


Next saw announcements in the clean cloud space and Google’s continued commitment to a carbon-free existence. Workspace is adapting to this new environment, and our guests tell us about the new features available to workers at home.Īs Google works to revolutionize technologies for clients, they also keep sustainability in mind. The changing landscape of work brought on by the pandemic has lead to more and more remote work. We talk more about the importance of the new security announcements, like the Google Cyber Security Action Team. Forrest talks about the pragmatic evolution to the Google Distributed Cloud offering and how other announcements like security advancements through strategic European partnerships have positively affected multi-cloud customers. The newly announced Google Distributed Cloud lets clients use their multi-cloud infrastructures across edge locations. Our guests talk about the work Google has done to embrace the multi-cloud culture with advancements in Anthos and BigQuery Omni. Brian details the work Tableau and Google Cloud are doing to advance data visualization. Announcements around AI and analytics at Google Cloud were plentiful, including Spark on Google Cloud that offers managed serverless data processing. Our guests talk about important partnerships Google Cloud has fostered this year with clients like Ford, Univision, and GE using AI and other technologies to advance innovative ideas in their businesses. Next kicked off this week with a Keynote presentation talking about the momentum of production and infrastructure innovation at Google Cloud, new product announcements across data cloud and open cloud infrastructure, security advancements, sustainability, and more. The addition of Community Day, for example, was implemented to create a sense of in-person participation in an online-only event. Our guests talk about this process and the challenges and decisions that went into the content choices and scheduling. The immense prep and planning that went into Next shows through in the intentional and unified strategy of announcements and offerings at the conference. Brian Hall and Forrest Brazeal join the show to outline exciting announcements, fun partnerships, and what the future holds for Google Cloud. On the podcast this week, Mark Mirchandani and Stephanie Wong hear all about the cool stuff happening at Cloud Next 2021.
