Google positions BigQuery for data and AI [Video]

The enterprise’s data obsession has reached a fever pitch — and justifiably so. Companies increasingly harness their pooled data for use cases such as artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.

For its part, Google LLC’s strategic decision to unify data and AI enables businesses to run multimodal AI across vast, varied datasets without complex engineering work.

“Last year, we announced the unification of a number of services into BigQuery, including data, governance, AI and streaming,” said Yasmeen Ahmad (pictured), managing director of data analytics and AI at Google. “That was that first step into a unified platform with all of these capabilities. We’ve taken it a step further this year to now truly unify data and AI together. One of the key things we heard from customers is that AI bolted onto data systems doesn’t work.”

Ahmad spoke with theCUBE’s Dave Vellante and Savannah Peterson at Google Cloud Next,during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed data and …