Accenture and Google Cloud Expand Collaboration to Support Agentic Enterprise Transformation at Global Companies Using Gemini Enterprise
Through the newly offered Gemini Enterprise Acceleration Program, the companies will combine access to Google Cloud's advanced engineering and Google DeepMind's models with Accenture's FDE and industry expertise to support the enterprise-wide deployment of specialized AI agents.
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NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS; Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Google Cloud today announced an expansion of their partnership by launching a unique program to help more companies achieve enterprise-wide transformation and rapid business value creation with AI. The companies are bringing together thousands of AI-savvy engineers, forward-deployed engineers (FDEs), and industry experts, as well as the deep applied AI knowledge of Faculty (an AI company whose acquisition by Accenture was completed in March 2026), to offer the Gemini Enterprise Acceleration Program.
Comment from Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture
'While the barrier to AI adoption continues to fall, scaling it across the enterprise remains a challenge. As many executives face this issue, there is a need to evolve from using AI as a mere tool to having it function as an agent that handles critical tasks across the entire company. Through this expanded partnership with Google Cloud, we will help our clients achieve this evolution in a human-led manner. We are committed to embedding AI into business processes, enhancing customer experiences, and generating measurable business outcomes.'
Comment from Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud
'The true potential of AI is unleashed when it evolves from a mere tool to a teammate. In collaboration with Accenture, we will build next-generation enterprise solutions that not only answer queries but also proactively solve complex business challenges, delivering measurable growth and a clear competitive advantage.'
Collaborative Structure of AI Experts and Engineers
The Gemini Enterprise Acceleration Program combines the respective strengths of AI engineers from Google Cloud and Accenture to create a powerful execution model that quickly translates corporate AI utilization into action. Accenture's experts, equipped with Google Cloud skills and including one of the industry's largest groups of certified professionals, will provide the following services:
Dedicated Engineering Structure
FDEs from Google Cloud and Accenture will collaborate on complex projects. They will provide end-to-end support from prototype development of industry-specific AI solutions and AI agents to large-scale deployment, transforming operations across customer engagement and the entire value chain.
Early Access Environment to Frontier Models
As a world-leading AI research institution, Google DeepMind will provide early access to its frontier models, including the Gemini family. By providing feedback based on its industry knowledge and practical experience, Accenture will contribute to the continuous advancement of these models and help deliver certain value to clients.
Advancing Data-Driven Decision Making
This program goes beyond data utilization to support the transformation into a truly intelligent enterprise by leveraging the 'Accenture Intelligent Digital Brain,' a full-stack platform. By connecting AI to all functions across the company, it breaks down organizational and operational silos, building a self-optimizing business engine that is always on, always sensing, and always learning.
Furthermore, Accenture will leverage Faculty's decision intelligence capabilities to support mission-critical management decisions. Under appropriate governance and human oversight, the AI system will derive integrated and actionable insights and recommendations, leading to measurable business value and growth.
Pre-built Sovereign AI Agents
By leveraging hundreds of industry-specific AI agents built by Accenture and available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, companies can significantly shorten their time to value. Additionally, Google Cloud and Accenture will provide pre-built AI agents suitable for sovereign environments that meet companies' requirements for sovereign AI data centers and data sovereignty.
Reimagining Agentic Commerce
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Comment from Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture
'While the barrier to AI adoption continues to fall, scaling it across the enterprise remains a challenge. As many executives face this issue, there is a need to evolve from using AI as a mere tool to having it function as an agent that handles critical tasks across the entire company. Through this expanded partnership with Google Cloud, we will help our clients achieve this evolution in a human-led manner. We are committed to embedding AI into business processes, enhancing customer experiences, and generating measurable business outcomes.'
Comment from Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud
'The true potential of AI is unleashed when it evolves from a mere tool to a teammate. In collaboration with Accenture, we will build next-generation enterprise solutions that not only answer queries but also proactively solve complex business challenges, delivering measurable growth and a clear competitive advantage.'
Collaborative Structure of AI Experts and Engineers
The Gemini Enterprise Acceleration Program combines the respective strengths of AI engineers from Google Cloud and Accenture to create a powerful execution model that quickly translates corporate AI utilization into action. Accenture's experts, equipped with Google Cloud skills and including one of the industry's largest groups of certified professionals, will provide the following services:
Dedicated Engineering Structure
FDEs from Google Cloud and Accenture will collaborate on complex projects. They will provide end-to-end support from prototype development of industry-specific AI solutions and AI agents to large-scale deployment, transforming operations across customer engagement and the entire value chain.
Early Access Environment to Frontier Models
As a world-leading AI research institution, Google DeepMind will provide early access to its frontier models, including the Gemini family. By providing feedback based on its industry knowledge and practical experience, Accenture will contribute to the continuous advancement of these models and help deliver certain value to clients.
Advancing Data-Driven Decision Making
This program goes beyond data utilization to support the transformation into a truly intelligent enterprise by leveraging the 'Accenture Intelligent Digital Brain,' a full-stack platform. By connecting AI to all functions across the company, it breaks down organizational and operational silos, building a self-optimizing business engine that is always on, always sensing, and always learning.
Furthermore, Accenture will leverage Faculty's decision intelligence capabilities to support mission-critical management decisions. Under appropriate governance and human oversight, the AI system will derive integrated and actionable insights and recommendations, leading to measurable business value and growth.
Pre-built Sovereign AI Agents
By leveraging hundreds of industry-specific AI agents built by Accenture and available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, companies can significantly shorten their time to value. Additionally, Google Cloud and Accenture will provide pre-built AI agents suitable for sovereign environments that meet companies' requirements for sovereign AI data centers and data sovereignty.
Reimagining Agentic Commerce
A