Google Cloud
Google Cloud: compute, data, and AI infrastructure, including Vertex AI and Gemini.
Google Cloud is a full hyperscale platform: compute, storage, networking, and a strong data and AI stack: BigQuery for analytics, Vertex AI for models, and access to Gemini.
For AI work its pull is the tight integration between its data warehouse, its model platform, and Google's own frontier models.
Where it fits
A natural home for an AI stack when an organisation is on Google Cloud or leans on BigQuery and Gemini.
Where it does not fit
As with any hyperscaler, more complexity than a small project needs, and less compelling outside the Google ecosystem.
Alternatives to Google Cloud
The closest options on the map, and where each fits instead.
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Amazon Web Services Cloud platform
The natural home for a production AI stack when an organisation already runs on AWS and needs that governance and scale.
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Microsoft Azure Cloud platform
The default cloud for Microsoft-stack enterprises, especially those wanting OpenAI models inside Azure governance.
Pairs with
Commonly used alongside it.
