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Real Customer Story: Cloud Companion Caught AI Overspend Before It Became Tomorrow's Problem. One unexpected AI workload was quietly driving costs higher by the hour. Cloud Companion flagged the anomaly immediately with hourly alerting, giving the team the visibility to act before it became a much larger bill. The customer confirmed the activity was unexpected, and we shut it down before it continued overnight, preventing hours of unnecessary AI costs from accumulating. That's the advantage of combining Managed Cloud with Cloud Companion: real-time visibility, faster action, and fewer expensive surprises. Take control of your cloud and AI costs with Cloud Companion. https://lnkd.in/gerP7SuR #CloudCompanion #AIKillSwitch #GoogleCloud #EnterpriseAI #FinOps #AISpend 

Cloud challenges? Bring them. Join us live this Friday for a virtual open forum focused on helping you optimize your cloud environment. Whether you're looking to reduce spend, improve visibility, strengthen governance, or operationalize AI, bring your questions. We'll discuss real customer scenarios, share best practices, and help solve cloud challenges in real time. No matter where you are in your cloud journey, you'll find practical guidance, real-world examples, and answers to your questions. Comment "CLOUD" and we'll send you the calendar invite. #CloudCompanion #GoogleCloud #FinOps #EnterpriseAI #CloudOps #CloudSecurity

It was a privilege to work alongside the Hallam team throughout their AI journey. Their clear vision, collaborative approach, and commitment to responsible AI adoption made them an ideal client. Hallam set out to do more than deploy AI. Their goal was to empower every team to confidently integrate AI into their day-to-day work. Built on Goole Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise platform, WALT Labs worked closely with Hallam and Google Cloud to help turn that vision into a production-ready environment through implementation, enablement, licensing, and user training, making AI accessible across the organization. We're proud to see Hallam's transformation delivering high value across the business, as reflected by their Operations Director, Jon Martin: "Non-technical staff can now build functional agents within an hour using Gemini Enterprise. " Enterprise AI success is about more than technology. It comes from combining the right platform with thoughtful implementation, strong governance, and the confidence for people across the business to embrace new ways of working. Congratulations to the entire Hallam team, and thank you for trusting us to be part of your AI journey. It's been a pleasure working alongside both Hallam and Google Cloud, and we're excited to see what's next. Read the full customer story: https://lnkd.in/g8ynAxbC #GoogleCloud #GeminiEnterprise #EnterpriseAI #CustomerSuccess #WALTLabs

Join us in welcoming Staci Tamez to WALT Labs. 🎉 Staci brings more than a decade of experience helping organizations navigate digital transformation, cloud, data, and AI initiatives while building lasting customer relationships. Her experience and customer-first approach make her a great addition to our growing team. We're excited to have you on board, Staci. Welcome to WALT Labs! #WALTLabs #GoogleCloud #EnterpriseAI

Prompt injection isn't theoretical anymore. As AI agents gain web browsing, file access, and action-taking abilities, it becomes a major security challenge. In this blog, our VP of Product breaks down how Gemini 3.5 Flash Computer Use can be protected with layered safeguards, practical controls, and secure agent design patterns for enterprise. Worth a read if you're building AI beyond simple chat. Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/gRhfcXB7 #GoogleCloud #Gemini #CyberSecurity #EnterpriseAI #LLM #PromptInjection #ArtificialIntelligence

Most organizations don't have a "Should we use Claude?" problem... They have a "How do we run it without creating a separate AI island?" problem. The difference is where Claude runs. Anthropic's Claude models are available through Google's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, allowing organizations to use Claude within the Google Cloud environment they already operate in. • Governed by your existing IAM and VPC Service Controls • Logged in Cloud Logging within your existing data residency boundaries • Billed through Google Cloud Marketplace under your existing commercial agreements (where eligible) • No separate vendor relationship • No parallel infrastructure • No additional control plane to secure Our Claude on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Jumpstart gets you to a governed, production-ready environment in 3 to 4 weeks. That includes: • A production-ready Claude deployment on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform • One working reference integration with a Google Cloud service such as BigQuery, GKE, or Cloud Run • Claude Code enabled for your engineering teams The result is Claude running with the controls, billing, and data boundaries your organization already trusts. #Claude #GeminiEnterpriseAgentPlatform #GoogleCloud #EnterpriseAI #CloudGovernance

Surprise cloud bills are rarely caused by one big mistake. They’re usually dozens of small ones nobody’s watching. An orphaned test environment. An over-provisioned instance that was supposed to be temporary. An autoscaling rule with no ceiling. Individually, they don’t seem like much. Together, they become a very expensive invoice. What’s been the biggest contributor to your unexpected cloud spend? • Orphaned resources • Missing budget alerts • Over-provisioning • Something else? Share your story in the comments. We’re comparing notes.

Your AI agents are about to start spending money and making decisions without waiting for permission. The question is whether you'll notice before or after the bill arrives. As agentic AI moves from pilot to production, the risk profile changes. An agent that can execute tasks and spend budget autonomously is powerful... until it's wrong and nobody's watching. That's what our AI Kill Switch is for. Built on top of Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI), it gives your team real-time spend caps, continuous monitoring, and if something runs away, an actual switch to stop it. Not a dashboard you check on Monday. A control you can trust on a Friday at 6pm. Autonomy without a kill switch isn't autonomy. It's exposure. Comment "Kill Switch" and we'll show you how it's built. #AIGovernance #GeminiEnterpriseAgentPlatform #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #EnterpriseAI

Happy 4th of July! Everyone, stay safe and enjoy time with your loved ones! 🎆

Cloud costs don't become optimized by accident. They become optimized through discipline, visibility, and a repeatable framework. As organizations scale across cloud, AI, and data platforms, FinOps is no longer optional—it's a business necessity. Our latest blog breaks down the WALT Labs FinOps Methodology and the approach we use to help organizations gain control, maximize value, and make smarter technology investments. Read the full blog below. 👇 #FinOps #CloudComputing #CloudOptimization #ArtificialIntelligence #EnterpriseAI #DigitalTransformation #CloudCostManagement #GoogleCloud #WALTLabs