Google’s Cloud Next 2024 Highlights
Google Vids: AI-powered Video Creation Tool
Google introduced Google Vids, a new AI-fueled video creation tool that allows users to make videos alongside other Workspace tools like Docs and Sheets. The editing, writing, and production processes are all seamlessly integrated, and users can collaborate with colleagues in real time within Google Vids.
Gemini Code Assist: AI Code Completion Tool
Google Code Assist, an enterprise-focused AI code completion and assistance tool, was introduced to compete with GitHub’s Copilot Enterprise. It offers similar functionalities under the new Gemini branding and aims to help developers improve the quality and correctness of their code.
Google Workspace: New Features and Enhancements
Several new features and enhancements were introduced to Google Workspace, including voice prompts, customizable email drafting, support for tabs in Docs, and a new set of templates for easier spreadsheet creation. Google plans to monetize two of its new AI features, an AI meetings and messaging add-on and an AI security package, with add-on packages priced at $10/month/user.
Image Generation with Imagen 2
Google released Imagen 2, an enhanced image-generating tool built into Gemini, their AI-powered chatbot. Imagen 2 offers new capabilities such as inpainting, outpainting, and “text-to-live images”, enabling users to create short videos from text prompts. This tool focuses primarily on enterprise applications.
Vertex AI Agent Builder: Simplified Conversational Agent Building
Vertex AI Agent Builder allows users to easily and quickly build and deploy generative AI-powered conversational agents. It leverages instructive and guiding processes to improve the quality and correctness of answers from models. The answers are tied to reliable sources such as Google Search to ensure accuracy.
Gemini in Databases: Simplifying Database Journey
Gemini in Databases offers a collection of AI-powered and developer-focused tools to simplify the creation, monitoring, and migration of app databases for Google Cloud customers. It aims to make the database journey more seamless and efficient.
Renewed Focus on Data Sovereignty
Google Cloud is now focused on partnerships for cloud sovereignties rather than building initiatives from scratch. The company aims to collaborate with partners to create tailored and localized cloud solutions for customers.
AI-powered Security Tools
Google introduced a range of AI-powered security tools for large companies, including Threat Intelligence for analyzing potential threats, Chronicle for cybersecurity telemetry, and Security Command Center for enterprise cybersecurity and risk management.
Next Generation Nvidia’s Blackwell Platform
Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell platform is set to come to Google Cloud in early 2025. It offers support for high-performance AI and HPC workloads and features liquid-cooled servers for improved performance and energy efficiency.
Chrome Enterprise Premium: Enhanced Security Capabilities
Chrome Enterprise Premium strengthens the security capabilities of Chrome Enterprise, recognizing that browsers are increasingly where high-value work is performed within companies. The focus is on enhancing cybersecurity within the Chrome Enterprise suite.
Gemini 1.5 Pro: The Ultimate Generative AI Model
Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro, now available on Vertex AI in public preview, is the most capable generative AI model offered by Google. It boasts the ability to process up to 1 million tokens, significantly expanding the context it can comprehend.
Open Source Tools for Generative AI
Google unveiled a range of open source tools to support generative AI projects, including Max Diffusion, a collection of reference implementations of diffusion models, JetStream for running generative AI models, and MaxTest, which focuses on text-generating AI models.
Axion: Google’s Custom ARM-based Processor
Google Cloud announces the launch of Axion, its first custom-built ARM processor. Axion instances offer superior performance and energy efficiency compared to competitors, making it a compelling option for AI and cloud workloads.
Full Google Cloud Next Keynote
This is the complete keynote video of the Google Cloud Next event, providing an in-depth overview of the latest announcements, developments, and features.
Google Cloud Next Developer Keynote
The developer keynote focuses on the technical details and features of the tools and solutions presented during Google Cloud Next, including Gemini Cloud Assist and AI-powered chat agents. It concludes with a showcase from Hugging Face.
