Aliz Celebrates Google Cloud's Leadership in AI Infrastructure as Endorsed by The Forrester Wave™ Report

Here at Aliz, we're delighted to announce Google Cloud's latest accolade: being named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024. This recognition is a significant affirmation of Google Cloud's strength and innovation in AI, a pursuit that we at Aliz are proud to support and it's a partnership we are proud to be part of.

Google Cloud's Impressive Performance

In Forrester's comprehensive analysis, which included 12 vendors, Google Cloud stood out, achieving the highest scores in both their offerings and strategic vision. This high performance is well-summarized by Forrester: “Google has strengths across the board with the highest scores of all the vendors in this evaluation.”

Transformative Impact of Generative AI

The emergence of generative AI marks a new era in AI, driven by models with billions, sometimes trillions, of parameters. These models require extensive training, even on specialized systems, and are pushing the limits of traditional computing infrastructure. Organizations are now facing the need to redesign their infrastructure to meet these growing demands.

Google Cloud's AI infrastructure meets these challenges head-on, with a decade of AI development built into its core. It offers an integrated solution of optimized hardware, software, frameworks, and flexible consumption models, enabling businesses to efficiently scale their AI workloads throughout the entire process, from training to fine-tuning to inferencing.

The AI Hypercomputer: A Benchmark in AI Infrastructure

Google Cloud's AI Hypercomputer is a prime example of their dedication to AI. It’s a blend of high-performance hardware and accessible open software, supported by flexible consumption options.

• Advanced Hardware for Top Performance: It features state-of-the-art computing, storage, and networking, crafted for sustainability and efficiency in a high-density, liquid-cooled infrastructure.
• Accessible Open Software: The system offers tools like Cloud TPU Multislice Training and Multihost Inference, along with support for ML frameworks like JAX, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) adds further flexibility for various AI tasks.
• Diverse Consumption Models: To suit different project needs, Google Cloud includes several options like discounts, on-demand pricing, and AI-specific models, making job planning more predictable.
• Vertex AI for Streamlined AI Deployment: Vertex AI provides an all-encompassing platform for developing AI applications, catering to various levels of technical expertise and simplifying model deployment.

“Google offers the whole package for AI workloads. AI continues to be a core capability of Google’s many consumer and business services such as internet search and advertising. So, to say Google has a head-start is an understatement.“ - The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024

Google Cloud: The Choice of AI Unicorns and Industry Leaders

Google Cloud’s impact in the AI infrastructure field is especially notable among the most groundbreaking companies in AI. Over 70 percent of unicorns — innovative companies leading the charge in AI, like Hugging Face, Anthropic, Assembly AI, Lightricks, and Character.AI — have chosen Google Cloud for their critical operations. They trust Google Cloud for its reliable handling of varying workloads and efficient cost management. Beyond these trailblazing AI unicorns, a wide range of other businesses across different industries also turn to Google Cloud, integrating its AI capabilities to drive their digital transformation.

Our Journey with Google Cloud

This recognition in The Forrester Wave™ report underlines the vast potential of our collaboration with Google Cloud. It's an exciting step in our shared path of AI and technology innovation.

For more insights, we recommend reading the full The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024 report.