Google Cloud Next 2024 day one — all the latest news and updates live
Refresh
Kurian notes how Google Cloud is offering the latest hardware releases to help companies around the world provide a modern infrastructure that is ready for the next generation of cloud.
That extends to the data cloud, security cloud and collaboration cloud – which includes Google Workspace.
“That’s just the tip of the iceberg – there’s a whole lot more,” he says.
After that little boost, Kurian returns.
He gives a shout-out to the customers using Google Cloud to build AI apps and offerings using a wide range of models and tools.
Next is a video from Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who extols the value of AI, and the work the cloud arm of Google is doing.
He gives a specific shoutout to Gemini, and the latest version of the AI model – Gemini 1.5 Pro, which offers more opportunities for enterprises everywhere.
“With these advances, enterprises can do things with AI that just weren’t possible before,” Pichai says.
The lights go down (after a pretty funky light countdown), and after a video explaining what Google AI can do around the world, it’s keynote time!
Thomas Kurian, Google Cloud CEO, takes to the stage.
Google has made over a thousand product updates since the last Cloud Next, he says, claiming that this makes the company the fastest-growing cloud provider in the world.
In case you’ve missed it, we’ve already had a few news pieces sneak out ahead of the keynote…
This includes the launch of Google Vids, the company’s latest additon to Google Workspace, allowing for companies to build and edit videos from scratch.
There’s also lots more AI coming to Google Meet and Chat, including a new “Take notes for me” function that will allow users to focus on their call.
And a load more AI security tools are coming to Google Workspace as the company looks to make the platform safer for everyone.
We’re in and seated at the Michelob Ultra arena, nice and early for the keynote.
It’s already pretty packed out, with Google partners, executives, employees and many more all here already and ready for the keynote.
We’re en route to the keynote! Let’s hope the Wi-Fi is ready…
Good morning from a beautifully sunny Las Vegas (although our view of the US eclipse yesterday was…sub-par, it has to be said)
We’re getting ready to head over for the day one keynote, hosted by none other than Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian himself.
With a star-studded lineup of customers, partners and guests, the keynote should also include a whole host of news and announcements, so stay tuned for more soon!
So what are we expecting to see from Google Cloud this week? In a word – AI.
The company has been bullish in its use of AI across the board, and has been ramping up Gemini and Vertex in many of its product lines.
Elsewhere, we’re probably set to see a host of new updates and upgrades for Google Workspace – again, most likely to be around AI, but with the scale of the office software suite, who knows?
We may also see some new hardware – with Nvidia recently announcing its latest flagship Blackwell chips, it’s very likely we’ll see something with Google announced here.
Refresh 2024-04-09T16:11:28.066Z Kurian notes how Google Cloud is offering the latest hardware releases to help companies around the world provide a modern infrastructure that is ready for the next generation of cloud. That extends to the data cloud, security cloud and collaboration cloud – which includes Google Workspace. “That’s just…
