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“I like to give on a scale where I can see impact ” David Koch Earlier this year, a number of Republicans flew to California to make fundraising pitches to more than four hundred wealthy conservative donors attending a private conference hosted by the Koch brothers. It�s worth taking a moment to ask the question, who are the Koch brothers, and what do they want? The Koch brothers are the second-wealthiest family in America worth $82 billion. For the Koch brothers, $82 billion in wealth apparently is not good enough. Owning the second-largest private company in America is apparently not good enough. It doesn�t appear that they will be satisfied until they are able to control the entire political process. This issue isnt personal for me. I dont know the Koch brothers, but I do know this. They have advocated for destroying the federal programs that are critical to the financial and personal health of middle class Americans. Now, most Americans know that the Koch brothers are the primary ...

8 must see sessions for application developers at Google Cloud Next 17 By Chris Sells, Product Manager, Google Cloud With 200-plus sessions to choose from at Google Cloud Next �17 on March 8 - 10, there�s a little bit of something for everyone. But if you�re an application developer coming to the show, here are a few sessions in particular that I recommend you check out. The most popular application development platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is Java. If that describes your shop, be sure to check out "Power your Java workloads on Google Cloud Platform," with Amir Rouzrokh, Product Manager for all things Java on GCP. Amir will show attendees how to deploy a Spring Boot application to GCP, plus how to use Cloud Tools for IntelliJ to troubleshoot production problems. In the past year, we�ve also made big strides supporting Microsoft platforms like ASP.NET on GCP. For a taste, check out Google Developer Advocate Mete Atamel�s talk �Take your ASP.NET apps to the next...

5 must see security sessions at Google Cloud Next 17 By David B. Cross, Cloud Security Engineering Director So many sessions, so little time. Google Cloud Next 17, taking place next month, features over 200 breakout sessions; many geared directly at security professionals. If you only have time on your schedule for a few security breakouts, here are the ones you can�t afford to miss. For a foundation in how we help secure Google Cloud Platform (GCP)  �  and for a peek at the various security threats Google grapples with day in and day out  �  check out �Lessons learned from securing both Google and Google Cloud customers.� Here, Andy Chang, Google Senior Product Manager, will discuss the various layers of Google security, its security team and what it�s learned from preventing, detecting and responding to cyber attacks over the years. Now that you better understand our security features, learn how to attach your on-prem environment to Google Cloud via Vir...