Outro

Guests:

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Topics:

• So what have we seen at Google Cloud Next 2026?
• Any closing loops for our 2023-2025 Cloud Next observations?
• We are seeing that AI security is not an island ... what does that tell us about the difference between cloud and AI adoption?
• What does "ragged edge of AI adoption" mean for security?
• Why do people want agents in their SOC? Do they know what gets better?
• What are the most notable and fun announcements?
• With patching speed, are we looking at something which can be overcome by engineering and courage? Or are we looking at something that is truly an impossibility?

Resources:

• Video version
• EP221 Special - Semi-Live from Google Cloud Next 2025: AI, Agents, Security ... Cloud?
• Next '26: Redefining security for the AI era with Google Cloud and Wiz
• Breaking the Patch Sound Barrier: Your Vulnerability Remediation Will Not Keep Up With AI Exploit Speed. So?
• EP169 Google Cloud Next 2024 Recap: Is Cloud an Island, So Much AI, Bots in SecOps
• Defending Your Enterprise When AI Models Can Find Vulnerabilities Faster Than Ever
• EP137 Next 2023 Special: Conference Recap - AI, Cloud, Security, Magical Hallway Conversations
• 260 things we announced at Google Cloud Next '26 – a recap