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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="36647" language="fr" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-course/google-ivsc" lastchanged="2026-03-12T22:23:25+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-courses"><title>Introduction to Vertex AI Search for Commerce</title><productcode>IVSC</productcode><vendorcode>GO</vendorcode><vendorname>Google</vendorname><fullproductcode>GO-IVSC</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand the core functionalities of Vertex AI Search for commerce.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore use cases and solutions using Vertex AI Search for commerce.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement data ingestion and quality pipelines for catalog and user event data.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Personalize search results and recommendations for customers.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor search performance results.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand advanced features and best practices for Vertex AI Search for commerce.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Modernizing Retail and Ecommerce Solutions with Google Cloud&amp;quot; or equivalent experience with Google Cloud&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Search Engineers, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists who wish to learn how to understand the core functionalities of Vertex AI Search for commerce.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;h4&gt;Module 1 - Introduction to Vertex AI Search for Commerce&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of Vertex AI Search for commerce&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Key concepts for Vertex AI Search for commerce&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tour of Vertex AI Search for commerce in the Cloud Console&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Example use cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand key concepts for Vertex AI Search for commerce&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Leverage Vertex AI Search for commerce features and capabilities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discover typical use cases for Vertex AI Search for commerce&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Getting Started with Vertex AI for commerce&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 2 - Data Ingestion&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data ingestion pipelines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data sources (Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Merchant Center)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data transformations and pre-processing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ingest product data into Vertex AI Search for commerce using ETL pipelines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Track user events in real time&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage ongoing updates to keep data fresh&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Performing data transformations and validation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 3 - Data Management&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;More on data transformations and pre-processing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Working with product metadata and attributes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data quality and consistent updates&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand key product data structures for Vertex AI.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify essential attributes and their impact on AI performance.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore advanced data transformation techniques for catalogs.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Align product data with Google Cloud Retail schema for optimal results.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Managing and updating product metadata&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 4 - Search and Browse&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data Quality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Search and Browse Functionality Deep Dive&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Results Personalization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Optimization Controls&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distinguish search vs. browse functionalities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand search and browse performance tiers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Improve and maintain data quality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe ranking, optimization, and personalization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify key catalog and user event attributes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Personalizing Search Results with Vertex AI Search for commerce&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 5 - Recommendations&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recommendations Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recommendation Models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Building a Recommendation Strategy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distinguish between different recommendation models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Correlate page types with optimization objectives&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Build a strategy for implementing recommendations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 6 - Deployment, Monitoring, and Testing&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Serving Configurations and Controls&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A/B Testing and Experimentation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Analytics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use serving configs and controls for model deployment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Validate deployment with previews&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor system health and metrics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand iterative optimization for Vertex AI Search for commerce&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Implementing Recommendations AI Models and Configuring Retail Search&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 7 - Advanced Features&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Query Expansion&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Faceting and Filtering&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Boosting Search Results&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vertex AI Search for commerce Integration with other Google Cloud Services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use query expansion to improve search recall&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement dynamic faceting to help users refine results&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Apply boost controls to influence product ranking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Integrate Vertex AI Search for commerce with other Google Cloud services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Implementing Advanced Search Features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Understand the core functionalities of Vertex AI Search for commerce.
- Explore use cases and solutions using Vertex AI Search for commerce.
- Implement data ingestion and quality pipelines for catalog and user event data.
- Personalize search results and recommendations for customers.
- Monitor search performance results.
- Understand advanced features and best practices for Vertex AI Search for commerce.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>&quot;Modernizing Retail and Ecommerce Solutions with Google Cloud&quot; or equivalent experience with Google Cloud</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Search Engineers, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists who wish to learn how to understand the core functionalities of Vertex AI Search for commerce.</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1 - Introduction to Vertex AI Search for Commerce


Topics:


- Overview of Vertex AI Search for commerce
- Key concepts for Vertex AI Search for commerce
- Tour of Vertex AI Search for commerce in the Cloud Console
- Example use cases

Objectives:


- Understand key concepts for Vertex AI Search for commerce
- Leverage Vertex AI Search for commerce features and capabilities
- Discover typical use cases for Vertex AI Search for commerce

Activities:


- Lab: Getting Started with Vertex AI for commerce
Module 2 - Data Ingestion


Topics:


- Data ingestion pipelines
- Data sources (Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Merchant Center)
- Data transformations and pre-processing

Objectives:


- Ingest product data into Vertex AI Search for commerce using ETL pipelines
- Track user events in real time
- Manage ongoing updates to keep data fresh

Activities:


- Lab: Performing data transformations and validation
Module 3 - Data Management


Topics:


- More on data transformations and pre-processing
- Working with product metadata and attributes
- Data quality and consistent updates

Objectives:


- Understand key product data structures for Vertex AI.
- Identify essential attributes and their impact on AI performance.
- Explore advanced data transformation techniques for catalogs.
- Align product data with Google Cloud Retail schema for optimal results.

Activities:


- Lab: Managing and updating product metadata
Module 4 - Search and Browse


Topics:


- Data Quality
- Search and Browse Functionality Deep Dive
- Results Personalization
- Optimization Controls

Objectives:


- Distinguish search vs. browse functionalities
- Understand search and browse performance tiers
- Improve and maintain data quality
- Describe ranking, optimization, and personalization
- Identify key catalog and user event attributes

Activities:


- Lab: Personalizing Search Results with Vertex AI Search for commerce
Module 5 - Recommendations


Topics:


- Recommendations Overview
- Recommendation Models
- Building a Recommendation Strategy

Objectives:


- Distinguish between different recommendation models
- Correlate page types with optimization objectives
- Build a strategy for implementing recommendations
Module 6 - Deployment, Monitoring, and Testing


Topics:


- Serving Configurations and Controls
- A/B Testing and Experimentation
- Analytics
- Monitoring

Objectives:


- Use serving configs and controls for model deployment
- Validate deployment with previews
- Monitor system health and metrics
- Understand iterative optimization for Vertex AI Search for commerce

Activities:


- Lab: Implementing Recommendations AI Models and Configuring Retail Search
Module 7 - Advanced Features


Topics:


- Query Expansion
- Faceting and Filtering
- Boosting Search Results
- Vertex AI Search for commerce Integration with other Google Cloud Services

Objectives:


- Use query expansion to improve search recall
- Implement dynamic faceting to help users refine results
- Apply boost controls to influence product ranking
- Integrate Vertex AI Search for commerce with other Google Cloud services

Activities:


- Lab: Implementing Advanced Search Features</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 jours</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">1495.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">2065.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1300.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1300.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>