2021 was our biggest Black Friday Cyber Monday ever! Together with our friends at @GoogleCloud we achieved near-perfect uptime while averaging ~30TB/min of egress traffic across our infrastructure. That’s a massive ~43PB/day! Here are some of the most interesting stats 🧵👇

So, how is that year-end change freeze working out?

I've repeatedly said that if I were going to start a company from scratch today and I didn't have a pile of experience with Amazon Web Services, I'd be hard pressed to choose a cloud provider who wasn't @GoogleCloud.

And the 2022 Business Insurance Innovation Award goes to... Risk Protection Program 🎉 Learn how this industry-first collaboration between Google Cloud and insurers AGCS_Insurance and Memenich Re demonstrates our commitment to shared fate and reducing risk ↓

Started off 2023 by renewing my Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect exam. #googlecloud #certified lnkd.in/gjZRWiTK

Wrapping up a busy Google Cloud #accelerate23 week of learning and growth. Thanks to our partner 66degrees for helping bring the conference home with fantastic swag. #accelerate23 #buildforeveryone #google #googlecloud lnkd.in/dAGKMDeX

Not okay, Tiff's Treats. Accessible parking spots are not “just a minute for delivery” spots. And no, hazard lights don’t change anything. cc: Austin Police Department

.Corey Quinn, I'd like to submit Google Cloud's new music video, "The Software Supply Chain Song (I'm Goin' To Production)" for a 2023 QUINNY Award. youtube.com/watch?v=NaR8Wl…

Found my new thinking spot Chipotle! It's just me, my burrito bowl, and the wall. Perfect for some guac-infused introspection. #ChillWithChips

Shout out to Lindsay Bouchacourt for receiving her doctorate in advertising! Lindsay worked on our Father's Playbook project as a Ph.D. student and contributed her expertise to a lot of our messaging. Congrats Dr. Bouchacourt! TXADPR TEXAS Moody

🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟡 Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas 🟡 🟡 for #GoogleCloudNext ! 🟡 🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡 Experience the new way to cloud April 9-11 at Next '24. Registration is now open → goo.gle/40LpZz9

Amazon professes to be customer-obsessed, not competitor-focused, but one of its cloud rivals is proving tough to ignore this week. Now appearing on Sphere, a 90-second Google Cloud ad, strategically timed for Amazon Web Services #reinvent2023, taking place on the next block over.

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

An Eater throwback: "Food, from the highbrow to the lowbrow, will always be a reason to travel...the risks and opportunity costs of destination dining—or at least the ridiculous subcategory of that sport that espouses jetting around Earth to collect big-game trophy meals."

We are excited to begin driving with no human at the wheel in #Austin tomorrow! The Waymo Driver continues to impress after months of careful testing, and this milestone brings us a step closer to launching in our 4th ride-hail city. Check out Austin through our eyes:

Google Cloud Next ‘24 in a minute youtu.be/FcxVqEwbc6s via YouTube

Google's NotebookLM is the current best "wow this is amazing & useful" demo of AI Here I gave it the entire text of my book, it turned it into a podcast, a study guide, FAQ, timeline & quite accurate chat Listen to the first few minutes of the "podcast." Seriously, just listen.