Google Cloud races to catch up in the AI deployment wars with Accenture deal
Google will train up to 1,000 Accenture engineers to build Gemini Enterprise AI apps inside client companies.
The joint unit is called the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group. It is part of Google Cloud’s push into forward-deployed engineering, where technical teams work directly with enterprises on AI adoption. TechCrunch notes Google is trying to remove deployment bottlenecks while trailing Anthropic and OpenAI in U.S. enterprise AI spending share, according to Ramp data cited in the piece. Accenture has been building similar FDE programs with Microsoft, ServiceNow, and SAP.
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The joint unit is called the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group. It is part of Google Cloud’s push into forward-deployed engineering, where technical teams work directly with enterprises on AI adoption. TechCrunch notes Google is trying to remove deployment bottlenecks while trailing Anthropic and OpenAI in U.S. enterprise AI spending share, according to Ramp data cited in the piece. Accenture has been building similar FDE programs with Microsoft, ServiceNow, and SAP.
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