Google Cloud launched Gemini Enterprise, an agentic AI platform that includes Gemini models, first and third party agents and orchestration technology that was previously known as Agentspace.
The goal of Gemini Enterprise is to create one platform that can create multi-step and process AI agents coupled with the latest models and an enterprise's data. The agents within Gemini Enterprise can leverage data from internal systems and Google AI tools in one workflow.
Gemini Enterprise lands as enterprise vendors are scrambling to provide platforms that can address agentic AI workflows. Salesforce will make its case for Agentforce as a multi-agent enterprise platform. ServiceNow has a similar argument. AWS has AgentCore. Meanwhile, Boomi, UiPath and others are positioned as AI agent orchestrators.
Google Cloud said Gemini Enterprise use cases include marketing, sales and account intelligence, automated testing and code generation, HR and financial process optimization.
In a blog post, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said that the first generation of AI deployments was hampered by silos that limited orchestration. Google Enterprise provides an integrated stack that can work across processes, workflows and enterprise systems.
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"Gemini Enterprise moves beyond simple tasks to automate entire workflows and drive smarter business outcomes," said Kurian, who said that enterprises need a single interface instead of a series of AI models and toolkits that have to be stitched together.
Gemini Enterprise starts at $30 per seat per month. The platform comes in Standard and Plus editions. Google Cloud also has Gemini Business, which starts at $21 per seat per month, and is designed for smaller businesses and teams.
Components of Gemini Enterprise include:
- Google's most advanced Gemini models and DeepMind research.
- A no-code workbench that can be used by multiple corporate functions to orchestrate agents and automate processes.
- A series of pre-built Google agents for specialized jobs.
- Connectors to corporate data that resides in Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce and SAP among others.
- A central governance framework to audit agents.
- An ecosystem of more than 100,000 partners.
Google Cloud cited Banco BV, Harvey, Macquarie Bank and Virgin Voyages as Google Enterprise customers. Virgin Voyages has plans to build more than 50 AI agents on Gemini Enterprise.
The strategy
Google Cloud said Gemini Enterprise has an open strategy with built-in multimodal agents designed to work within Google Workspace.
This playbook has been followed by most vendors looking to be your agent orchestration platform. The general theme for vendors is creating a platform that can work horizontally yet provide benefits if you stay with the integrated approach.
Gemini Enterprise with Google Workspace will include multi-modal agents powered by Gemini to understand text, image, video and speech. For instance, Google Enterprise is launching a Data Science Agent in preview to automate data wrangling and ingestion. Google Enterprise will be able to deliver conversational agents used in Google Cloud's Customer Engagement Suite.
In addition, Gemini Enterprise will include Gemini CLI as well as Agent2Agent Protocol, Model Context Protocol and Agent Payments Protocol to use Gemini models directly into products.
By offering seamless integration points with Google Cloud offerings, Gemini Enterprise can be differentiated.
The other side of the effort is being open enough to be a broad horizontal tool. Kurian touted Google Cloud's agentic AI ecosystem including cross-platform workflows with Box, OpenText, ServiceNow and Workday and the ability to scale with partners such as BCG, Capgemini, Infosys, Accenture, Cognizant and others.
Many of those partners are also using Google Enterprise internally.
Gemini Enterprise said the following partners will announce agents built with Gemini Enterprise: Box, Dun & Bradstreet, Manhattan Associates, OpenText, Salesforce, S&P Global, ServiceNow and Workday. Other vendors including Elastic, HubSpot and UiPath have plans to integrate agents with Gemini Enterprise.
