India, Oct. 29 -- For India's small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), adopting AI is only half the challenge. The bigger task is turning it into better decisions, smoother operations and measurable business gains. That was the central message at Google Cloud Day India 2026, where Google Cloud brought together more than 600 business founders, leaders and technology decision-makers in New Delhi.

The event focused on a problem many growing businesses face: fragmented data, older systems and uncertainty over returns can stop AI projects from moving beyond early trials. Google Cloud presented its combined AI, productivity, analytics and infrastructure tools as one way to help businesses address these barriers.

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