IBM and Google Cloud have launched a new Google Cloud Practice aimed at helping enterprises move AI projects into production faster while modernizing legacy technology environments.

The initiative combines IBM’s industry expertise and its AI-powered IBM Consulting Advantage platform with Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, data services, and cybersecurity capabilities. The companies said the collaboration represents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity as organizations seek to scale AI across increasingly complex hybrid IT environments.

As part of the practice, IBM will develop industry-focused AI agents optimized for Gemini Enterprise. The agents are designed for sectors including banking, government, retail, telecommunications, energy, insurance, security, and life sciences, supporting workflow automation, decision-making, and autonomous operations.

The partnership will also enable IBM consultants to build, deploy, and govern enterprise-grade AI agents directly on Google Cloud, using pre-built assets, reusable agents, and established transformation frameworks.

IBM and Google Cloud have previously collaborated on large-scale modernization projects, including a major transformation initiative with Airbus that involved updating more than 100 critical systems across regulated business functions.

The new practice will focus on several key areas, including production-ready AI and data platforms, industry-specific AI solutions, cybersecurity modernization, hybrid cloud transformation, AI-powered workflow automation, and operational governance. The companies also plan to support more flexible integration of enterprise data with Gemini-based AI systems through open architecture approaches and ecosystem technologies.