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Ready to build the future of AI on the cloud? We’re thrilled to announce the AI in Action Hackathon, a unique opportunity to unleash your creativity and build with three cutting-edge AI platforms.
This hackathon brings together the power of Google Cloud, MongoDB, and GitLab, offering distinct challenges for you to dive deep into these exciting technologies. Whether you're passionate about data, AI, or streamlining development, there’s a challenge here for you.
In this post, we'll walk you through the hackathon, spotlight the partner challenges and tools, and share everything to help you hit the ground running.
Let’s explore what this event has in store and how to get started.
In this hackathon, you’ll get to explore the power of Google Cloud as you build a project for one (or both!) of the partner competition challenges. Discover the strength of sophisticated data analytics, reliable storage, and comprehensive security solutions, all strategically designed to ignite innovation.
As a multi-partner hackathon, that means you have access to both Google Cloud and either MongoDB or GitLab’s platforms for your project (depending on which challenge you choose).
Here's what you'll do:
Let's dive into the specific challenges and resources available from each partner.
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MongoDB's intelligent data platform is designed to power AI-driven solutions. This challenge focuses on MongoDB’s flexible architecture and rich ecosystem for AI applications. You'll discover how to handle and integrate data efficiently, unlocking new possibilities for your projects.
Your mission in this challenge is to harness this vast ocean of publicly available information using the cutting-edge capabilities of MongoDB Vector Search and MongoDB's Google Integrations, supercharged by your favorite AI tools.
Select any public dataset that sparks your interest and, using AI for analysis and generation—alongside MongoDB’s powerful search and vector search and our Google integrations—create a solution that helps users understand, interact with, or gain new perspectives from the data that shapes our world.
Looking for inspiration? Consider these ideas for your MongoDB project:
New to hackathons? Check out these hackathon do's and don'ts to help set yourself up for success.
Ready to dive into MongoDB? Explore its solutions and resources available in this hackathon.
Get up and running with practical, hands-on guides:
GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform for software innovation. It enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. In this challenge, you'll get to use GitLab to help you build great software, faster.
Create an AI-enabled app using GitLab and Google Cloud. Submissions are encouraged to include contributions to GitLab’s Community Edition (CE) or functional components submitted to the GitLab CI/CD Catalog.
Need some inspiration for your GitLab submission? Let's spark some ideas:
Ready to explore GitLab? Check out the available solutions and resources for this hackathon.
Note: If your submission includes pending merge requests to GitLab, please mention these in your submission.
Ready to start building? Here’s how to get started:
Pro tip: Submit your hackathon at least one week before the submission deadline for a baseline eligibility check from the Devpost team. Check out these other benefits of submitting early.
The multi-partner hackathon model brings together the best of multiple platforms and creates amazing opportunities for those involved.
For you as a participant, it provides a unique opportunity to experiment with multiple cutting-edge platforms in a single hackathon. This means you can explore various technologies and integration possibilities while creating projects that actually solve real-world problems.
This is also important to hackathon organizers, who see the huge potential of what can be built during these events. By combining forces, you reach wider audiences, tap into diverse community networks, and create lasting cross-industry connections that continue long after the event ends.
The result? A richer, more dynamic experience where everyone walks away with more than they came with—whether that's new skills, impressive projects, or promising partnerships.
We’re excited to see what you’ll create during the AI in Action Hackathon! This is your chance to bring your most innovative projects to life and work with cutting-edge technologies from Google Cloud, MongoDB, and GitLab.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity—join the AI in Action Hackathon today!
