IBM and Google Cloud Announce Strategic Partnership to Scale AI with Human Expertise and AI-Powered Delivery
IBM Press Releases, Thursday, June 4th, 2026
IBM and Google Cloud launched a new practice combining AI expertise and consulting to help enterprises scale AI solutions.
IBM and Google Cloud announced a strategic partnership launching a new Google Cloud Practice designed to help organizations scale AI into production and modernize core systems. The partnership combines IBM's industry expertise and AI-powered delivery platform (IBM Consulting Advantage) with Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and data capabilities.
IBM is creating industry-specific AI agents for banking, government, retail, telecommunications, energy, and other sectors, leveraging thousands of Google Cloud-certified IBM consultants. The practice addresses production-ready AI, industry-specific solutions, cybersecurity modernization, hybrid cloud modernization, and operational resilience, representing a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for both companies.