Cognizant expands partnership with Google Cloud

Cognizant is advancing its partnership with Google Cloud from platform integration to enterprise-scale execution to help organisations operationalise agentic AI in real-world environments.

Building on the recently announced collaboration to adopt Gemini Enterprise, Cognizant is combining enterprise-wide internal deployment, commercial execution and scaled delivery investments, aiming to turn the potential of agentic AI into measurable business outcomes. 

As part of this next phase in the partnership, Cognizant has invested in, and is deploying, Google Workspace alongside Gemini Enterprise internally, with the goal of enhancing productivity, employee experience and delivery velocity across the enterprise.

Building on this internal execution, Cognizant will also go to market with a new productivity offering that brings together Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace, intending to help clients move from manual, fragmented tasks to streamlined, AI-driven workflows, including use cases such as collaborative content creation and supplier communications.

Cognizant is also establishing a dedicated Gemini Enterprise Center of Excellence, operationalising this delivery model through its Agent Development Lifecycle (ADLC), integrating AI directly into the development workflow, from design and blueprinting through implementation, validation and production rollout.

With tools such as Cognizant Ignition, enabled by Gemini, Cognizant aims to help accelerate discovery, prototyping, and optimising clients data foundations. Leveraging Cognizant Agent Foundry, Cognizant also provides no-code capabilities and pre-configured solutions for high-impact use cases such as AI-powered contact centers and intelligent order management.

With its global cadre of Gemini-trained specialists, Cognizant will continue to scale delivery across agentic coding initiatives and Google Distributed Cloud programs, with these capabilities showcased through Cognizant’s existing Google Experience Zones and Gen AI Studios.

“This partnership reinforces Cognizant’s position as an AI builder, a new kind of services partner focused on creating purpose-built, enterprise-grade solutions that drive real business outcomes,” said Annadurai Elango, president of core technologies and insights at Cognizant.

“Cognizant brings together the optimal combination of people and technology, including proprietary IP and deep services expertise, to build industry-specific platforms, embed context into systems, and co-create agentic solutions tailored to each client’s business.” 

“Our partnership with Cognizant brings together advanced AI technology and deep industry expertise to help enterprises operationalise agentic AI” said Kevin Ichhpurani, president og global ecosystem and channels at Google Cloud.

“Together, we are enabling organisations to deploy enterprise-ready AI solutions that deliver real business impact.”

Last year, Cognizant partnered with Google Cloud to launch Autonomous Customer Engagement, an AI-led contact centre solution designed to deliver personalised customer experiences across industries.