“MCP is just an API,” and that is precisely the problem with Gemini Enterprise

Google unveiled Agentic Data Cloud for Gemini Enterprise at Cloud Next 2026 as its enterprise AI data and integration layer.

The article says Google’s native coverage is still limited, mostly to Google services and a few major apps like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, and NetSuite.

For many other systems, customers still need partners, custom work, or MCP-based connectors, which the piece argues is just another API style—not a full solution.

That creates an integration gap: enterprise AI is only as useful as the systems it can reach.

The article contrasts Google’s approach with Workday’s PipeDream acquisition, saying connector depth remains strategically important.