CGI Expands Global Alliance with Google Cloud to Help Businesses with Gemini AI
•February 11, 2026
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Why It Matters
The deal signals that agentic AI is moving from experimentation to enterprise‑scale execution, creating new revenue streams for MSPs and accelerating digital labor transformation across industries.
Key Takeaways
- •CGI will train tens of thousands on Gemini Enterprise.
- •Deal funds joint workshops, hackathons, and go‑to‑market initiatives.
- •Clients move from AI pilots to governed production deployments.
- •Google Cloud gains deeper foothold in enterprise AI services.
- •MSPs can monetize AI‑ops and workflow orchestration services.
Pulse Analysis
CGI, a global IT and business‑consulting firm, has deepened its multi‑year alliance with Google Cloud by adding a dedicated Gemini Enterprise program. The new agreement equips thousands of CGI consultants with Google’s latest agentic AI platform, Gemini 3, and funds joint innovation activities such as workshops, hackathons, and training. This marks the third expansion in three years, underscoring both partners’ commitment to moving AI beyond proof‑of‑concepts. By standardizing deployment practices, CGI aims to translate Gemini’s large‑language‑model capabilities into reliable, production‑grade solutions for its enterprise clientele.
Enterprises that have been experimenting with generative AI now have a clear pathway to scale. CGI’s role as a managed‑service provider includes building AI‑ready operating foundations, implementing security and governance controls, and integrating Gemini agents directly into business workflows such as decision‑making, customer service, and supply‑chain orchestration. The focus on secure, governed AI reduces risk while unlocking higher‑value automation that can accelerate revenue growth and cost reduction. As Gemini Enterprise matures, organizations can expect faster time‑to‑value and measurable ROI from AI‑driven processes.
For the broader channel ecosystem, the expanded partnership signals a shift from point‑solution sales to end‑to‑end AI services. Managed service providers that invest early in Gemini expertise can differentiate themselves by offering AI‑ops, continuous model monitoring, and workflow optimization as recurring revenue streams. Analysts predict that a majority of large firms will deploy AI agents within the next 18 months, creating a sizable market for governed, production‑scale solutions. CGI’s initiative therefore not only strengthens Google Cloud’s foothold but also sets a template for how MSPs can capture long‑term value from autonomous systems.
CGI Expands Global Alliance with Google Cloud to Help Businesses with Gemini AI
CGI’s Expanded Role with Gemini Shows Agentic AI Progress
Todd R. Weiss – Contributing Editor, ChannelE2E
February 11, 2026
IT and business consulting firm CGI is again expanding its global alliance with Google Cloud, this time to help business clients gain the benefits and power of the Google Gemini agentic AI platform.
Under the expansion, CGI aims to help enterprises move from pilot AI projects on Gemini 3 to turning those early projects into secure and scalable production deployments of Gemini to drive business operations and growth, according to the company.
The expanded deal with Google Cloud is a multi‑year agreement that will see CGI equip tens of thousands of its consultants and experts with Gemini Enterprise so they can help clients develop and succeed with their agentic AI projects. The deal also provides funding for new go‑to‑market initiatives and support for agentic‑enablement initiatives, including joint innovation workshops, training, hackathons and more through CGI’s global delivery network.
David Tierno, CGI’s vice president of strategic alliances, told ChannelE2E that the newly expanded partnership is the third expansion agreement between CGI and Google in the past three years.
“The expansion strengthens how CGI deploys, scales and operates agentic AI within real business workflows, moving beyond isolated pilots to secure, governed AI at scale,” said Tierno. “It builds on CGI’s existing Google Cloud services by formalizing a standardized approach to production deployment, while also expanding CGI’s internal use of Google AI tools to drive productivity and embed these capabilities into client solutions, all while continuing to support clients’ platform choices.”
CGI primarily works directly with enterprise clients but also works within a broader partner ecosystem, sometimes collaborating with MSPs, GSIs, SIs and other partners to deliver services, said Tierno. “CGI typically operates upstream by helping enterprises establish AI‑ready operating foundations, which reduces complexity and risk and enables other partners to engage more effectively within governed, production‑grade environments.”
The expanded agreement is designed to help enterprises move from pilots to governed, production‑grade agentic AI with CGI typically acting as the MSP for end clients.
“Where other partners are engaged within the client ecosystem, predictable, production‑ready environments can make it easier to deliver complementary integration, managed services and ongoing optimization,” Tierno added.
The expanded integration of Gemini Enterprise follows CGI’s earlier deployment of Google Code Assist, which is used to advance AI‑powered software development across the company.
Analyst Perspective
Paul Nashawaty, principal analyst for AppDev and modernization at theCUBE Research, told ChannelE2E that the deepened Gemini relationship between CGI and Google Cloud is a turning point for the technology.
“From a channel and MSP perspective, the expanded CGI–Google Cloud partnership is a strong signal that agentic AI is moving out of experimentation and into enterprise‑scale execution,” said Nashawaty. “This aligns with recent theCUBE Research findings showing that a growing majority of enterprises are either deploying or planning to deploy AI agents in the next 18 months, and that the market is already shifting from basic automation toward decision‑making and workflow orchestration, a space where MSPs can create real value rather than just deliver technology for its own sake.”
Nashawaty also noted that while CGI’s expanded partnership with Google Cloud is “not a traditional channel announcement, it does reinforce growing customer demand for secure, governed, workflow‑oriented AI that can be embedded into real business processes. It reflects a broader market trend documented by theCUBE research showing that agentic AI is increasingly viewed as essential for competitive advantage and digital labor transformation.”
For MSPs, this “creates an opportunity to move beyond point AI tools and toward higher‑value services such as AI‑driven automation, AI‑ops, workflow orchestration and ongoing optimization and governance,” said Nashawaty. “As platforms like Gemini Enterprise mature and clients look to operationalize AI rather than experiment with it, MSPs that invest early in skills, use‑case development, and managed agentic services will be well‑positioned to differentiate. More broadly, this reflects a market shift toward autonomous systems that augment decision‑making and execution, opening the door for channel partners to deliver deeper, longer‑term value across consulting, managed services, and transformation initiatives.”
Todd R. Weiss is a contributing editor to ChannelE2E and MSSP Alert. He is an award‑winning technology journalist and freelance writer who covers the full range of B2B IT topics. He served as managing editor at EnterpriseAI.news and was a staff writer for Computerworld and eWeek.com. He is a diehard Philadelphia Phillies, Eagles, Flyers and Sixers fan and says he is the world’s worst golfer.
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