Google Cloud Next 22 Delivers 123 Announcements Across Global Regions and Web3
Google Cloud Next 2022 features 123 new announcements, including expanded global infrastructure and a major Coinbase partnership. The event also introduces a unified Looker branding for business intelligence tools and new database replication capabilities.
Google Cloud Next 2022 delivers a massive 123 announcements, making it challenging for viewers to watch even at triple speed. Among the most significant high-level updates, Google reveals plans to launch five new cloud regions in Austria, Greece, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden. These additions bring the total number of global Google Cloud regions to 48, further expanding the platform's worldwide infrastructure reach.
The conference also highlights a major partnership between Google and Coinbase to support the growing Web3 ecosystem. As part of this collaboration, Coinbase moves its infrastructure to Google Cloud, while Google begins accepting cryptocurrency payments from select Google Cloud customers. Additionally, Google unifies its business intelligence tools under the Looker brand, rebranding Data Studio to Looker Studio and introducing Looker Studio Pro for enterprise teams with service level agreements.
In the database sector, Cloud Bigtable introduces change streams that enable downstream replication for improved data management. This feature allows developers to easily track and replicate data changes across different systems and services. Alongside these database enhancements, the sheer volume of announcements underscores Google's aggressive push to upgrade its cloud offerings across infrastructure, analytics, and decentralized technologies.