In October, the mcCloud team attended the Google SMB Partner Forum 2026 in Dublin – one of the year’s most significant events for the Google Cloud partner community. The forum brought together industry leaders to discuss the future of digital transformation, share expertise, and define new horizons for business growth. 🚀
Event highlights
🌐 The Google SMB Partner Forum is more than just a conference – it’s a powerful source of inspiration where new ideas are born and the future of cloud technology is shaped. Throughout the action-packed sessions, participants explored strategic approaches to innovation, automation, and digital development to help businesses scale even faster and more efficiently.
Key takeaways
A few essential insights that caught our attention during the sessions:
🔷 AI updates: SMBs are increasingly ready to delegate tasks to autonomous AI agents. However, according to IDC data, only 6% of businesses manage which specific tools their employees adopt, and just 29% can measure the actual return on investment (ROI).
🔷 Cloud security advancements: significant progress surrounding Wiz and Tenant Manager capabilities opens up powerful opportunities for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).
🔷 Window of opportunity: now is the prime time to set trends in the SMB space, as small and medium-sized businesses actively demand smart, integrated cloud ecosystems today.
Partner appreciation
The most valuable part of such events is building genuine connections and sharing experiences. A massive thank you to our Google colleagues — Giannis Politis, Bartłomiej Paszek, Marisa Isabello, Dominik Z. O’Callaghan, Matteo Di Giammarco, Kevin Lynch, Roman Khomchuk, Julita Juszczyszyn, Alina Khan, and Kay Masannek — as well as to all fellow partners for the warm atmosphere, thought-provoking discussions, and incredible support. 💚
Our team
🙌 The mcCloud team was represented in person by Bogdan Girlescu (CEO, mcCloud Romania) and Maciej Szatkowski (Senior Google Cloud Engineer & Google Cloud Ambassador). They actively participated in discussions and returned with fresh perspectives and a clear vision on how to translate the latest Google Cloud practices into impactful solutions for our clients.
Thank you, Google Cloud! We are energized and ready to turn these ideas into real results and successful projects! 💡✨
