Alphabet Beats on Cloud Revenue, Posts Strong Gemini Usage
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Alphabet’s cloud beat and “strong” Gemini usage are a clear data point that AI-native workloads are finally pulling through infra revenue at scale. If you’re multi-cloud, you now have more leverage to demand concrete AI adoption metrics from each provider before you commit the next tranche of spend.
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