This talk provides an overview of changes that are happening to the Android device ecosystem, how you can prepare your app for them, and how the Android team is trying to help you make your apps stand out in this fast changing world.

Are you a professional developer or student new to Google developer tools? You may know Google for search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, and Gmail, but did you know Google has many programmer resources like compute & storage services, networking & security, APIs, AI/ML tools, and hosting platforms? This session introduces you to some of the most impactful services with the purpose of inspiring what you can accomplish in a short amount of time. They are great for work projects on your plate or for student coursework or hackathons.

Highlights include where to run your apps in the cloud without managing VMs (serverless), different types of databases to store your data, "building block" AI/ML APIs to help get you started even if you have little or no experience with machine learning, and general-purpose Google APIs giving you access to resources like spreadsheets, big data analysis tools, and so on. The session concludes with a variety of applications demonstrating the versatility and usefulness of Google APIs to show you what is possible. Join us to discover how Google can help you write your next awesome app!

Cloud optimization and app modernization go hand-in-hand. It is all about taking on-prem apps, getting them containerized, running on VMs, perhaps orchestrating with Kubernetes, and eventually into the cloud. Once you're far enough down this path, you'll come across serverless. What exactly is serverless? It's one of the fastest growing segments in cloud allowing developers to focus on what they're building instead of what it runs on. That said, while serverless is a viable modernization solution for many applications, there are some use cases where it may not be the best option. Hear about those scenarios as well.

This session begins with a review of cloud service levels then looks specifically at serverless compute platforms. Whether it's web apps, functions/microservices, mobile backends, containers, or a customized business automation & extension platform, Google has a tool for your needs. Attendees will see how to deploy & run code on each. Code samples will be in Python & JavaScript, but many other languages are supported. Whether you're a software engineer, student/researcher, data scientist/analyst, or DevOps/IT staff, you'll know how to host & run code on Google's cloud and become part of the next-generation cloud-ready workforce.

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