Google Workspace is introducing 11 new security features, including zero trust controls, data loss prevention capabilities, digital sovereignty controls, and cyberthreat prevention measures, to enhance the security of its productivity suite.
Google is aiming to increase its market share in the cloud industry by developing AI tools to compete with Microsoft and Amazon.
Google has introduced new AI-based solutions at its Google Next conference to enhance the cybersecurity capabilities of its cloud and security solutions, including integrating its AI tool Duet AI into products such as Mandiant Threat Intelligence, Chronicle Security Operations, and Security Command Center, to improve threat detection, provide response recommendations, and streamline security practices.
Google Cloud has partnered with the government of El Salvador to digitize the country's infrastructure and improve government services, healthcare, and education systems, making it the first Latin American government to utilize cloud technology. This seven-year partnership aims to bring infrastructure closer to where data is generated and support El Salvador's active stance on Bitcoin adoption.
Google is enhancing its artificial intelligence tools for business, solidifying its position as a leader in the industry.
Google Cloud's Engineering Director of Web3, James Tromans, aims to bridge the gap between AI and Web3 with a focus on digital ownership and data privacy, stating that Web3 technology can provide data provenance, security, and traceability, and Google Cloud has taken steps into Web3 by becoming a transaction validator on several blockchains.
Google Cloud is heavily investing in generative AI, leveraging its innovations in Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) to provide accelerated computing for training and inference. They offer a wide range of foundation models, including PaLM, Imagen, Codey, and Chirp, allowing for customization and use in specific industries. Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform, combined with no-code tools, enables researchers, developers, and practitioners to easily work with generative AI models. Additionally, Google has integrated their AI assistant, Duet AI, with various cloud services to automate tasks and assist developers, operators, and security professionals.
Google Cloud has partnered with LayerZero, a crypto startup, to verify data sent between blockchains using LayerZero's messaging protocol, expanding its involvement in blockchain interoperability and furthering its commitment to Web3 infrastructure.
Google and Salesforce have announced an expanded partnership that integrates data and context from Salesforce to Google Workspace in an open platform, intensifying the competition with Microsoft in the artificial intelligence (AI) space.
