Google Vertex AI
GCP's unified ML/AI platform — training, deployment, AutoML, agents, Model Garden (foundation models including Gemini, Llama, Claude).
Launched 2021 (rebrand of AI Platform). Pipelines via Kubeflow. Vertex AI Workbench for Jupyter. Generative AI Studio and Agent Builder build LLM applications on Gemini. Vertex AI Search is managed RAG/enterprise search.
Competitors: SageMaker, Bedrock, Azure ML, Databricks. Vertex AI wins in GCP-heavy teams and where Gemini integration is an advantage. Criticised for documentation and product name changes.