Published in Google Cloud - Community·Apr 23, 2018Cloud Spanner — Maximizing data load throughputThis post covers strategies for maximizing write throughput to Cloud Spanner. The scenario As a reminder of the scenario we are working within this series of blog posts, imagine an online shop built on the back of a traditional database…Cloud Spanner5 min readCloud Spanner5 min read
Published in Google Cloud - Community·Mar 26, 2018Cloud Spanner — Choosing the right primary keysThis post covers how to choose the right primary keys to enable scalable data writes in Cloud Spanner. The scenario Imagine an online shop built on the back of a traditional database that we need to migrate to Cloud Spanner…Cloud Spanner5 min readCloud Spanner5 min read
Published in Google Cloud - Community·Mar 5, 2018First Steps with Google Cloud SpannerSetting up and managing a distributed database for better scalability and high availability is difficult and can cause numerous operational headaches. Often you have to choose between scalability and consistency, but ease of set up and manageability are also important factors to consider. Google Cloud Spanner combines the scalability of…Cloud Computing4 min readCloud Computing4 min read
Published in Google Cloud - Community·Aug 21, 2015How to connect Google Cloud Platform networks via VPNWhen multiple teams are working on a software development project it makes sense to have multiple Google Cloud Platform projects for more fine-grained access and permission control over project resources. With this approach, however, you need a way to connect services without having these services exposed to the public. That’s…Google Cloud Platform5 min readGoogle Cloud Platform5 min read
Published in Google Cloud - Community·May 20, 2015How to move a VM instance between projects on Google Cloud PlatformCurrently there is no one-line command to move a Linux VM instance between Google Cloud Platform projects, but I’ve created an easy to follow step-by-step guide that you can use. (Note: This guide does not cover Windows.) Quick summary of steps needed Detach the boot disk from the VM that you intend to move by…Google Cloud Platform4 min readGoogle Cloud Platform4 min read