Sulagna Saha examines how Google Cloud is optimizing its compute infrastructure to cater to both general-purpose and specialized workloads by introducing Titanium and new VM families. This development aims to provide customers with flexible and efficient options for their varied computing needs, encompassing both scalable day-to-day operations and niche, resource-intensive tasks. Her summary outlines advancements that promise to enhance performance, manageability, and cost-effectiveness in Google Cloud’s service offerings. This was written for Gestalt IT following Google Cloud’s presentation at Cloud Field Day 20.