☁️ My first #GoogleCloudNext is in the books, and I’m energized by what I experienced throughout the conference last week. From breakout sessions to customer meetings, a consistent theme emerged: the conversation has shifted from what AI can do, to where it must run. The era of compromising between innovation and sovereignty is over. I’m proud to be on the team meeting this moment, delivering our most advanced AI to customers in their own secure environments. Thank you to our customers, partners, and incredible teams for making my first Next such a powerful and memorable experience!
Congratulations on the new role, Ankur Mehrotra! Excited to be a GCP partner. Here's to a great 2026.
Congratulation Ankur! “Where AI must run” is a much bigger statement than it sounds. It means the conversation has moved past capability and straight into control. For a long time, companies could experiment at the edges. Now the question is whether AI sits inside the core environment where real decisions and sensitive data live. That’s a different level of trust, and a different level of accountability. What’s interesting is this doesn’t just reshape infrastructure. It reshapes who gets to move fast. The companies that solve for both sovereignty and speed won’t just adopt AI better. They’ll outpace everyone else quietly.