Partnerships stories
The shortlist comes as the sector weighs new rules on payments, scams and data rights, with 160 finalists vying across 22 categories.
Customers in regulated sectors can now keep security data in-region as CrowdStrike brings real-time cloud threat detection to Google Cloud.
The fresh capital will fund global expansion as investors back VAST’s AI infrastructure software, now valued at USD $30 billion after its latest round.
Enterprises using autonomous AI agents could get tighter controls as the tie-up adds governance and live monitoring to Google Cloud deployments.
It will help large customers move AI agents from pilots to production on Google Cloud, as adoption of enterprise generative tools slows.
Compliance-heavy finance teams could cut manual pricing disputes as KPMG and Google Cloud roll out Gemini Enterprise tools at Cardinal Health.
The deal could speed enterprise AI rollouts by packaging agentic tools for sectors from banking to healthcare, while deepening staff training.
The hire is designed to widen Claroty’s reach in industrial cyber security by strengthening a partner network that drives sales and delivery.
Marketers could soon cut manual campaign work as SAP and Google Cloud link customer data and AI agents across both platforms.
AI search and digitisation are helping media owners turn ageing archives into usable assets, with Iron Mountain recognised by Google Cloud.
Marketing teams can now link Adobe tools with outside AI services under a governed system aimed at auditable customer experience workflows.
In-house legal teams can now check contract wording against case law and statutes without leaving the Luminance workflow, after a LexisNexis tie-up.
The recognition reflects tighter integration with Google Cloud as customers seek cleaner recovery, stronger backup security and AI-ready protected data.
Consolidating payments across Australia and New Zealand has cut 1Cover's costs by about AUD $35,000 in nine months, with more savings likely.
Thailand’s enterprise AI market is getting a more exclusive channel as Gulf Edge gains sole rights to Kore.ai’s platform in key sectors.
Retailers and planners in three markets will get finer consumer mapping as GapMaps adds Panolytica’s grid-based segmentation to its data marketplace.
Organisations with up to USD $3 billion in revenue could cut costs and technical debt as the firms target legacy app upgrades with agentic AI.
The retailer says the shift will improve system performance and set up its next phase of AI tools for operations and internal workflows.
Passengers at Phu Quoc International Airport will soon use self-service processing as a new terminal lifts annual capacity to 24 million.
The three-year tie-up aims to speed up fraud detection and portfolio analysis, as banks race to turn AI research into daily operations.