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agentic cloud
also agent-native cloud or cloud for AI agents
Definition of agentic cloud
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: cloud infrastructure and platform services designed for large numbers of AI agents that need computers, sandboxes, identities, tools, persistent execution, observability, and policy-controlled access in order to perform work
- The coding service used an agentic cloud to create a fresh sandbox for every autonomous task.
- The agentic cloud kept each worker's credentials and network permissions separate while allowing the orchestrator to monitor progress.
Origin & history
Agentic cloud became a recurring industry phrase in 2026 as cloud providers and infrastructure startups described platforms built around AI agents rather than only human-operated applications or model inference. Google Cloud used the phrase for its 2026 agent-platform strategy, while infrastructure companies used it for rapidly provisioned agent computers and sandboxes.
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Sources & further reading
- The Agentic Cloud Executive Forum Melbourne↗ Google Cloud · 2026-06-04
- Exclusive: Daytona, a startup building the ‘agentic cloud,’ valued at $1 billion in latest funding round↗ Fortune · 2026-10-20
- Towards Agentic Cloud Engineering: Graph and Loop Engineering with a Zero-Trust Agent Harness↗ arXiv · 2026-08-30
- Towards a Systems Foundation for Agentic Cloud Management↗ arXiv · 2026-07-29
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"Agentic cloud." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/agentic-cloud/. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.