Google Developers Blog: November 2012

Fridaygram: #freeandopen Internet, new form of matter, lava flowing

Friday, November 30, 2012

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog Editor#freeandopenlearn morewhat you can doTue.Wed.Thu.Large Hadron Collidernew form of mattergluoncolor-glass condensatequantum entanglementvideo of erupting lava from the Kilauea VolcanowebcamEach Friday on this blog we depart from the usual developer topics and present fun and interesting stuff that’s not necessarily related to writing code. Sometimes we even veer into an important topic, like the #freeandopen program mentioned in this post.Posted by Ashleigh Rentz, Editor Emerita

Google Cloud Storage - more value for performance

Thursday, November 29, 2012

By Dave Barth, Product Manager

Cross-posted with the Official Google Enterprise Blog

Earlier this week, we announced a collection of improvements across Google Cloud Platform including 36 new Compute Engine instances, Durable Reduced Availability (DRA) storage, Object Versioning, and European datacenter support. We also announced that we are reducing the price of standard Google Cloud Storage by over 20%.

We are committed to delivering the best value in the marketplace to businesses and developers looking to operate in the cloud. That’s why today we are reducing the price of Google Cloud Storage by an additional 10%, resulting in a total price reduction of over 30%. This price reduction applies to all Cloud Storage regions and the new DRA Storage.

Find out more about the new Cloud Storage pricing and sign up now to get started.

Dave Barth is a Product Manager on the Google Cloud Storage team, based in Seattle. He is idealistic about the capacity of technology to change the world.

Posted by Raj Sarkar

Launching WordPress into the Google cloud

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

By Artem Livshits, CEO of OblakSoftThis guest post was written by Artem Livshits, CEO of OblakSoft, which makes the ClouSE MySQL storage engine for cloud development. In this post, Artem describes his experience using Google Cloud Storage to store and serve a WordPress blog.WordPressGoogle Cloud Storage

WP2CloudGoogle Cloud Storage API

Keep the data highly available and highly durable.

Serve media files in a highly scalable fashion.

Distribute media files across the globe for fast access.

Launch your own WordPress site in the cloudintegrate Google Cloud StorageArtem Livshits is the Founder, CEO and software architect at OblakSoft, a company focusing on technologies that simplify adoption of cloud computing. Previously Artem led the development of several server products from inception to maturity during his 12 years at Microsoft, including the source control system managing most of the Microsoft code base.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Google Cloud Platform: new features, lower prices, extending European datacenters

Monday, November 26, 2012

By Jessie Jiang, Product Management Director(Cross-posted on the Official Google Enterprise Blog.)introducedno-cost trialLower storage prices and new Durable Reduced Availability (DRA) StorageUpdated 3:23 PM to provide more details about DRA.reducing the price of standard Google Cloud Storage by over 20%Durable Reduced Availability

Object VersioningMore European Datacenter supportEuropean Datacenter support36 New Compute Engine instance types and overall reduced pricesintroduced36 additional instance typesreducing the price of our original 4 standard instances

High Memory Instance - High performance instances tailored for applications that demand large amounts of memory.

High CPU Instance - Reduced cost option when applications don’t require as much memory.

Diskless Configurations - Lower cost options for applications that do not require ephemeral disk and can exclusively utilize persistent disk.

Persistent Disk SnapshottingCloud Storage pricingCompute Engine instancesSign up nowJessie Jiang is the Product Management Director, Google Cloud Platform. She is passionate about building the best platform for developers and businesses in the cloud.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Google Code-in 2012 contest starts today

Monday, November 26, 2012

By Stephanie Taylor, Open Source ProgramsCross-posted with the Google Open Source BlogGoogle Code-in 2012program site10 open source organizations Contest RulesFrequently Asked Questionsprogram sitediscussion listcalendarprogram siteGoogle Code-in Hangout on AirGoogle Open Source Student Programs YouTube ChannelWritten by Stephanie Taylor, Open Source ProgramsPosted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Fridaygram: learning English, counting legs, playing games

Friday, November 16, 2012

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorGoogle Developers LiveEiji Kitamura

For the best translation, make sure English is selected (shown circled in red).EnglishEnglish (transcribed)EnglishGoogle Developer Relations Japan BlogKoreanSpanishHebrewllacme plenipesrediscoveredllacme plenipesIngressgameOn Fridays we depart from our usual fare of new tools and events, and instead tell you about general cool stuff you might find interesting. This week we’re wondering: are you disappointed to learn that millipedes don’t really have 1000 legs?

Women Techmakers: starting the conversation

Thursday, November 15, 2012

By Amanda Surya, Manager of YouTube and Commerce Developer Relationsdiversity and inclusionWomen TechmakersGoogle Developers LiveMeghan PeterspostedVideo HighlightsWomen Techmakers with JESS3Women Techmakers with Pixel Qi & One Laptop Per ChildWomen Techmakers with Startup VC and NewME AcceleratorWomen Techmakers episodesWhat’s next for WTM?+Google Developers@googledevsAmanda Surya is Manager of the YouTube and Commerce Developer Relations team at Google. In her spare time, she likes to blog about time-saving tips and of course watch YouTube videos.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

A week of digital innovation on GDL

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

By Hope Friedland, Agency MarketingGoogle Developers LiveCreative Sandbox galleryGoogle+ Eventhere

Monday: MobileBeattie McGuinness Bungayhttp://goo.gl/ITC17Tuesday: YouTube APISaatchi & Saatchi LA, Stoop LAOgilvy Parishttp://goo.gl/0OlFrWednesday: DoubleClick Rich MediaGrowSpinnakerhttp://goo.gl/xKvKpThursday: Google+ APIResnhttp://goo.gl/kdqlWFriday: Geo APIMcCann New York, Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Famous Interactivehttp://goo.gl/AwQT6Connect with us at developers.google.com/live. Tune into live programming, check out the latest in Google tools & technologies, and learn how to make great apps.Hope Friedland is a marketing manager on the hunt for cutting-edge digital campaigns that will inspire ad agency creatives to come up with the next big idea (see Creative Sandbox). She's an occasional globetrotter and is especially fond of anything creative, interactive and newsworthy.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Scaling automatic web optimization with mod_pagespeed and memcached

Monday, November 12, 2012

By Jud Porter, Software Engineer, PageSpeed Teammod_pagespeedApache1.0 releasememcached

Improved CSS optimization. CSS media queries are now supported, and the new fallback_rewrite_css_urls filter allows partial optimization of CSS containing unsupported or proprietary extensions.

The default set of optimizers now includes the flatten_css_imports filter, improving out-of-the-box performance.

Improved mod_spdy interaction with support for custom mod_pagespeed configuration and filters for SPDY enabled clients. This makes it easier to deploy SPDY on your site, which can significantly decrease page load times.

release notesdocumentationissue trackerdiscussion groupJud Porter is a software engineer working on mod_pagespeed, an Apache module designed to automatically make websites faster. In his free time he enjoys experimenting with cocktails, brushing up on his foosball game, and discovering obscure music.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Fridaygram: Chrome Jams, distant stars, building footprints

Friday, November 9, 2012

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorChrome ExperimentJAM with Chrometools and technologiescase studylearn about light from every star that ever existedFermi Large Area Telescopeadded more building footprintsOn Fridays we detour slightly from our usual posts and publish a Fridaygram, a fun compilation of nerdy stuff to amuse you (and us). And how cool is it that we have orbiting telescopes?

DevFest season in the final stretch

Friday, November 9, 2012

By Phoebe Peronto, Developer MarketingWe’re heading into the last leg of DevFest season, and it’s time to share the latest from events all over the world. From a live Twitter stream at DevFest Lima (#devfestlima), to keynote highlights from the GDG Algeria event, to shared learning resources from speakers at DevFest Hyderabad, festing devs have a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks! Check out highlights from past events, along with upcoming event links & dates.

DevFest Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand) | Host: GDG Thailand
DevFest Bangkok attendees shared photos live from the event, posting updates directly to Google+. Ruben Licera, Jr., a GDG DevFest Bangkok attendee shared to Google+, “Congrats in advance +Wittaya Assawsathain and the whole +GDG Thailand community. =)”

DevFest Lima (Lima, Peru) | Host: GDG Lima
Check out the Google+ #devfestlima stream from the October 27th event.

DevFest Chennai (Chennai, India) | Host: GDG Chennai
“With 365 attendees at DevFest Chennai, the event was jam packed with curious developers! There were a series of talks and hack demos from a variety of speakers, who kept the audience intact throughout the event. We were amazed by the reactions we got from the audience throughout the event, and we are completely happy about the way the event happened.” --Karthik K. (GDG Chennai Organizer)

DevFest Beijing | Host: GDG Beijing
“GDG Beijing organized a DevFest with about 200 local developers, business leaders, and college students participating. We covered Android, Google Maps API, and HTML5. Bill Luan of Google Developer Relations presented the 2012 Google I/O update and DevRel global program update on GDL, GDE, and GDA.

“Speakers from local companies Sunda and NQ presented HTML, web app development, and Android low-level security for application development. Our event also included a special session on startup topics. Directors from three local VC firms, Legend Star Capital, Zero2IPO Ventures, and China Center for Information Industry (CCID), joined a panel discussion on how to leverage technologies for startups. You can find more information about the event, including photos, here.” --Jerry Ge (GDG Beijing Organizer)

G|Algeria (Algiers, Algeria) | Host: GDG Algiers
The GDG Algiers team posted updates from their event in real-time, including moments from Googler Patrick Heneghen’s keynote address:

“Patrick Heneghen, doing the Keynote at #gAlgeriaExtended. It was an awesome moment!” --GDG Algiers

DevFest Hyderabad (Hyderabad, India)| Host: GDG Hyderabad
At DevFest Hyderabad, attendees had fun both doodling and doing cool things with Google technologies. From Neil Ghosh’s open sourcing of HTML5 slides used during the event for online community use, to attendee Harish Kotra’s product session update, “Features of Android 4.1 built using the name Project Butter by Anirudh at #gdg #devfest Hyderabad!,” the event was absolutely a success.

Check out other recent DevFest events. Click the links for more information.
DevFest Cochabamba (Cochabamba, Bolivia) | Host: GDG Cochabamba
DevFest Valley View University (Ghana) | Host: GDG Valley View University
DevFest Chandigarh (Chandigarh, India) | Host: GDG Chandigarh
DevFest Brunei (Brunei, Brunei) | Host: GDG Brunei
DevFest Accra (Accra, Ghana) Accra, Ghana | Host: GDG Ghana
DevFest Ouaga (Ouaga, Burkina Faso) | Host: GDG Ouaga
DevFest Uruguay (Montevideo, Uruguay) | Host: GDG Uruguay
DevFest Bacolod (Bacolod, Philippines) | Host: GDG Bacolod
DevFest Nantes (Nantes, France) | Host: GDG Nantes

Just added:
DevFest Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) | Host: GDG Barcelona
DevFest Prague (Prague, Czech Republic) | Host: GDG Prague

What’s up next?Dubai, UAE | 11/9/2012
Brazza, Congo | 11/10/2012
Murcia, Spain | 11/10/2012
Vienna, Austria | 11/10/2012 - 11/11/2012
Shikoku, Japan | 11/10/2012

Just added:
Omsk, Russia | 11/16/2012
Moscow, Russia | 11/17/2012
Voronezh, Russia | 11/18/2012

Want to learn more? Find your nearest GDG chapter, get involved in local events, and connect with Google developers 24/7/365 on Google Developers Live.Phoebe Peronto is an Associate Product Marketing Manager on the Developer Marketing team here at Google. She’s a foodie who has a penchant for traveling, politics, and running. Oh, and of course...Go Cal Bears!Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Get started at no cost with a faster, larger Cloud SQL database

Thursday, November 8, 2012

By Joe Faith, Product ManagerCross-posted with the Official Google Enterprise BlogGoogle App EngineGoogle Cloud SQL

More Storage: We’re increasing the available storage on Cloud SQL to 100GB – ten times more than what used to be available.

Faster Reads: We’re increasing the maximum size of instances to 16GB RAM, a 4 times increase in the amount of data you can cache.

Faster Writes: We’re adding functionality for optional asynchronous replication, which gives the write performance of a non-replicated database, but the availability of a replicated one.

EU datacenter availability: Now you can choose to store your data and run your Cloud SQL database instance in either our US or EU data centers.

Integration with Google Apps Script: We’re making it quick and easy for businesses using Google Apps to use Cloud SQL. Publish and share data with Google Sheets, add data to Google Sites pages or create simple Google Forms without worrying about hosting or configuring servers.

Introducing a new trial offer Sign upJoe Faith is a Product Manager on the Google Cloud Team. In a previous life he was a researcher in machine learning, bioinformatics, and information visualization, and was founder of charity fundraising site Fundraising Skills.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Fridaygram: early chess computer, Angkor Wat mystery, Art Project expansion

Friday, November 2, 2012

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorEl AjedrecistaLeonardo Torres-Quevedoconference next weekcable cararithmometer

The first El Ajedrecista (photo by Museo Torres Quevedo)
request an invitationsuperior positionAngkor Watnew study+LiveSciencenew works availableEvery Friday, we take a break from technical posts and publish Fridaygram, which contains stuff about science, history, the arts, and anything else cool and nerdy. And then pretty soon it’s Monday again.

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