You're listening to this podcast, so you're, obviously, well-attuned to the cutting edge of all things digital. But, in this episode, we're going to discuss a couple (or countless) products/platforms (PaaS — Platforms as a Service! Who knew that was a thing?!) from a little upstart company based in California. Google wouldn't actually return our calls (okay…we didn't call them), so we went with an Even Better Option: Mark Edmondson — Data Insight Developer at IIH Nordic, Google Developer Expert, author of so many R packages he had to write a package just to count them, delightfully accented Brit who now calls Denmark home, and a guy who tried to solve Twitter political discussions through text mining (not kidding — it's discussed in this episode) — joined the gang to do their First Ever three-continent simulcast. For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.

The advancements in data and machine learning have resulted in some fascinating results. We will explore some exciting recent projects that are using Google Cloud and the open source library TensorFlow with the aim to inspire you to build things you may have thought were not possible.

In this episode, we dive deep on a 1988 classic: Tom Hanks, under the direction of Penny Marshall, was a 12-year-old in a 30-year-old's body... Actually, that's a different "Big" from what we actually cover in this episode. In this instant classic, the star is BigQuery, the director is Google, and Michael Healy, a data scientist from Search Discovery, delivers an Oscar-worthy performance as Zoltar. In under 48 minutes, Michael (Helbling) and Tim drastically increased their understanding of what Google BigQuery is and where it fits in the analytics landscape. If you'd like to do the same, give it a listen! Technologies, books, and sites referenced in this episode were many, including: Google BigQuery and the BigQuery API Libraries, Google Cloud Services, Google Dremel, Apache Drill, Amazon Redshift (AWS), Rambo III (another 1988 movie!), Hadoop, Cloudera, the Observepoint Tag Debugger, Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, and a video of math savant Scott Flansburg.

I'm joined this week by Alex Boklin to explore the topic of magical thinking especially in the context of Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret", and the similarities it bears to The Global Consciousness Project (GCP). The GCP puts forward the hypothesis that random number generators elicit statistically significant changes as a result of major world events.

Discover how Google Cloud accelerates life sciences innovation.We showcase AI's impact on early-stage research, enabling rapid target identification and virtual screenings, vital for life sciences, biotech, and medical devices. See how AI-powered analytics optimize clinical trials, improving design, execution, and patient recruitment.

There’s an old saying: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” This is true when it comes to migrating workloads to the cloud. Attempting a move without insights into your apps is setting the stage for disaster. How can you ensure your migration to Google Cloud is secure and meets your customers’ expectations? We’ll discuss the role Datadog plays in a migration to Google Cloud. We’ll explore best practices and guide you through the steps to achieve a seamless and successful migration.

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Traditional enterprises can unlock their full potential and achieve transformative results by adopting a Cloud-first, AI-first approach. In this session, Infosys experts share a comprehensive blueprint powered by Infosys Topaz and Infosys Cobalt offerings on Google Cloud. Gain insights into the power of this dynamic duo and learn how Infosys is uniquely positioned to navigate enterprises through this transformative journey. By attending this session, your contact information may be shared with the sponsor for relevant follow up for this event only.

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Join us to learn how to design and deploy mission-critical applications on Google Cloud, with a focus on reliability. We’ll cover common deployment architectures for traditional enterprise and AI and machine learning apps, Google Cloud product capabilities to improve reliability, and best practices for high availability and disaster recovery. And a Google Cloud customer will share their journey of running mission-critical applications on Google Cloud, including key lessons learned and how those connect back to Google Cloud architectural guidance and best practices.

Leverage Google Cloud Observability when instrumenting your code with logging, monitoring, and tracing capabilities. Try it out yourself in one of the popular programming languages, such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or Go.

Join experts from Box, Typeface, Glean, CitiBank, and Securiti AI for actionable tips to effectively implement AI-powered apps across your enterprise. We'll discuss real use cases, implementation best practices, and how to measure returns on investment — whether that's in marketing, financial services, HR, or beyond.

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Join us to learn customer-proven strategies for AI-powered innovation and modernization, leveraging the best of public cloud, edge, sovereign, and cross-cloud infrastructure and services. See how leaders are achieving real business outcomes faster and more cost-effectively in industries like retail, healthcare, and even the most stringent regulated industries. Plus, see how Gemini is dramatically simplifying and reimagining cloud as we know it.

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Check out Google’s recommended architecture for bringing agents to your products, powered by Gemini, Firebase, Google Cloud, and Angular.

AI Hypercomputer is a revolutionary system designed to make implementing AI at scale easier and more efficient. In this session, we’ll explore the key benefits of AI Hypercomputer and how it simplifies complex AI infrastructure environments. Then, learn firsthand from industry leaders Shopify, Technology Innovation Institute, Moloco, and LG AI Research on how they leverage Google Cloud’s AI solutions to drive innovation and transform their businesses.

AI Hypercomputer is a revolutionary system designed to make implementing AI at scale easier and more efficient. In this session, we’ll explore the key benefits of AI Hypercomputer and how it simplifies complex AI infrastructure environments. Then, learn firsthand from industry leaders Shopify, Technology Innovation Institute, Moloco, and LG AI Research on how they leverage Google Cloud’s AI solutions to drive innovation and transform their businesses.

This demo shows AI network operations solutions that deliver advanced AI/ML powered tools and capabilities to understand impacts of network issues on telco customers, detect them, and resolve them faster through automated end-to-end correlation and root cause analysis. The solution leverages native GCP services

APIs dominate the web, accounting for the majority of all internet traffic. And more AI means more APIs, because they act as an important mechanism to move data into and out of AI applications, AI agents, and large language models (LLMs). So how can you make sure all of these APIs are secure? In this session, we’ll take you through OWASP’s top 10 API and LLM security risks, and show you how to mitigate these risks using Google Cloud’s security portfolio, including Apigee, Model Armor, Cloud Armor, Google Security Operations, and Security Command Center.

Build fully integrated streaming pipelines on Google Cloud and learn how to leverage AlloyDB, Datastream, BigQuery, Looker, and Vertex AI for real-time data analysis.

Empower your organization to achieve greater efficiency and solve critical business challenges with Google AppSheet's innovative no-code platform. This exclusive panel features industry leaders who achieved remarkable results by using AppSheet to streamline workflows and empower their teams. Learn first-hand their inspiring journeys, gain practical tips, and unlock the full potential of AppSheet to drive growth and innovation within your own organization.

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Experience the transformative power of real-time interactions with your dashboards through natural language. Say goodbye to waiting for analysts to provide graphics and conclusions. Witness the immediacy of getting your questions answered accurately and precisely, grounded in your data warehouse. Join us for an immersive exploration of data-driven decision-making, complete with a live demo showcasing a practical business scenario. By attending this session, your contact information may be shared with the sponsor for relevant follow up for this event only.

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Businesses need to predict what customers want and create personalized experiences to gain a competitive advantage and drive revenue. They need to deliver customized, tailored interactions that increase customer acquisition, improve loyalty and increase satisfaction. Join Fullstory’s Head of Data Products to learn how Data + Engineering teams can supercharge tools like DialogFlow and BigQuery with unprecedented behavioral data to accurately forecast and create experiences that outpace the competition and keep customers coming back for more. By attending this session, your contact information may be shared with the sponsor for relevant follow up for this event only.

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