Google Cloud Next 2024: Expanding GenAI's Utility and the Launch of the GenAI-Powered Agent
This IDC Market Note investigates and analyzes the key AI announcements and themes from the Google Cloud Next 2024 event, hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 9–12, specifically the expansion of Google Cloud's AI model garden, enhancements to the platform's enterprise AI portfolio and capabilities, and the launch of its Agent Builder. The event brought together an expansive ecosystem of technology suppliers and buyers to learn about the latest updates to Google Cloud's product capabilities, go-to-market strategy, and channel and technology partnerships. This year's event built on the generative AI (GenAI) momentum and the foundation laid back at Cloud Next in August 2023 and demonstrated how Google's investments are helping customers and partners more easily and effectively deploy GenAI across a range of use cases and domains.
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Executive Snapshot
In This Market Note
First- and Third-Party AI Model Garden Expansion and Advancement
Progression in Enterprise AI Capabilities and Portfolio Integrations
The Rise of Agents: A Task-Specific Domain for GenAI