Tech Talks, Conference Keynotes & Videos by Darren Lester (Dazbo)
Google Cloud Next conference talks, GDE Studio interviews, and technical video presentations delivered by Darren Lester (Dazbo).
Tech Talks & Videos
Harness Engineering Workbench - Compare Building a Solution With and Without Harness — In this Harness Engineering demo, Gemini is asked to create a new game from scratch across two parallel tracks: one vibe-coding directly from the spec prompt without a harness, and the other equipped with a harness and verification loop. The harnessed track completes in under 30 seconds with a fully working game, whilst the unharnessed track takes over 2 minutes and fails to produce a working solution.
Google Next '26: Inside the Google Developer Expert (GDE) Program: Early Access & Insider Secrets! — What is it really like to be a Google Developer Expert? In this session from Google Cloud Next '26, we sit down with GDEs and Googlers to discuss the unique benefits of the GDE program. From getting early access to the latest AI models and cloud features to providing direct feedback that shapes Google’s products, the GDE community is a powerful extension of Google’s own DevRel team.
Accelerating migration to Google Cloud at scale: Practical lessons — Google Next 2025 Recap Session: Deutsche Bank's Cloud Centre of Excellence is shaping the cloud strategy, advising, supporting, and governing the migration of hundreds of applications to Google Cloud. With EPAM's assistance, we've identified pain points and improved the migration process, making it faster, more cost-effective, more consistent, and of higher quality, achieving a 70% reduction in design duration. Join us to learn practical steps to accelerate your own cloud migration journey.
Google FinOps AI Agent using ADK, Cloud Asset Inventory, Google Developer Knowledge MCP, and A2UI — A demo of an AI agent built using the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) to perform a FinOps task: listing active Compute Engine instances, identifying underutilised ones, and recommending cost-reduction actions using custom GCP tools, Google Developer Knowledge MCP, and an A2UI frontend.