Since we’re at Google Cloud Next this week, there’s no better time to highlight what’s possible with the Cortex Google Cloud Integration, including what’s new!
Seamless integration between your cloud provider and your internal developer portal is crucial. That’s why the Google Cloud integration in Cortex is all about empowering you to import all your infrastructure into Cortex, gain deep visibility into its configuration & details, and set the stage for engineering excellence.
Transforming Infrastructure Management
With this integration, all your Google Cloud projects and resources are available within Cortex—your portal for driving Engineering Excellence.
Complete visibility of Google entities in the catalog, including ownership:
At its core, ownership is what drives accountability, and accountability is the key to high performing engineering teams. When ownership is outdated or incomplete, critical issues—whether vulnerabilities or incidents—fail to be routed to the right teams. This delays progress on solving critical issues and impacts roadmap commitments as these unplanned events take engineers away from their planned work. With the Cortex Google Cloud integration, you’ll have full context and complete visibility of Google entities in your catalog.
Create Comprehensive Scorecards:
With all your resources at your fingertips, you can generate Scorecards that measure critical metrics such as versioning, memory allocation, and overall resource health. These insights help ensure each resource is configured according to best practices and organizational standards.
Managing End of Life or Upgrade Initiatives:
If it’s time for you to conduct upgrade or end of life initiatives, use Scorecards and Initiatives to flag resources that require an upgrade. Automated alerts let the right teams know that it’s time to decommission legacy systems. This automated workflow minimizes risks, maintains accountability, and streamlines transitions for a seamless upgrade experience.
Optimize Costs:
By monitoring configurations in real time, you can detect overprovisioning before it turns into wasted spend. Scorecards can even be set up to alert you when infrastructure resources are operating above or below cost-efficient thresholds, ensuring every dollar is well spent.
Enhance Resource Governance:
Automated import of projects and resources means you can track dependencies and ownership across your Google Cloud infrastructure. This unified view provides clarity and accountability, crucial for effective operational governance.
Driving Engineering Excellence Through Automation
The power of Cortex goes beyond monitoring—it extends into streamlining provisioning and optimizing workflows:
Seamless Provisioning with Workflows:
Developers can leverage Cortex workflows to provision new infrastructure resources with pre-defined defaults. This automation not only speeds up deployment but also ensures every new service adheres to established configuration guidelines, from memory allocation to version control.
[NEW] Integrated Observability:
Your Google Cloud Observability data flows directly into Cortex, giving you a single pane of glass for all critical service details. Whether it’s monitoring SLOs, diving into logs, or tracking changes over time, Cortex centralizes information for quicker decision-making and faster incident response.
A Unified Dashboard for Service Excellence
By importing projects and resources into Cortex, you unlock a range of benefits that drive engineering excellence:
Unified Context and Insights:
With Cortex, your complete service landscape—including Google Cloud projects and associated infrastructure—is collated into a single, unified dashboard. This approach not only improves visibility but also helps in rapid diagnosis and remediation of issues.
Actionable Data for Proactive Management:
Beyond historical data, Cortex’s integration with Google Cloud enables actionable insights. Platform teams can drill down into the specifics of resource configurations, monitor cost implications, and use Scorecard data to drive continuous improvement initiatives across their teams.
Empowering Developers and Operations:
With workflows that integrate provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance tasks, teams can collaboratively enforce best practices. Cortex ensures that both developers and operations personnel are aligned on configuration standards and operational performance, ultimately driving a culture of accountability and engineering excellence.
Getting Started with Your Integrated Cloud Experience
To transform your cloud operations with the Cortex Google Cloud integration:
Import Your Infrastructure:
Navigate to the Integrations tab in Cortex and select Google Cloud. Import your projects to see your complete infrastructure landscape, including all dependencies and resource configurations.
Set Up Your Scorecards:
Create Scorecards tailored to your organizational needs—whether it's tracking proper configurations, cost management, or compliance metrics. Use these Scorecards to monitor performance continuously and initiate proactive interventions.
Automate Provisioning:
Leverage Cortex workflows to provision new resources with confidence. Set defaults and integrate scaffolding into your development processes, ensuring that every new service is built on a foundation of best practices.
Monitor and Optimize:
With Google Cloud Observability data integrated into your Cortex workspace, keep an eye on your service performance, incident alerts, and overall infrastructure health—all in one place.
Experience the Future of Cloud Management
With the Cortex Google Cloud integration, your team gains a powerful toolset for managing not just new features, but your entire cloud infrastructure. From ensuring proper configurations and cost efficiency to facilitating seamless workflows and proactive incident management, Cortex is the centerpiece of a modern, agile, and resilient engineering ecosystem.
If you're at Google Cloud Next this week, we’d love to meet you in person. Visit us at booth 1201 to dive deeper into these new capabilities and join the conversation on how Cortex is elevating service performance and enabling Engineering Excellence.
See you in Vegas!
