Information technology firm Infosys on December 17 announced the launch of a Google Cloud center of excellence to boost enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. The center will serve as a catalyst for co-creation and help businesses harness Generative AI to achieve transformative growth.

"Combining the expertise of Infosys Topaz AI capabilities and Infosys Cobalt cloud capabilities, with Google Cloud's gen AI technology, the center of excellence will help address complex challenges across both business and technology domains using innovative enterprise AI solutions," Infosys said in a press release.

Infosys and Google Cloud have collaborated earlier to deliver data analytics and AI solutions. The Bengaluru-based company has already enabled over 60,000 employees on Google Cloud.

The collaboration will enable a conducive environment for enterprises to co-create customised solutions in areas such as contact center AI, software development lifecycle, agentic AI, speech-to-speech, text-to-image, and application modernisation.

Balakrishna D. R. (Bali), Executive Vice President, Global Services Head, AI and Industry Verticals, Infosys, said, the combined expertise of Infosys Topaz AI offerings with Google Cloud's leading technologies will empower enterprises to harness the power of generative AI.

As a part of the center of excellence, Infosys also launched a dedicated AI Experience Zone at its Bengaluru campus. The zone is designed to enable enterprises to experience AI-powered solutions developed by Infosys Topaz in collaboration with Google Cloud.