Research Note Google Cloud Next 2025: The Yellow Brick Road To AI Transformation
The Futurum Group, Monday, April 14th, 2025
Google's Next 2025 conference delivered a substantial array of AI and cloud announcements that aim to reshape enterprise technology stacks. Google launched the event at the Las Vegas Sphere with a powerful demonstration of generative AI whereby Google and Warner Bros. enhanced the Wizard of Oz using AI to make it suitable for the massive Sphere screen.
What is Covered in this Article:
Google introduced the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol, a vendor-agnostic multi-agent communication system supported by over 50 partners, enabling secure collaboration across diverse platforms
New application-centric cloud tools, including App Hub, Application Design Center, and Cloud Hub, provide comprehensive visibility and management of service dependencies
The Ironwood TPU, Google's seventh-generation tensor processor, delivers 42.5 exaflops of computing power optimized for AI inference
Google Gemini is coming to your premises: Google Distributed Cloud for on-premises deployments, including air-gapped environments for industries with sensitive data requirements
Growth of the Google Cloud Marketplace & new dev tools: The AI Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Firebase Studio previews offer frameworks for building multi-agent systems and agentic application development