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<\/p>\n– Expands IBM Consulting Advantage, an AI powered delivery platform, with industry specific agents for Gemini Enterprise<\/p>\n
– New global Google Cloud practice brings thousands of IBM consultants to help clients scale AI, and modernize core systems <\/p>\n
– The practice represents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity in Google Cloud Services <\/p>\n
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ARMONK, N.Y. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 4, 2026 \u2013 IBM (NYSE:\u00a0IBM<\/a>) and Google Cloud today announced the launch of a new Google Cloud Practice, designed to help organizations more quickly scale AI into production and modernize core systems. The new practice combines IBM\u2019s deep industry expertise and IBM Consulting Advantage<\/a> \u2013 the company\u2019s AI-powered platform that helps IBM teams design, build and deploy AI solutions faster using agents and industry workflows \u2013 now with Google Cloud\u2019s\u00a0Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform<\/a>, cybersecurity and data capabilities.<\/p>\n With thousands of Google Cloud-certified IBM consultants and forward-deployed engineers, the practice will help enterprises deploy AI solutions, modernize legacy environments, and manage technology across complex hybrid landscapes. This represents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for IBM and Google Cloud, with each bringing unique strengths that matter to clients.<\/p>\n IBM is creating a portfolio of industry-specific\u2011 AI agents built on IBM Consulting Advantage and optimized for Gemini Enterprise. These agents support use cases for banking, government, retail, telecommunications, energy, security, insurance, and life sciences, helping organizations automate workflows, improve decision-making, and accelerate autonomous operations powered by Gemini models.<\/p>\n With the new partnership, IBM consultants can now design, build, and govern enterprise\u2011grade AI agents directly on Google Cloud. Pre\u2011built assets, reusable agents, and proven transformation methods from IBM can be combined with Google Cloud\u2019s agent runtime, governance controls, and enterprise safety features, helping organizations move from design to deployment with enhanced speed and consistency.\u2028<\/p>\n IBM and Google Cloud have already partnered on major migration and modernization efforts, including work with Airbus<\/a>, where IBM consultants and Google Cloud helped transition two aerospace businesses into fully independent operations in under 18 months by updating more than 100 critical systems across engineering, manufacturing, customer service, and other regulated functions.<\/p>\n \u201cEnterprises are facing one of the most complex modernization cycles in decades,\u201d said Mohamad Ali, Senior Vice President and Head of IBM Consulting. \u201cBy expanding our work with Google Cloud, we\u2019re giving clients a clearer and more reliable path to scale AI across their business, combining deep industry expertise, hybrid\u2011cloud modernization, and an AI\u2011first delivery platform.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis partnership significantly expands the pool of expert Google Cloud consultants in the market to meet surging demand for AI,\u201d said Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem at Google Cloud. \u201cBy combining Google\u2019s agentic infrastructure with IBM\u2019s deep industry expertise and proven delivery frameworks, we are ensuring joint customers can move beyond pilots to deploy and govern production-grade AI agents across their entire cloud environment.\u201d<\/p>\n IBM Consulting will help develop common interface patterns and solutions that connect enterprise data into Gemini using an open and flexible approach by integrating technology from IBM and its ecosystem. These interfaces can be tailored for each client\u2019s architecture, helping organizations unify their data while more easily scaling Gemini\u2011based AI capabilities.<\/p>\n The practice focuses on several priority areas:<\/p>\n
Statements regarding IBM\u2019s and\u00a0Google Cloud\u2019s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.<\/p>\n About IBM<\/p>\n IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain a competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of governments and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit\u00a0www.ibm.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n About Google Cloud \u00a0<\/p>\n Media contacts:<\/p>\n Elizabeth Brophy
\n\tProduction-ready AI and data: Helping clients build foundations that support real, skilled AI systems, rather than pilots, by combining IBM\u2019s industry knowledge and AI assets with Google Cloud\u2019s Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and BigQuery.
\n\tIndustry\u2011specific solutions: Delivering AI and data capabilities for sectors such as aerospace, financial services, government, healthcare, and telecommunications. This includes Confluent to stream and govern real\u2011time data so AI systems can optimize operations, anticipate risk, and deliver outcomes tailored to each industry\u2019s regulatory demands.
\n\tModernizing cybersecurity operations: Providing AI\u2011driven defense and security capabilities intended to strengthen readiness and accelerate response.
\n\tHybrid cloud modernization: Updating critical workloads across on\u2011premises and cloud environments, including for highly regulated industries. Red Hat OpenShift is now available directly in the Google Cloud Console.
\n\tEnhanced AI\u2011powered workflows:\u00a0Integrating Gemini with watsonx Orchestrate to improve decision automation and agent intelligence, and into\u00a0watsonx.data\u00a0to give clients more flexible ways to generate insights to support smarter applications.
\n\tOperational resilience and governance: Using IBM automation, supported by HashiCorp and Apptio, with Google Cloud AI to support improved monitoring, compliance, and performance.
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\nGoogle Cloud offers a powerful, optimized AI stack \u2014 including AI infrastructure, leading models like Gemini, data management capabilities, multicloud security solutions, developer tools and platform, as well as agents and applications \u2014 that enables organizations to transform their business for the Agentic Era. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted technology partner.<\/p>\n
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