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News· August 28, 2026
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The Google edge, explained
One global load balancer, Cloud Armor in front, DNSSEC-signed DNS and identity-gated operations — the road a request travels before it reaches your application.
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Security· 1 min read
Tested restores: backups you can actually rely on
A backup you have never restored is a guess. Here is how we verify ours on a schedule.
News· 2 min read
Run your instance in any Google Cloud region
EU by default, the US or anywhere Google Cloud goes — every isolated instance is deployed in the region that fits your users and your regulators.
Product· 1 min read
Twelve languages, RTL-ready: i18n in the core
Internationalisation, including right-to-left layouts, built into the foundation of every build.