244: CoPilot For the People!

Welcome to episode 244 of the Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! We’ve got a ton of news for you this week, including a lot of AI updates, including new CoPilot Pro and updates to ChatGPT, including the addition of a GPT store. Plus, we discuss everyone’s favorite supernatural axis, MagicQuadrants.It’s a jam packed episode you won’t want to miss.

Titles we almost went with this week:

• Switching from Google is Finally Easier
• Cheaper AI Doesn’t Mean Better AI 
• Is the Cloud Pod Better Than Microsoft at Containers? 
• AWS is the Leader in Containers – Because You Can Run Them in Cloudshell 
• The Cloud Pod is Connecting to the World With Some Undersea Cables 

A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:

We’re sponsorless this week! Interested in sponsoring us and having access to a very specialized and targeted market? We’d love to talk to you. Send us an email or hit us up on our Slack Channel. 

General News

2gather Sunnyvale: Cloud Optimization Summit

On February 15, Justin will be onsite in Google’s #Sunnyvale office for the @C2C #2Gather Sunnyvale: #CloudOptimization Summit! Come heckle him, we mean JOIN him, to talk about all things #GenAI and #CloudOps. Consider this your invitation – he’d love to see you there! Sign up →  https://events.c2cglobal.com/e/m9pvbq/?utm_campaign=speaker-Justin-B&utm_source=SOCIAL_MEDIA&utm_medium=LinkedIn

AI is Going Great (or how ML Makes all Its Money)

01:20 Introducing ChatGPT Team

• ChatGPT has added a new self-serve plan called Chat GPT team.  
• Chat GPT team offers access to their advanced models like GPT-4 and DALL-E 3 and tools like advanced data analysis.  
• It additionally includes: 
  • A dedicated collaborative workspace for your team and admin tools for team management. 
  • Access to GPT-4 32K context window
  • Tools like Dall-E 3, GPT-4 with Vision, Browsing, Advanced Data Analysis with higher message caps
  • No training on your business data or conversations
  • Secure workspace for your team
  • Create and share custom GPTs with your workspace
  • Admin console for workspace and team management
  • Early access to new features and improvements. 

03:00 Introducing the GPT Store 

• ChatGPT has also launched their AI Marketplace, which will get you access to over 3 million custom versions of Chat GPT. Yes, 3 MILLION versions. 
• Today, they’re starting to roll ou