At a virtual event, Cloud Next ’20, Google Cloud officially announced a new type of virtual machine called Confidential VMs that encrypts data throughout the process.
During this event, which replaces Google Cloud Next, usually held in San Francisco, the United States, the Mountain View company introduced several new features in its enterprise portfolio, including confidential virtual machines or “Confidential VMs”.
Google Cloud Introduces a Confidential VMs
According to the source, confidential VM is coming to the market as a new confidential computing platform for companies to provide users with more secure use of their data.
Google points out that this new virtual machine will ensure that data is encrypted at the idle state and also in memory, as Google plans to make this system more secure and isolated for users.
These features contribute to the idea of offering more options at the level of innovation and performance, as this system is based on the same architecture found in the second generation AMD Epyc processors.
Performance enhancements and more
Google also mentions that its installation can be very simple, as developers who want to convert their virtual machines into a confidential VM can do so with just a few clicks, as this new virtual machine is built on top of the protected virtual machines that provide protection against rootkits and other vulnerabilities.
The company also mentions that the encryption and decryption process is performed at lower performance because both startup times and read and save performance are virtually the same for normal and sensitive VMs.
Finally, Google Cloud mentions that this feature is in private beta and is currently available in the United States, but the company mentions that it expects to expand to other regions.