the public or private sector, address today’s most prominent security challenges and imperatives: Zero Trust, Securing the Software Supply Chain, Ransomware and other emerging threats, Cloud governance and Digital Sovereignty. Whether you use our trusted cloud for digital transformation, or continue to operate on-premise or in other clouds, you’ll learn how we can help you be safer with Google.DemoModern threat detection, investigation, and response with Google Cloud’s SecOps suiteFeatured Speakers:Arnaud Loos, Customer Engineer, Google CloudSvetla Yankova, Head of Customer Engineering, Google CloudTo stay secure in today’s growing threat landscape, organizations must detect and respond to cyber threats at unprecedented speed and scale. This demonstration will showcase Google Cloud’s Security Operations Suite, and its unique approach to building modern threat detection, investigation and response.Breakout SessionsWe have 19 breakout sessions that include sessions from Google speakers, our customers, and partners. The breakout sessions are available across four different tracks covering Zero Trust, Secure Software Supply Chain, Ransomware & Emerging threats, and Cloud Governance and Sovereignty.Zero Trust Track 1. How Google is helping customers move to Zero TrustFeatured Speakers:Aman Diwakar, Security Engineering Manager – Corporate Security, Door DashJeanette Manfra, Senior Director, Risk and Compliance, Google CloudTanisha Rai, Product Manager, Google CloudEnterprises around the globe are committed to moving to a Zero Trust architecture, but actually making that happen can be hard. Every day, we hear from customers asking how they can set up a Zero Trust model like Google’s, and we are here to help. Tune in to this session to hear speakers discuss how Google did it and how we can now help you with a comprehensive set of products, advisory services, and solutions. Whether you’re “born in the cloud,” a government agency looking to meet federal directives, or somewhere in between, Google Cloud products like BeyondCorp Enterprise and our set of partner solutions can help you jump-start your Zero Trust approach.2. A look ahead: the future of BeyondCorp EnterpriseFeatured Speakers:Prashant Jain, Product Manager, Google CloudJian Zhen, Product Manager, Google CloudGoogle pioneered Zero Trust. Now we’re pioneering rapid Zero Trust transformation. We know one size does not fit all and Zero Trust capabilities should conform to your needs – not vice versa. Join this session to learn more about how BeyondCorp Enterprise enables you to quickly and flexibly apply a Zero Trust approach to meet your application use cases and security requirements. Hear from product leaders as they share updates on new BeyondCorp capabilities, partnerships, and integrations that enable you to deliver rapid wins and avoid drawn out deployment projects.3. CrowdStrike and Deloitte: Managing cloud migration, remote workforce, and today’s threatsFeatured Speakers:Chris Kachigian, Sr. Director, Global Solutions Architecture, CrowdStrikeMike Morris, Detect and Respond CTO, Head of Engineering, DeloitteMcCall McIntyre, Strategic Technology Partner Lead, Google CloudYour organization is in the cloud migration journey, you have a remote or hybrid workforce and your extended infrastructure is more dependent than ever on disparate devices, partners and apps. To make things even more complicated, threat actors are targeting you in all of these facets, causing business disruption. How can you secure this new extended environment without negatively impacting user productivity? Join this Lightning Talk to learn more about how CrowdStrike and Deloitte have helped customers solve for just that. 4. Working safer with Google WorkspaceFeatured Speakers:Neil Kumaran, Product Lead, Gmail & Chat Security & Trust, Google CloudNikhil Sinha, Sr. Product Manager, Workspace Security, Google CloudGoogle Workspace is on a mission to make phishing and malware attacks a thing of the past. Google keeps more people safe online than anyone else in the world. According to our research, Gmail blocks more than 99.9% of malware and phishing attempts from reaching users’ inboxes. We do this by using our expertise protecting against threats at scale to protect every customer by default. This session will provide an overview of how Google Workspace layered, AI powered protections function across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. We’ll examine real-life examples of large malware attacks to showcase how advanced capabilities like sandboxing, deep-learning-based malicious document classification, and performant, deep antivirus protections work to help stop threats. 5. Securing IoT devices using Certificate Authority ServiceFeatured Speakers:Sudhi Herle, Director, Engineering & Product Management, Android Platform Security, Google CloudAnoosh Saboori, Product Manager, Google CloudMahesh Venugopala, Director Security, AutonomicScaling security for IoT devices can be challenging. As the IoT market continues to grow, it is imperative that strong security measures are put into place to protect the information these devices send to the cloud. Join this session to learn how Google customers can leverage capabilities such as Certificate Authority Service to apply Zero Trust principles to secure IoT devices.Secure Software Supply Chain Track6. Building trust in your software supply chainFeatured Speakers:Nikhil Kaul, Head of Product Marketing – Application Modernization, Google CloudVictor Szalvay, Outbound Product Manager, Google CloudWhether you’re building an application on Kubernetes, or in a serverless or virtual machine environment, end-to-end security is critical for mitigating the vulnerabilities lurking within open source software, as well as those related to recent cybersecurity attacks and data breaches. Come learn how you can meet guidelines from the U.S. government and adopt an in-depth, security-first approach with Google Cloud that embeds security at every step of your software life cycle. 7. Protecting and securing your Kubernetes infrastructure with enterprise-grade controlsFeatured Speaker: Gari Singh, Product Manager, Google CloudKubernetes is not just a technology. It’s also a model for creating value for your business, a way of developing apps and services, and a means to help secure and develop cloud-native IT capabilities for innovation. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) allows your developers to spend less time worrying about security and to achieve more secure outcomes. In this session, learn how you can set up enterprise-grade security for your app right out of the box. We’ll cover the latest security controls, hardened configuration, and policies for GKE, including confidential computing options. 8. Managing the risks of open source dependencies in your software supply chainFeatured Speaker:Andy Chang, Group Product Manager, Google CloudOpen-source software code is available to the public – free for anyone to use, modify, or inspect. But securing open-source code, including fixing known vulnerabilities, is often done on an ad hoc, volunteer basis. Join this session to learn how our new Google Cloud solution addresses open-source software security.Ransomware and Emerging Threats Track9. A holistic defense strategy for modern ransomware attacksFeatured Speaker:Adrian Corona, Head of Security Solutions GTM, Google CloudMaking your organization resilient against modern ransomware attacks requires holistic detection, protection, and response capabilities. In this session, we’ll demonstrate how you can apply a cyber resilience framework, and products from Google Cloud and partners, to help thwart threats and combat ransomware attacks.10. Taking an autonomic approach to security operationsFeatured Speakers: Anton Chuvakin, Head of Security Solution Strategy, Google CloudIman Ghanizada, Head of Autonomic Security Operations, Google CloudSecurity operations centers are constantly pressed for time. Analysts seldom have the luxury to “clear the board” of active attacks and, as a result, can often feel overwhelmed. In this talk, we’ll show you how you can turn the tide and leverage Chronicle and Siemplify to prioritize and automate your SecOps, giving analysts valuable time back to focus on the threats that matter.11. Insight and perspective from the Unit 42 Ransomware Threat Report Featured Speakers:Joshua Haslett, Strategic Technology Partnership Manager, Google CloudJosh Zelonis, Field CTO and Evangelist, Palo Alto NetworksRansomware groups turned up the pressure on their victims in 2021, demanding higher ransoms and using new tactics to force them into paying.In fact, the average ransomware demand in cases handled by Unit 42 in 2021 climbed 144% since 2020. At the same time, there was an 85% increase in the number of victims who had their names and other details posted publicly on dark web “leak sites” that ransomware groups use to coerce their targets. As the ransomware landscape continues to evolve, and threat actors leverage new creative techniques to cripple business operations, what can your organization do to prepare and stay ahead of threats? Join us for this presentation as we discuss the key findings in our 2022 Unit 42 Ransomware Threat Report. 12. Cloud-native risk management and threat detection with Security Command CenterFeatured Speakers:Thomas Meriadec, Head of Cloud Platforms Security & Compliance, VeoliaTim Wingerter, Product Manager, Google CloudAs organizations move to the cloud, continuous monitoring of the environment for risk posture and threats is critical. In this session, learn how Security Command Center Premium provides risk management and threat detection capabilities to help you manage and improve your cloud security and risk posture. Join us to hear about Veolia’s experience with Security Command Center Premium.13. Securing web applications and APIs anywhereFeatured Speakers:Shelly Hershkovitz, Product Manager, Apigee API Security, Google CloudGregory Lebovitz, Product Management, Cloud Network Security, Google CloudApplication attack vectors are increasing rapidly, and many organizations seek to  protect against the different types of application and API attacks. Join this session to learn how Google Cloud can help protect and secure applications and APIs from fraud, abuse, and attacks – such as DDoS, API abuse, bot fraud, and more – using our Web App and API Protection (WAAP) offering.14. Maximizing your detection & response capabilitiesFeatured Speakers:Magali Bohn, Director, Partnerships and Channels GSEC, Google CloudBrett Perry, CISO, Dot FoodsJason Sloderbeck, Vice President, Worldwide Channels, CYDERESJoin Google Cloud, Cyderes (Cyber Defense and Response), and Dot Foods as we discuss best practices and real-world use cases that enable a company to detect threats and respond to incidents in real-time. Learn their autonomic security operations journey and how they’ve scaled a robust, cost-efficient program to accelerate their digital transformation and overall growth. Cloud Governance & Sovereignty Track15. Achieving your digital sovereignty with Google CloudFeatured Speaker:Dr. Wieland Holfelder, Vice President Engineering, Google CloudGoogle Cloud’s unique approach, which includes strong local partnerships, helps organizations balance transparency, control, and the ability to survive the unexpected – on a global scale. Join this session to learn how you can meet current and emerging digital sovereignty goals. 16. Compliance with confidence: Meeting regulatory mandates using software-defined community cloudsFeatured Speakers:Bryce Buffaloe, Product Manager Security & Compliance, Google CloudJamal Mahboob, Customer Engineer, Google CloudAdopting the cloud in regulated industries can require constraints for data residency, and the need for support and specific security controls. Learn how Google Cloud can help provide assurances without the strict physical infrastructure constraints of legacy approaches, enabling organizations to benefit from cloud innovation while meeting their compliance needs.17. Demystifying cyber security analytics – Scalable approaches for the real worldFeatured Speakers:Philip Bice, Global Lead – Service Provider Partnerships, Google CloudChris Knackstedt, Sr. Manager / Data Scientist, Deloitte & Touche LLPIn this session, join security leaders from Deloitte & Touche LLP and Google Cloud for an insightful conversation on key trends and challenges warranting the need for scalable, flexible and predictive security analytics solutions for today’s hybrid, multi cloud technology environments. The speakers will share practical approaches to designing and deploying use case-driven security analytics by leveraging the power of Google Cloud native data management and analytics services. The session will also cover solutions and managed services offered jointly by Deloitte and Google Cloud that can help organizations maintain their competitive differentiation and continually accelerate cyber security maturity.18. Best practices for defining and enforcing policies across your Google Cloud environmentFeatured Speakers:Vandhana Ramadurai, Sr. Product Manager, Google CloudSri Subramanian, Head of Product, Cloud Identity and Access Management, Google CloudLearn how to take a policy-driven approach to governing your cloud resources. In this session, we’ll cover best practices that enable organizations to shift from remediating resources that violate requirements to a more proactive state for preventing those violations.19. A comprehensive strategy for managing sensitive data in the cloudFeatured Speakers:Nelly Porter, Group Product Manager, Google CloudMatt Presson, Lead Security Architect, Product Security, BullishData is a big asset and a big risk, and classification and protection of it is an important task for organizations. In this session, learn how you can leverage Google security tools to more effortlessly take back control of your data.In addition to these sessions, there will be on-demand videos and demos published on May 17 that you can watch at your convenience by visiting the Security Summit page. We can’t wait for you to join us and learn all things Security at Google Cloud Security Summit!Related ArticleCloud CISO Perspectives: April 2022Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables shares his thoughts on the latest security updates from the Google Cybersecurity Action Team.Read Article
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Microsoft session highlights from SAP Sapphire 2022

It has been three years since SAP Sapphire last occurred in person, and I was thrilled to meet with our customers and partners again this week. As SAP Sapphire comes to a close, I am taking a moment to reflect on how the world has changed since the pandemic. Many organizations were not prepared for the impact such a change would have on their business, and they were forced to adjust in real-time—realizing that the digital transformation conversations of the past now needed to be put into action and accelerated.

Fast forward to SAP Sapphire 2022 and a new world, where in-person and hybrid experiences came together in Orlando, Florida and virtually across the globe. Microsoft and SAP are celebrating the one-year anniversary of RISE with SAP on the Microsoft Cloud, which helps organizations of all sizes modernize their SAP solutions in the cloud. We have made great progress on the various aspects of our product innovation, delivering new service offerings, frameworks, and tools, that have helped our customers and partners simplify and further accelerate their SAP modernization journey. We have summarized the most recent product announcements here: SAP on Azure Product Announcements Summary—SAP Sapphire 2022.

SAP Sapphire 2022 gave us an opportunity to reconnect with customers and partners—celebrating our joint success, discussing new business priorities, and identifying areas where Microsoft can further help accelerate their growth. We were honored to see many customers and colleagues at Microsoft on stage to share their experiences and best practices. It is most rewarding and humbling to see the level of trust that SAP, our customers, and partners place on our technology platform and to see its impact across various industries and customer scenarios. Below are several session highlights in case you missed them.

SAP Sapphire 2022 session highlights

Spur innovation like the NBA with RISE with SAP on Azure (session ERP159)

The National Basketball Association (NBA) wanted to eliminate limitations of its on-premises data centers and moved its SAP applications and other IT resources to the cloud. The NBA’s Puneet Toteja, AVP, Business Systems Lead, discussed how using RISE with SAP with the AI, data warehouse, and personalization capabilities of Microsoft Azure has enabled the NBA to merge business, game, and fan data to deliver enhanced fan experiences. Learn more about the NBA’s journey with Microsoft and SAP.

Get insights into how Walgreens set up a best practice-based platform (session SE111)

David Durdan, Senior Director, Global Enterprise Architecture for Walgreens Company shares how the pharmacy chain embarked on a retail and finance transformation to deliver benefits to both customers and employees, using the SAP S/4HANA Retail solution and other SAP solutions hosted on Microsoft Azure. Learn more about Walgreens’ journey with Microsoft and SAP.

Jump-start your journey to becoming a demand-driven enterprise (session SCM157)

Microsoft’s Dhaval Desai, Principal Lead, SAP Supply Chain Engineering shared how Microsoft embraced RISE with SAP on Microsoft Cloud to transform its supply chain to a collaborative, digitally connected network that helps it sense and respond to demand changes quickly. Results from this joint Microsoft and SAP initiative include reduced latency in information sharing, improved forecast accuracy, and increased supply chain visibility, including visibility of supplier commitments.

Explore PEPCO’s “Smart” approach to converting to SAP S/4HANA (session ERP137)

Exelon-owned Electric Power Company, PEPCO, provides electricity and gas to two million customers. In this session featuring Exelon’s Manager of Customer Projects and System Support Walter Stefy and Accenture Managing Director Muthu Maran, discover how they designed and executed a journey to cloud transformation and upgraded to SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure in just eighteen months using Accenture’s Smart field approach.

Find out how your peers are optimizing their supply chains (session SCM125)

Microsoft’s Dhaval Desai, Principal Lead, SAP Supply Chain Engineering joined a panel of industry leaders from Blue Diamond Growers, Varidesk and SAP to share how their organizations have addressed diverse supply chain resiliency issues with SAP solutions, including the SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain solution.

Automate sales ordering to improve compliance and the customer experience (session CX156)

Merck and Co.’s Ann Wallach, Director of SAP Delivery will share how this global pharmaceutical company modernized and automated its vaccine ordering process, which was previously handled through fax and phone and required manual entry of sales orders. Merck was able to modernize by leveraging the scalability of SAP Commerce Cloud on Microsoft Azure to improve the customer experience and payment-card industry compliance.

Learn more

I hope you’ve enjoyed SAP Sapphire in-person or virtually as much as we did. To learn more, check out the SAP on Azure Product Announcements Summary. My team and I look forward to continuing our discussion and meeting many of you around the world as we hit the road with SAP visiting eight cities in the remaining 2022!
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