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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I preview Google Cloud Next and share three bold predictions around AI security, sovereignty, and Gemini Enterprise.
Highlights
00:03 — We’ve got Google Cloud Next coming up this week in Las Vegas. The world’s number one cloud and AI provider is going to, no doubt, roll out a lot of interesting technologies, partnerships, go-to-market plans, and new ways for customers to thrive in the AI Economy.
00:31 — First, I think big launches around AI security. This has been a differentiator for Google Cloud in the whole run of the hyperscaler competition, and it’s distinguished itself with Mandiant and threat intelligence capabilities. And it recently closed the acquisition of Wiz. So it’s got some very good foundations there to build upon in AI security and sovereignty.
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01:23 — Similarly, AI sovereignty is huge now, and it’s only going to get bigger here in the AI Era, as data becomes more vital, privacy becomes more vital, security becomes more vital, and a lot of nations and regions are going to become even more specific in trying to say here’s what’s possible with the movement of not only data, but applications, where things have to be based.
02:08 — Too many technology vendors and customers were falling into a trap of thinking there’s a false choice, you can either be fully compliant or grow aggressively. Google Cloud says that’s a false choice and customers can do both.
03:43 — My prediction for the third big area is Gemini Enterprise, a breakthrough product with strong customer adoption, enabling companies to build agents and integrate AI into workflows at scale.
