Google Cloud AI Agents: From Foundations to Enterprise Scale

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Become an expert in designing, building, and operationalizing intelligent AI agents with Google Cloud’s unified agent stack. This comprehensive, hands-on learning path takes you from the foundational architecture and business use cases of AI agents to active development using Gemini Enterprise and Model Context Protocol (MCP). You will gain practical experience deploying production-ready agents to scalable environments like Vertex AI Agent Engine and Cloud Run, configuring multi-agent systems, and managing real-time agent memory and state. Finally, you will discover how to orchestrate multi-agent workflows safely across your organization, balancing automated execution with human-in-the-loop oversight. Complete the interactive activities and quizzes to earn developer credentials.

Syllabus

Course 1: Introduction to AI Agents
Course 2: Agent Fundamentals
Course 3: Enterprise Agents and Use Cases
Course 4: Build Agents with Gemini Enterprise
Course 5: Build Your First Agent with Gemini Enterprise
Course 6: Optimize Agent Behavior
Course 7: Add Agent Capabilities With Tools
Course 8: Manage Agent Memory and State
Course 9: Build and Deploy Agents in Production
Course 10: Deploy Your First Agent
Course 11: Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization
Course 12: Human-Centered AI

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