Technical Guides & Case Studies

The Vertex AI
Playbook

Practical guides, architectural deep-dives, and real-world case studies for enterprise teams building on Google Cloud Vertex AI and Gemini.

What is in the Vertex AI playbook

The playbook collects practical guides for enterprise teams building on Google Cloud Vertex AI and Gemini: an architecture walkthrough, a decision guide and a worked case study.

Start with the guide on architecting your first Vertex AI agent if you are new to the platform. If you are choosing between Vertex AI and calling the Gemini API directly, the comparison guide covers compliance, managed infrastructure, MLOps and cost trade-offs. The retail personalisation case study shows how Recommendations AI, BigQuery ML and Gemini were combined in a real build.

Guides and when to read them

GuideTypeRead it when
Architect Your First Vertex AI AgentGuideYou are designing a first production agent and need to choose models, grounding, memory and tools
Vertex AI vs Gemini APIComparisonYou are deciding between managed Vertex AI and the Gemini API directly
Retail Personalisation on Vertex AICase studyYou want to see how a real-time personalisation engine was built

Frequently asked questions

Who is the playbook for?

Enterprise architects, engineering leads and technical buyers evaluating or building on Vertex AI and Gemini.

Where should I start?

Read "Architect Your First Vertex AI Agent" first. It frames the choices the other guides go into more deeply.

When should we use Vertex AI rather than the Gemini API?

The comparison guide covers it in detail. Vertex AI tends to fit when you need enterprise compliance, managed infrastructure and MLOps. The Gemini API is lighter for simpler use cases.

Can you write a guide for our use case?

We can walk you through the right architecture on a 30-minute call.

Want a guide written for your specific use case?

Book a 30-minute call and we will walk you through the right architecture for your Vertex AI build.

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