Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the show this week, we’re talking about Google Cloud Reader, a nifty podcast we created to narrate Google Tech blog posts. Host</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/jbrojbrojbro"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jenny Brown</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">tells us her inspiration for creating Google Cloud Reader and she and cohost</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/stephr_wong"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stephanie Wong</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">walk us through a series of published episodes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First up, we learn what Cloud SQL Maintenance is and how customers can customize maintenance schedules to limit the impacts of downtime. Region picker is the topic of our next segment, and we hear how it helps projects stay cost efficient while conserving resources. Using three inputs, companies can decide quickly which region offers the best balance between cost, latency, and carbon footprint for them. Next, we learn about search abandonment’s effect on brand loyalty and how important it is for the right products to show in search results.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We tackle the working environment with the next piece, redefining productivity to make it more personal and less robotic and offering advice on being productive while maintaining a good work-life balance. Making learning more personalized is the subject of our next segment. We hear how Google is using AI to aid the instruction of students no matter their learning style. Building diversity, equity, and inclusion into companies is important for success, and our last segment offers advice on how to incorporate DEI initiatives to ensure employees feel valued.</span></p> <h5><strong>Cool things of the week</strong></h5> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build a data mesh on Google Cloud with Dataplex, now generally available</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/build-a-data-mesh-on-google-cloud-with-dataplex-now-generally-available"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">From watersheds to Koala habitats - tackling ecosystem restoration with data</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/how-restor-is-using-google-earth-engine-data-to-tackle-ecosystem-restoration"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> </ul> <h5><strong>Interview</strong></h5> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Understanding Cloud SQL Maintenance: why is it needed?</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/how-does-cloud-sql-maintenance-work"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cloud SQL</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/sql"><span style="font-weight: 400;">site</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Faster, cheaper, greener? Pick the Google Cloud region that’s right for you</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/google-cloud-region-picker-helps-you-make-the-green-choice"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Cloud Region Picker on GitHub</span> <a href="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/region-picker"><span style="font-weight: 400;">site</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reduce your cloud carbon footprint with new Active Assist recommendations</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/reduce-your-cloud-carbon-footprint-with-active-assist"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research: Search abandonment has a lasting impact on brand loyalty</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/retail/search-abandonment-impacts-retail-sales-brand-loyalty"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Search Abandonment Is the Metric That Matters</span> <a href="https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/summit-retail?talk=t2_s3_why_search_abandonment_is_the_metric_that_matters"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">video</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Google Workspace guide to productivity and wellbeing</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/google-workspace-guide-to-productivity-and-wellbeing"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New Google Cloud Student Success Services help educators scale individualized learning</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/new-google-cloud-student-success-services-help-educators-scale-individualized-learning"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why representation matters: 6 tips on how to build DEI into your business</span> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/research/6-tips-on-how-to-build-dei-into-your-business"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why representation matters</span> <a href="https://services.google.com/fh/files/blogs/why_representation_matters_ebook.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">blog</span></a></li> </ul> <h5><strong>Hosts</strong></h5> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stephanie Wong and Jenny Brown</span></p>
