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AI Agents: The Shocking Truth About Your 'Naive' Data Strategy

“I'm super excited to see the system of of intelligence move to systems of action. And in particular here at next, I've now heard three, four different use cases from customers just this morning of how they are engaging swarms of agents that are driving true action.”
- Yasmeen Ahmad, Managing Director, Data Cloud

The era of passive data is over. Discover how AI agents are transforming data platforms from mere intelligence to powerful action engines. Learn why traditional data strategies were 'naive' and what Google Cloud is doing to unlock unprecedented ROI.

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Chapter 1Welcome to the Agentic Data Cloud Revolution

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Chapter 2The Pivotal Shift: From Intelligence to Action

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Chapter 3Why Our Early AI Data Strategy Was 'Naive'

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Chapter 4Unlocking Hidden Meaning: The Power of Context

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Chapter 5GenAI's Role in Inferring Schema & Knowledge Catalogs

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Chapter 6Gemini Enterprise: The New Front Door for Data

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Chapter 7Deep Research Agents: Holistic Insights from Web & Enterprise Data

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Chapter 8Beyond Monolithic Agents: Swarms & Intent-Driven Engineering

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Chapter 9Introducing the Data Agent Kit: Tools for Action

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Chapter 10Navigating Multi-Cloud: The Cross-Cloud Lakehouse

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Chapter 11Iceberg & Open Standards: Breaking Down Data Silos

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Chapter 12Scaling AI Agents: Addressing Cost & Performance

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Chapter 13AI-Optimized Infrastructure: BigQuery & Spark Innovations

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Chapter 14Google's Vertical Integration: Unmatched Stack Optimization

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Chapter 15Serving the Right Context: Hybrid Search & Retrieval

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Chapter 16The Most Exciting Future: Real-World ROI from Actionable AI

TopicsData Strategy & Management AI Agents & Automation AI Development & MLOps Google AI Models & Platforms Enterprise AI & Transformation

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Our 'Naive' AI Data Strategy

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Unlock hidden data meaning!

The Invisible Work of Data

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Google Cloud Unveils Agentic Data Cloud: Transforming Intelligence into Action with AI

The era of passive data insights is over. Yasmeen Ahmad, Managing Director of Data Cloud at Google Cloud, reveals how the new 'agentic data cloud' is fundamentally shifting organizations from systems of intelligence to dynamic systems of action, powered by generative AI and advanced agent capabilities.

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