Vertex AI – what is it?

Vertex AI is a managed machine learning platform by Google that unifies tools for data preparation, model training, deployment, and monitoring within a single environment. Google Vertex AI integrates AutoML, custom training, large language model workflows, and ML pipeline management, providing centralized control over the model lifecycle, including versioning, experimentation, and quality tracking.

In practical scenarios, Vertex AI is used to build AI/ML solutions in the cloud, including data analytics, computer vision, natural language processing, and generative models. The platform supports integration with other Google Cloud services, automation of MLOps processes, and scalable compute resources, enabling efficient deployment and operation of models in production environments, as well as inference management with consideration for latency, cost, and workload.