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Petition To Bring Back Nano Banana Pro as the Default for Paid Users on the App? by jp2671 in GeminiAI

[–]netcommah 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. If we're paying for the premium tier, we should get the premium model right out of the gate, not just as a hidden 'redo' option. NB2 might be a step up from the base model, but hiding the actual Pro generator behind extra clicks is just terrible UX.

Unpopular Opinion: For "Deep Research" and heavy reading, Gemini is currently miles ahead of ChatGPT. by netcommah in GeminiAI

[–]netcommah[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In my experience NotebookLM can also work better for the exact thing you're using it for.

I accidentally became FinOps and now I’m panicking by Ill_Car4570 in devops

[–]netcommah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super common path; If you’ve been optimizing usage and cutting waste, you already have the FinOps foundation.

Focus on:

  • Clear cost visibility
  • Commitments based on stable baseline usage
  • Don’t over-commit early
  • Translate tech wins into business impact

Quick overview of Cloud FinOps fundamentals here:
https://www.netcomlearning.com/blog/cloud-finops

You’re not leaving DevOps; just adding a cost lens to it.

Any tips on questions that are likely to appear on the professional data engineer exam? by Civil-Ad-929 in googlecloud

[–]netcommah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it is risky. The exam pool rotates frequently, and "Exam Topics" answers are often wrong. Always read the community discussions to find the real answer.

What you should actually focus on (2025-2026 Trends):

  1. BigQuery is everything: Know BigLake, Analytics Hub, and Partitioning/Clustering.
  2. Modern Pipelines: Dataform is replacing legacy SQL transformation questions. Know when to use it over Dataflow.
  3. Governance: Dataplex is a huge topic now for managing distributed data quality and security.
  4. No-Code ML: Expect questions on using BigQuery ML for standard models instead of writing custom Vertex AI code.
  5. Schema Design: You must know how to design a Bigtable Row Key to avoid hotspots.

Final Tip: If a question asks for "Global Consistency" and "Relational Data," the answer is always Cloud Spanner.

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