Vertex AI Explained: A Practical Guide to Building, Training, and Deploying Machine Learning Models in the Cloud

By: RAYMOND THOMPSON

Unlock the full potential of Google Cloud's unified AI platform and elevate your machine learning skills from beginner to production expert with the most comprehensive Vertex AI guide ever written. Vertex AI Explained is the definitive, all-in-one resource for building, training, deploying, and scaling real-world machine learning and generative AI solutions in the cloud.

Whether you're just starting your AI journey or already experimenting with Vertex AI and want to reach enterprise-level mastery, this book takes you step by step from foundational setup to cutting-edge agentic and multimodal applications. Inside, you'll discover how to:

Set up and navigate Vertex AI with confidence, integrating seamlessly with BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and the broader Google Cloud ecosystem.Prepare and manage data at scale using datasets, Feature Store, and advanced exploratory techniques.Build production models rapidly with AutoML across tabular, image, text, and video data.Take full control with custom training, distributed jobs on GPUs/TPUs, hyperparameter tuning, and Ray integration.Harness generative AI through Gemini 3 series models, mastering prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and multimodal capabilities (text, image, video, audio).Create intelligent, reasoning AI agents with Vertex AI Agent Builder, complete with tools, memory, and production scaling via Agent Engine.Deploy models reliably with online endpoints, batch predictions, autoscaling, and cost optimization.Implement robust MLOps using Vertex AI Pipelines, continuous monitoring for drift, explainability, and responsible AI governance.

Access dozens of hands-on tutorials, real-world case studies, and practical exercises that mirror actual industry deployments. Unlike fragmented documentation or short online courses, this book delivers a complete, structured journey - blending deep technical insight, proven best practices, and forward-looking guidance on agentic and multimodal AI.

By the end, you won't just "use" Vertex AI; you'll master it as a strategic platform for innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage in the era of generative and agentic AI.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GB958G6V
• ISBN13: 9798279208036
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"