Recently held in Las Vegas, this year’s Google Cloud Next ’26 was much more than another “AI technology” conference – it was a turning point for enterprises. A common theme discussed among tech leaders was that there’s a gradual shift from “experimental” AI pilot projects to a full-scale, autonomous transformation at the enterprise level.
In the event’s opening keynote, the Google Cloud team shared their blueprint for the agentic enterprise and their recent innovations, including the much-improved Gemini Enterprise application with new functionalities that employees can build using AI. Catch up on all 260 things announced at Google Cloud Next ’26.
For the Onix team, this year’s event was a historic milestone, which included launching the latest version of its proprietary IP tool, Wingspan – and being recognized as a Google Cloud Partner of the Year for the 18th occasion.
At Next this year, we showcased how we are helping the world’s most complex organizations rewire themselves for the AI-first era. Below are some of the key takeaways.
Wingspan 2.0 as the enterprise intelligence fabric
Onix’s centerpiece attraction at this year’s Google Cloud Next event was the official launch of Wingspan 2.0 as the next evolution of our future-ready Agentic AI platform. While Wingspan 1.0 was all about transforming data modernization, this version introduced a paradigm shift in how AI operates within any enterprise – as the enterprise intelligence fabric.
What’s new in Wingspan 2.0? At its core, Wingspan 2.0 introduces the “Semantic Twin,” which represents the intelligence layer that maps the organization’s data landscape to its business context. While traditional AI falls short due to lack of business “common sense,” Wingspan 2.0 addresses this issue by providing the connective tissues, thus ensuring that AI agents operate with the accuracy of 99.9% validated data.
Business impact:
- 3X faster modernization – from fragmented data to an AI-ready infrastructure.
- 50-80% reduced manual effort – thanks to purpose-built autonomous agents designed for heavy lifting and orchestration.
- Context-sensitive decision-making – with AI that understands the business topology, and not just data points.
According to Sushma Akunuru, CIO at IBX, “Onix is helping transform IBX into a true AI-first enterprise. Wingspan provides our team direct access to data for faster, cost-optimized decision-making. The impact is profound, reducing manual effort and enabling the real-time insights we need to deliver a deeply personalized healthcare experience for our millions of members.”
Onix’s Gemini-powered risk and compliance agent
As announced in the event’s keynote, Onix’s Risk and Compliance Agent is now available in the Google Cloud Marketplace. This solution is a “game changer” for compliance in highly regulated industries. While traditional compliance can take weeks, this AI agent – powered by Gemini 3.0 Pro and Gemini Deep Research – reduces this timeline to a few minutes.
The Onix team showcased how this agent analyzed 3 regulatory frameworks – FCA for finance, HIPAA for healthcare, and PCI-DSS for retail – in just 90 seconds. Along with flagging violations, it provided citation-backed evidence that could save enterprises millions of dollars in potential risks.
Onix wins Google Cloud’s Partner of the Year for the 18th time
At this year’s Google Cloud Next, Onix was again recognized as one of Google Cloud’s Partner of the Year for the 18th time. As a trusted Google Cloud partner, Onix was honored under the following award categories:
- Artificial Intelligence – Agentic transformation
- Google Workspace – North America
This year’s award is a recognition of our mission to move modern enterprises beyond basic automation to a multi-agent ecosystem, which delivers measurable business outcomes.
Google Cloud Next ’26 – Sessions and events
The Google Cloud Next ’26 event also had its share of executive sessions and networking events, where global leaders discussed how modern enterprises can transition from strategy to execution. Here are some highlights:
Beyond migration: Engineering the self-optimized enterprise
In this session, Onix’s head of products, Mayur Jain and AVP of products, Kalpa Sharma, shared their perspectives on how enterprises are strengthening their data foundation to accelerate their AI-enabled innovation and unlock business growth.
Among other highlights, this session featured the official launch of Wingspan 2.0, while showcasing its enhanced capabilities to enable enterprises to operationalize AI at scale and drive smarter decision-making across business functions.
Fueling the future: Turning data into AI-enabled growth
This session was marked by the participation of the following industry leaders, namely:
- Ramnish Singh, CSO – Onix
- Calvin Powell, CIO – First American Financial
- KC Rakam, Senior Director (Data & AI platforms and operations) – McDonald’s
- John Varghese, VP (Business Applications) – Independence Blue Cross
The panel discussed how enterprises are moving beyond cloud migration and modernization into the era of intelligent, self-optimizing AI-powered automated systems. Their discussion clearly highlighted that enterprises are no longer focused only on “lifting and shifting” workloads to the cloud, but on redesigning their cloud architecture to facilitate continuous optimization, autonomous decisions, and AI-enabled growth at scale.
Onix’s VIP lounge
Along with innovation, Onix’s presence at this year’s event focused on a meaningful engagement and conversation with our customers and business partners, and how to address complex business problems.
Bollywood after party experience
An exclusive, invite-only gathering brought together industry leaders to connect, collaborate, and exchange innovative ideas in a more casual environment. Business transformation is not simply about technology, but also about relationships.
A defining shift to a connected intelligent enterprise with Onix
The 2026 Google Cloud Next event highlighted the fact that the era of Agentic AI is here and happening, and is no longer a future concept. With Wingspan 2.0 as the foundation and our deepened alliance with Google Cloud as the engine, Onix is ready to lead your enterprise into this new frontier.
If you’re looking to unlock the full potential of your data and AI investments, now is the time to act. Connect with us to explore how we can help you define and deliver your AI-first future with our IP products and experience.
