Google Cloud launches GEAR program to broaden AI agent development skills

As enterprises shift from experimenting with AI agents to deploying them in production environments, Google is rolling out a structured skills program aimed at helping developers build, test, and operationalize AI agents using Google Cloud tools, specifically its Agent Development Kit (ADK). Named the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program, the initiative packages hands-on labs,…

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The death of reactive IT: How predictive engineering will redefine cloud performance in 10 years

For more than two decades, IT operations has been dominated by a reactive culture. Engineers monitor dashboards, wait for alerts to fire and respond once systems have already begun to degrade. Even modern observability platforms equipped with distributed tracing, real-time metrics and sophisticated logging pipelines still operate within the same fundamental paradigm: something breaks, then…

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First look: Run LLMs locally with LM Studio

Dedicated desktop applications for agentic AI make it easier for relatively non-technical users to work with large language models. Instead of writing Python programs and wrangling models manually, users open an IDE-like interface and have logged, inspectable interactions with one or more LLMs. Amazon and Google have released such products with a focus on AI-assisted…

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How vibe coding will supercharge IT teams

There’s a palpable tension in IT today. Teams are stretched to their limits with a growing backlog of initiatives, while executives expect IT to lead the charge on transforming an organization into an AI-driven one. And the numbers paint a somber picture. IT teams are drowning in work as digital transformation projects have not slowed…

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