Google Boasts It Has the Best AI, Analytics at Cloud Next Conference

SAN FRANCISCO - Google paraded executives from Disney, Verizon,The Home Depot and others out today to boast about the infrastructure and enterprise readiness of its cloud services. The kickoff to Google Cloud Next showcased companies that are using Google's capabilities for artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics and offsite data storage. The main message was that Google is enterprise savvy and can deliver superior results to competitors thanks to its heavy investment in smarter computing. Google describes the conference as "an immersive event that brings together executives, customers, partners, developers, IT decision makers and Google engineers to build the future of the cloud." Running through Friday at Moscone Center West here, opening day also featured news about a new partnership with SAP and the acquisition of Kaggle.