You can now edit code and configure files on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) directly in a browser through a new code editor in Google Cloud Shell, a command line interface used to manage GCP resources. Here's what you need to know.

Google is expanding the footprint of its public cloud service. The company is gearing up to launch a point of presence for its Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in Sydney, its first one in Australia. While GCP is already accessible globally, the point of presence will bring lower latency to local customers. Here's what you need to know.

Google has announced that it now supports Node.js runtime on Google App Engine. The new addition, which is still in beta, will facilitate easier development of web applications and mobile backends with JavaScript.

Google's rollout processes are very slow sometimes. PHP support in Google App Engine was launched back in 2013 -- but it's only now that the product is officially out of beta and "generally available".

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

Google today announced that its global loud balancing services for applications running on Google Cloud Platform have been expanded to 12 additional locations. Australia, however, is still nowhere on the list.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: See the trailer for Mission Impossible 5, Ex Machina's scary/sexy androids, get two Hungry Jack's Bacon Deluxe value meals for the price of one.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

Google Cloud Platform has launched Google Cloud Storage Nearline, a service which allows you to back up infrequently-used but potentially handy data into Google's Cloud and then retrieve it later. The storage costs are very low -- 1 US cent per GB per month while the data is at rest.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Watch out for identity management!

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

The latest updates and additions for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

VMware is due to launch its vCloud Air platform in Australia sometime in the first half of this year. One potentially intriguing addition to the platform: rival service Google Cloud Platform.