Just yesterday, someone told me they thought Firebase was _just_ a database. 😳 (To be fair, I get it — the BASE in the name is a pretty strong hint...) Firebase is a platform for building apps without backend headaches: - Serverless infrastructure & auth - Secure LLM calls via Firebase AI Logic (no API keys exposed in your client app!) - Crashlytics, Cloud Messaging, & Analytics - and there is more... Think of Firebase as the BASE for your apps. We bring the infrastructure, so you can focus on what matters most to you: building great apps for your users. And yes - we also have a database. Actually, three of them - because choice is good. And if you need something that Firebase doesn't offer? No worries - you can easily tap into Google Cloud, because: every Firebase project is a Google Cloud project!