Security News > 2020 > April > Microsoft, Google Announce Wider Availability of Secure VMs
Microsoft this week announced the general availability of DCsv2-series virtual machines, and Google informed customers that Shielded VM is now the default for Google Compute Engine users.
Microsoft has announced the general availability of DCsv2-series VMs for Azure customers in three regions, with plans to expand the offer to other regions before the end of the year.
Shielded VM became generally available in April 2019 and Google has now enabled it by default for everyone.
"At this time we want to be especially mindful of the many challenges organizations are facing. By making Shielded VM the default for Google Compute Engine, we hope to help simplify your workflows and provide the peace of mind that your VMs and VM-based services are protected from persistent rootkits and bootkits," Jasika Bawa, product manager at Google Cloud, explained in a blog post.
Since the launch of Shielded VM, Google has expanded its use to several of its cloud services, including Cloud SQL, Kaggle, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory.