Google Cloud Unveils New Appliance to Bring Cloud, AI to ‘Tactical Edge’

Breaking Defense – Google announced today a new version of its Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance that brings the company’s cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities to “tactical edge environments.” The tech giant is pitching the updated tech for a number of civilian uses, but also said it can operate in a Defense Department Impact Level 5 environment — the most secure environment for controlled unclassified information — and already has a customer in the Air Force.