Google Cloud's Bid to Fund Partners' Agentic AI Adoption

Google Cloud has unveiled a US$750m fund designed to provide new resources and incentives to partners within its 120,000-member ecosystem.

The investment aims to accelerate joint customers' transformations with agentic AI, supporting global consulting firms, systems integrators, software partners and channel partners.

The fund will enable AI value identification, agentic AI prototyping, agent building and deployment, upskilling and teams of embedded Google forward-deployed engineers.

"Google Cloud's partners are already leaders in agentic AI development and deployment, and have become important channels for distributing AI technologies," comments Kevin Ichhpurani, President of Global Partner Ecosystem at Google Cloud.

"With this expanded funding, we will be able to dedicate new resources and technology to support our partners as they accelerate our mutual customers' agentic AI journeys."

Partners drive agentic enterprise adoption

Global consulting firms, systems integrators, software providers and specialised services providers currently play a critical role in enabling the agentic enterprise.

Google Cloud's ecosystem of system integrator partners already offers more than 330,000 experts trained on implementing Google AI for customers.

According to Google Cloud, 95% of the top 20 and over 80% of the top 100 SaaS companies use Gemini models.

The new funding looks set to further accelerate the transformative capabilities of Google Cloud's partner ecosystem, including partners' ability to assess the full potential of AI, rapidly prototype and prove value, build AI agents and integrate these agents into existing software and workflows.

This could ultimately help more businesses realise value and benefit from Google Cloud's AI capabilities.

New tools support partner development

The fund will support new tools and resources for partners, including AI value assessments, Gemini proofs-of-concept, Gemini Enterprise practice building, agentic AI prototyping and deployment, Wiz security assessments and usage incentives. These resources are designed to accelerate adoption of AI within partner companies and their customers.

As part of the expanded investment in partners, Google will embed forward-deployed engineers alongside major consulting firms and systems integrators including Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, Devoteam, HCLTech and TCS. These teams will support customer deployments and address deep technical challenges that arise during implementation.

AI-native services partners including Altimetrik, Artefact, Covasant, Deepsense, Distyl.ai, Northslope, Quantium, Tribe.ai and Tryolabs will launch Gemini Enterprise practices as part of Google's new Gemini Enterprise transformation programme.

To support these partners, Google Cloud will provide credits for sandbox development, technical upskilling and referral opportunities to help them rapidly build, test and deploy agentic solutions for joint customers.

"Enterprise reinvention requires more than experimentation – it demands deep engineering and the ability to execute at scale," says Scott Alfieri, Google Business Group Lead at Accenture.

"Google Cloud's investment strengthens how we solve complex technical challenges and build enterprise–ready solutions together, accelerating the adoption of Gemini Enterprise, modernising digital cores and helping clients realise tangible outcomes from agentic AI faster."

Early access drives model refinement

As part of Google Cloud's announcement, partners including Accenture, Bain & Company, BCG, Deloitte and McKinsey will receive early access to Gemini models. Their feedback could help refine these systems to ensure they're equipped to deliver benefits for people, companies and society.

Jason Salzetti, Chair and CEO at Deloitte Consulting, explains: "AI agents have the power to reshape enterprise workflows. This investment by Google Cloud signals a pivotal moment, affirming that the future of enterprise AI lies in a rich ecosystem where powerful technology from Google Cloud is paired with the deep industry and transformation experience of Deloitte.

"Our growing library of more than 1,000 pre-built agents is a reflection of this. Each agent can be tailored to a client's specific context and business needs –designed to supercharge delivery and accelerate the path from vision to value."

Under the expanded investment, Google Cloud will help better enable partners to surface enterprise-ready agents in Gemini Enterprise, enabling customers to easily deploy highly-vetted agents in alignment with enterprise governance and security policies.

Built using the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and discoverable through the app, Gemini Enterprise now offers agents from Adobe, Atlassian, Deloitte, Lovable, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Replit, S&P Global, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday and more.

Matt Ausman, CIO at Zebra Technologies, adds: "Working with Deloitte and Google Cloud, Gemini Enterprise agents have helped us transform internal functions and provide immediate, actionable support to our partners.

"Our teams can now easily leverage specialised AI agents to streamline complex processes that free up teams for higher-value work to better serve our customers, all within a secure and governed framework."