From Data to Deployment: My Journey in the Google Cloud Gen AI Academy APAC 🚀

I recently joined the Gen AI Academy APAC, powered by Google Cloud and Hack2Skill , and it has been a fruitful experience for me. So if you’re in the APAC region and looking to move beyond Jupyter Notebooks into production-grade AI in Google Cloud Environment, here’s why this program should be on your radar. It’s a zero-cost, challenge-based program designed to upskill developers across the Asia-Pacific region. Unlike a standard video course, this is a "Build-First" environment. We aren't just learning theory; we are using Vertex AI, Cloud Run and AI-ready databases to solve real-world problems. For practicing codelab session, the program provides the credits to practice the labs smoothly. There are three tracks participants can pick: one or all. Track 1 - Build and deploy AI agents using Gemini, ADK, and Cloud Run Track 2 - Connect AI agents to real-world data and tools using Model Context Protocol (MCP) Track 3 - Build AI-powered applications using AI-ready databases like AlloyDB FAQ