Google Cloud and Accenture form the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group to train up to 1,000 Accenture forward deployed engineers for Gemini Enterprise
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Training 1,000 forward-deployed engineers on Gemini is a clear move to make Google’s stack the default in large transformation projects. If you’re an enterprise CIO, assume your Accenture team will show up with an opinionated Gemini-first architecture and prepare pointed questions on lock-in and interoperability.
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