https://adtmag.com/articles/2018/10/29/firebase-updates.aspx > Google announced a bevy of improvements to its Firebase mobile development platform, including enhancements to machine learning, workflow integration, IDE support and more. > Firebase is a Mobile-Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) offering acquired by Google in 2014, providing mobile and Web app developers with services such as analytics, crash reporting, database and more.