Cognizant Expands Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud to Operationalize Agentic AI at Enterprise Scale

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[{"type":"text","content":"Through its AI builder approach and proprietary capabilities built on Google Cloud, Cognizant is enabling enterprises to translate AI strategy into deployed, governed systems at scale. TEANECK, N.J., Feb. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) announced a new phase in its strategic partnership with Google Cloud, advancing from platform integration to enterprise-scale execution to help organizations operationalize 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 to turn the potential of agentic AI into measurable business outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAs 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 to help clients move from manual, fragmented tasks to streamlined, AI-driven workflows, including use cases such as collaborative content creation and supplier communications.\"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, Core Technologies and Insights, 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.\"To support scalable and repeatable delivery, Cognizant – a multi-year Google Cloud Data Partner of the Year award winner – is establishing a dedicated Gemini Enterprise Center of Excellence and investing in the delivery capabilities required to deploy agentic AI consistently at enterprise scale. Cognizant will operationalize this delivery model through its Agent Development Lifecycle (ADLC), integrating AI directly into the development workflow, from design and blueprinting throu...

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