This talk provides an in-depth look at the core principles for developing effective and dependable Generative AI (GenAI) agents. We will begin by exploring fundamental LLM Ops best practices, such as caching and latency-aware design. We will then delve into techniques for optimizing agent performance, including reranking, session management, and advanced prompt engineering. Additionally, the session will cover critical aspects of GenAI development like Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), Supervised Fine-tuning (SFT), and robust evaluation methods. Attendees will leave with a comprehensive understanding of the architectural considerations essential for constructing high-performing and reliable GenAI agents.

This workshop examines the critical lessons learned in deploying generative AI applications and explores how these insights can shape the future of the "AI Agents era." We'll delve into the practical challenges and solutions encountered in moving from initial answers to actionable implementations, prescribing how these learnings can be applied to build more sophisticated, autonomous, and impactful AI systems.

Struggling with the cloud skills gap? Discover the Google Cloud Partner University Program – a powerful collaboration across France, UK, Africa - uniting Google Cloud, leading partners, and top universities. Learn how we provide students free access to cutting-edge Google Cloud learning content and clear pathways to subsidized, high-value certifications. See how 1000+ students are already gaining job-ready skills, and how participating partners connect directly with this emerging talent pool, ready to innovate and accelerate your cloud journey. Join us to explore how you can get involved.

Capitalize on the rapidly expanding Google Workspace market, fueled by Gemini integration in every GWS contract. Optimized for partner success, discover how Google is investing in these partnerships with new incentives & benefits. Walk away with actionable steps for partners to leverage these opportunities and lean-in with Google Workspace.

Automation can help you migrate, coordinate and manage workloads in cloud environments in a simple and effective way, reducing complexity and operational costs. In this session we will cover: - How to increase speed and reduce errors as you migrate to Google Cloud - How Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform simplifies managing your Google Cloud infrastructure - Getting started automating Google Cloud cloud services with certified automation content for migration and management

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Experience the future of AI with Google Cloud! Speak with Agentspace experts to learn how it can provide conversational assistance and take actions based on your company’s unique information. See topic details for each time block here.

Experience the future of AI with Google Cloud! Speak with customers who are building innovative AI solutions and learn directly from them. This experience offers a real-world look into "how we built it" discussions, giving you the chance to explore the possibilities. See detailed schedule of each timeblock here.

Google Cloud and Rakuten Cloud are developing a joint solution empowered by AI to tame the stateful edge across several industries. Learn how our joint offering integrating Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage with GDC is transforming edge deployments where issues such as data sovereignty, network uptime, latency and compliance are paramount. We will also discuss a customer use case of integrating cloud-native storage with GDC Edge to meet the needs of mission-critical stateful applications across an organization with thousands of locations.

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How are you progressing with your journey to realize business value from AI? Has the reality lived up to its hype? What obstacles to adoption are you facing and what adoption frameworks have led to success? This round-table workshop presents the opportunity for IT executives and leaders to share stories, learn from their peers, and discover approaches and strategies to accelerate AI adoption for business value.

This talk will outline key architectural best practices for building and deploying Google Cloud environments that leverage the latest, most powerful GPUs for AI model training and inference. We'll also examine potential obstacles tech leaders might encounter during this process and offer strategies to overcome them. The insights provided will equip you to rapidly establish scalable, reliable, and high-performance cloud infrastructure tailored to your AI training and inference requirements.

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, modernizing mainframe systems is crucial for maintaining competitive advantage. This joint solution explores the transformative potential of migrating data warehouse extracts to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery. Utilizing the flexible framework built, organizations can achieve a flexible, integrated solution that accelerates time to market, ensures accurate and timely real-time data for reporting and advanced analytics, and provides self-service access. This digital transformation not only empowers stakeholders with enhanced capabilities but also significantly improves the overall customer experience.

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Google Threat Intelligence’s Capture the Flag game uses real-world data, including Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advisories, ransom notes, and information from the dark web, to simulate a threat hunt. Test your cybersecurity skills by navigating clues, analyzing evidence, and solving puzzles to capture the flags with Google Threat Intelligence.

Newt Global's DMAP revolutionizes Oracle/MS-SQL to PostgreSQL migrations. This automated solution streamlines the entire process, from initial planning to final production deployment. Key advantages are 1. Container-driven parallelization: Dramatically reduces migration timelines by harnessing powerful computing resources. 2. Unmatched speed: For medium complexity databases, DMAP achieves in 12 weeks what other tools take 12 months due to its advanced automation capabilities, including streamlined application and complex code translation.

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Need to extend the capabilities of Google Agentspace? This deep dive explores the details of building and deploying agents in Agentspace. Learn more about the easy-to-use tools in Agentspace, and how to use them to address your custom use cases.

How will you deliver store and factory floor analytics, shrink reduction, fast transactions, quality control, and staff empowerment? AI models, AI optimized cloud infrastructure, and edge hardware are unlocking new opportunities to build, deploy, and scale use cases that transform the way that customers experience your brand. Join the experts from Google Cloud as we explore the modern retail store and factory floor, engage with an interactive demo, and discuss the art of possible in a moderated panel.

Learn how leading startups build transformative AI solutions with Vertex AI. Gain behind-the-scenes insights, practical strategies, and actionable takeaways to fuel your innovation using Google Cloud’s open ecosystem of models and APIs.

Join us for an exclusive session where Cotality (CoreLogic) reveals its groundbreaking journey of cloud transformation with Cognizant and Google Cloud. Gain insights into the strategies that drove major achievements, including significant cost reductions, heightened security, and rapid innovation. Discover the pivotal roles of the Neuro Business Process Application and Google Geomatica in revolutionizing their operations. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how leading-edge technology can elevate your organization’s efficiency and success.

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Deliver, protect, and scale immersive web, media, generative AI and API experiences with the Google Cloud global frontend as part of our Cross-Cloud Network for backend infrastructure running in any cloud or on-premises. Learn about new innovations providing consistent global performance to improve user experience; advanced protection to help stop DDoS, web, API, and gen AI attacks; scalable traffic control for traffic spikes and scale; edge programmability to allow customizations and integrations; and automation to enable end-to-end deployment automation.

The pond became a crime scene, and Gemini was the detective! Join us as we share how Gemini was used to investigate the mysterious deaths of some fish. Discover how this powerful large language model (LLM) can analyze hours of video footage to identify threats, automate responses, and help solve real-world problems – all without any pretraining or complex setup. In minutes, we’ll show you how to analyze videos and get insightful results with just a few lines of code.

Hear how GigaOM, a leading technology analyst firm partnered with Pythian to leverage Google's Gemini AI model showcasing its transformative potential. Learn how GigaOM enabled advanced question-answering on GigaOM’s reports, enhancing user engagement and insight accessibility, while eliminating manual analysis. Howard and Paul will share the prompt engineering, data integration and rigorous testing techniques that led to contextually relevant and accurate responses, providing clients with rapid, self-serve access to valuable insights.

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Double your output without doubling your workload. Learn how to build AI agents to automate repetitive tasks, streamline workflows, and free up time so you can focus on strategic initiatives. Discover practical implementation strategies and gain insights from real-world success stories.

Leveraging real-time data in AI and machine learning (ML) can give you a competitive edge. This session explores how Shopify and Palo Alto Networks leverage real-time data and AI with BigQuery and Dataflow ML to transform customer experiences and drive innovation. Discover how these companies collect, process, and analyze real-time data to achieve significant business outcomes, and learn how to apply similar strategies in your organization.

Unlock the power of code execution with Gemini 2.0 Flash! This hands-on lab demonstrates how to generate and run Python code directly within the Gemini API. Learn to use this capability for tasks like solving equations, processing text, and building code-driven applications.

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Migration can be challenging, but Google Cloud Migration Center is here to help. From discovery and analysis of your applications to definitions and cost estimates of your desired future cloud state and migration execution, Google Cloud’s easy-to-use, self-service migration tools pave the way for a smooth, efficient, and low-risk cloud migration. Come view demos of the latest workload migration capabilities and learn how Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) leveraged them to migrate their complex application portfolio to Google Cloud.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is spearheading a groundbreaking digital transformation to enhance services for employers and job seekers. Through an innovative partnership with SADA and Google Cloud, the Wisconsin DWD is building a modern, secure, and user-friendly employer portal designed to streamline processes and increase accessibility. Join the Wisconsin DWD, SADA, and Google as they share insights into this transformation and explore key industry trends shaping the future of digital innovation in the public sector.

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