Google Cloud Says Running Validator on Solana Blockchain
Google Cloud is running a validator on the Solana blockchain, according to an announcement from the company.
The validator will soon add new features that will allow integration for Solana (SOL) developers and node runners.
After the news on Saturday, SOL rose 12% to around $36.80. It has returned to $31.51 at the time of writing.
Google Cloud announced on Twitter that in addition to the validator, the tech giant is also working on adding the Blockchain Node Engine to the Solana chain in 2023.
Blockchain Node Engine is a “fully managed node hosting service” that already supports the Ethereum blockchain.
Google Web3 product manager Nalin Mittal at Solana’s Breakpoint conference in Lisbon said, “we want to make it one-click to run a Solana node in a cost-effective way.”
Google further added that it has initiated a move that will “make it easier for the Solana developer ecosystem to access historical data” by indexing Solana data and adding it to the BigQuery data warehouse.
According to Mittal, the function will be launched in the first quarter of 2023.
Mittal also added that “select startups in the Solana ecosystem” have been chosen to trial its credit program. There is up to $100,000 in Cloud Credits available to applicants, he said.
Google Cloud introduced the Blockchain Node Engine in late October to help Web3 developers build and deploy new products on blockchain-based platforms.
The latest on the list of firms leveraging blockchain technology features is Google, with its recently released Blockchain Node Engine aimed at aiding web3 development.
According to the company’s announcement, the new solution was debuted to meet the needs of developers instead of using self-managed nodes which are quite demanding and require consistent administration.
Web3 companies that feel the need for dedicated nodes can now use Google Cloud’s Blockchain Node Engine to relay transactions, deploy smart contracts, and read or write blockchain data with the expected reliability performance and security of Google Cloud computing and networking frameworks.
Blockchain Node Engine is a fully managed node hosting service that can minimize the need for node operations.
According to Google, Ethereum will be the first blockchain Google Cloud’s Blockchain Node Engine will support to allow developers to deliver fully managed Ethereum nodes with secure blockchain access.
Developers using the Blockchain Node Engine can benefit from an easier and faster deployment of new nodes with a specified desired region and network (mainnet, test net), Google said.
In addition, the Blockchain Node Engine will provide security configurations that can help sidestep unauthorized access to assigned nodes. It will also provide fully managed operations by allowing Google Cloud to actively monitor and restart the nodes as needed during a power outage.
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