Enterprise AI transformation has a new home: the boardroom. Across financial services, CEOs are now demanding results, not more roadmaps.<\/p>\n
As Google Cloud Next 2026 packed Las Vegas with announcements \u2014 from the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform<\/a>\u00a0to eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units \u2014 a clear theme emerged among systems integration partners: The era of tinkering is over. Governance, change management and measurable return on investment are now the defining challenges of enterprise AI transformation, according to Michelle Ambrose<\/a> (pictured, right), senior vice president of the North American Google Cloud Unit at Endava PLC. But\u00a0the window of opportunity is closing fast for organizations still on the sidelines.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that the AI space is moving so fast that even if you\u2019re not ready to go really big, if you are not starting now, in 12 months, we\u2019re going to see certain industries \u2026 find leapfrog evolution in either what they can offer or how quickly they can do it,\u201d Ambrose told theCUBE. \u201cI think we\u2019re going to still see disruption from things we just don\u2019t even know yet.\u201d<\/p>\n Ambrose and Richard Regan<\/a> (left), chief technology officer of the Google Cloud Unit at Endava, spoke with theCUBE\u2019s\u00a0Rebecca Knight<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Alison Kosik<\/a> at Google Cloud Next<\/a>, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media\u2019s livestreaming studio. They discussed enterprise AI transformation, agentic governance and the mindset shifts required to move from pilots to production at scale. (* Disclosure below.)<\/p>\n Enterprise AI transformation demands governance as much as technology<\/p>\n Endava, a technology services company with about 11,000 employees globally and a four-year Google Cloud premier partnership, has been an early launch partner for Gemini Enterprise, deploying the largest active Gemini Enterprise project in the U.K., according to Ambrose. The firm\u2019s work spans financial services, insurance and payments sectors, where regulatory compliance and risk controls<\/a>\u00a0make governance as critical as any underlying model capability.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing in a couple of customers in particular \u2026 [is that] it is now becoming increasingly a CEO-led, CIO-led business transformation conversation,\u201d Ambrose said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about a technology. It\u2019s about a mindset shift.\u201d<\/p>\n That shift is rippling beyond the executive suite. The pace of change has reshaped how organizations think about workforce and capacity, Regan noted. With Google LLC CEO Sundar Pichai recently noting that 75% of all Google code is now written by agents, the implications for enterprise operating models are compounding quickly. The economic case for acting now is already compelling, even if AI capability hypothetically stopped advancing today.<\/p>\n \u201cThe technology that we have today \u2014 it doesn\u2019t need to improve anymore,\u201d Regan said. \u201cIf nothing happened, we could still have massive economic benefits just from what we have. But we know that all the labs are trying to improve it \u2026 It\u2019s extremely exciting what\u2019s going to happen, but also we can\u2019t hold back. You have to really use it, strap in and look forward to see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE\u2019s and theCUBE\u2019s coverage of\u00a0Google Cloud Next<\/a>:<\/p>\n (* Disclosure: Endava sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Endava nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)<\/p>\n Photo: SiliconANGLE<\/p>\n Support our mission to keep content open and free by engaging with theCUBE community. Join theCUBE\u2019s Alumni Trust Network, where technology leaders connect, share intelligence and create opportunities.<\/p>\n 15M+ viewers of theCUBE videos, powering conversations across AI, cloud, cybersecurity and more About SiliconANGLE Media<\/p>\n SiliconANGLE Media is a recognized leader in digital media innovation, uniting breakthrough technology, strategic insights and real-time audience engagement. 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