Why Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the Real MVP of Cloud Next '26

If you followed the keynotes at Google Cloud Next '26 this week, your feed is likely flooded with the same heavy hitters: the blazing-fast 8th Generation TPUs, the new Gemini Enterprise App, and the undeniably cool AI avatars in Google Vids. ☁️ These are massive announcements that rightfully take center stage in the shift toward "The Agentic Enterprise." But if you look past the hardware flexes and the UI magic, there was a quieter, deeply technical update that is going to fundamentally change h