Welcome to Google Cloud Next ’23

Google Cloud Next '23 showcases advancements in cloud infrastructure, AI, and collaboration tools. The event highlights Google Cloud's revenue growth, profitability, and partnerships with leading organizations. Key announcements include AI-optimized infrastructure, Vertex AI platform updates, and the introduction of Duet AI, an AI assistant integrated with Google Workspace and Google Cloud. Google Cloud's infrastructure offerings include Cloud TPU v5e, A3 VMs with NVIDIA H100 GPU, GKE Enterprise, Cross-Cloud Network, and Google Distributed Cloud. Vertex AI platform enhancements include upgrades to PaLM 2, Imagen, and Codey, as well as new models and tooling. Duet AI expands its capabilities in Google Workspace, offering enhanced writing assistance, code completion, and meeting productivity features. Google Cloud emphasizes the importance of data control and security, ensuring users retain ownership and privacy of their data. The company also introduces digital watermarking for AI-generated images and Colab Enterprise, a managed service for AI workflows. Google Cloud's focus on infrastructure, AI, and collaboration aims to empower businesses and organizations to harness the benefits of generative AI and cloud technologies.