• Why December Readers Care

While AWS dominates early December news, Google Cloud’s 2025 milestones—from Gemini Enterprise to agentic AI tooling and a landmark Wiz acquisition for security—keep it front-and-center for enterprise buyers comparing AI clouds. CRN’s year-end wrap captures growth metrics and product momentum shaping 2026 strategies. [thenasguy.com]

• Gemini Enterprise: The Front Door for AI at Work

CEO Thomas Kurian framed Gemini Enterprise as a comprehensive platform that connects to company context, workflows, and people—aimed at orchestrating complex work across the organization. The push advances agentic AI beyond pilots, focusing on production-grade orchestration. [thenasguy.com]

• Security as Differentiator: Wiz Acquisition

Google’s pending $32B acquisition of Wiz (a leading cloud security company) signals a defensive and offensive play—embedding security posture deeply into an AI-first cloud. For enterprises, the combination promises tighter risk analytics and unified security operations. [thenasguy.com]

• Market Momentum: Run Rate & Infrastructure Investment

CRN reports Google Cloud’s record $61B annual run rate, 34% YoY sales growth, and strong operating income—indicators that customers are adopting its AI + security stack at scale. For multicloud buyers, this strengthens the case to distribute AI workloads based on features and capacity. [thenasguy.com]

• Strategic Takeaways for 2026

• Adopt Gemini Enterprise for AI in workplace orchestration and agentic workflows. [thenasguy.com]
• Leverage enhanced security posture post‑Wiz for regulated workloads and zero-trust programs. [thenasguy.com]
• Plan multicloud AI with Google Cloud as a pillar alongside AWS/Azure to reduce single‑vendor risk and optimize performance. [thenasguy.com]