Cognizant commits to training 18K Google Cloud AI specialists

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The IT services firm created the Gemini Frontier Capability Group to house teams of forward deployed engineers.

Published Oct. 22, 2026

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• Cognizant launched a Google Cloud AI deployment unit it plans to staff with Gemini-trained AI specialists, the two companies said Monday. The Gemini Frontier Capability Group will house more than 18,000 of its branded Frontier Certified Engineers to help clients build and deploy Gemini agents, according to the announcement.
• The move deepens an existing partnership between Google Cloud and Cognizant, which adopted Gemini Enterprise internally a year ago and added Google Workspace to the package in February. The IT services and systems integration firm launched a customer-facing practice with promises of forward deployed engineers in April.
• In the intervening months, Cognizantcreated the Frontier Certified...

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