Capgemini and AWS to further collaborations on enterprise genAI adoption

The multi-year partnership is focused on realising the value in adopting genAI and navigating challenges

Capgemini and AWS to further collaborations on enterprise genAI adoption

Capgemini has signed of a multi-year collaboration with AWS, designed to accelerate adoption of generative AI solutions.

The duo aim to help clients realise the business value of adopting genAI, while navigating challenges including cost, scale, and trust.

The partnership is designed to enable joint clients to move their investments from individual pilots and proof of concepts to production at scale, by leveraging Capgemini's existing network of AWS centres of excellence (CoEs).

This expanded collaboration also hopes to accelerate the deployment of innovative industry-specific and functional use cases using Amazon Bedrock to access a range of secure, high-performing foundational models, including Amazon Titan.

As part of this initiative, Capgemini and AWS said they will build industry-specific solutions, assets and accelerators supported by a unique platform designed to help clients improve the Total Cost of Ownership.

The new platform should optimise large language models provided as part of Amazon Bedrock to help enable clients to achieve the best genAI production costs.

Expansion plans

Capgemini will expand its existing network of AWS CoEs and will train 30,000 employees over the next three years across AWS's advanced technologies, as part of the company's €2bn investment in AI.

The global network of Capgemini's AWS CoEs will allow clients to leverage Capgemini's capabilities in data, AI and cloud to unlock the vast potential of genAI, enable rapid prototyping of new business scenarios, foster innovation, and navigate the next era of digital transformation.

"With generative AI presenting new opportunities to accelerate innovation, it's imperative for clients to be able to scale their AI implementations quickly to drive tangible value, optimise investments, and meet the specific needs of their own industry," said Jerome Simeon, head of global industries and group executive board member at Capgemini.

"Capgemini's deep expertise in data and AI and strong portfolio tailored for industries, together with AWS's proven methodologies and technologies that help organisations scale their transition to the cloud, will enable joint clients to move from pilot to production at extreme scale, while also helping them optimise their investments and address their sustainability goals.

"All are vital components in the journey to a digital and sustainable economy."

Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of data and AI at AWS added: "This expanded partnership with Capgemini will further democratise access to generative AI by empowering organisations to leverage AWS's industry-leading models and capabilities, like Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q, to ignite innovation and transform their business.

"Fuelled by massive amounts of enterprise data and human intelligence, joint clients will be able to build and scale generative AI applications that are customised to their business, with privacy and security at the core."

The partnership expansion comprises several dedicated initiatives to maximise value delivered for clients including:

Capgemini was recently named in Glassdoor's top 50 places to work in the UK and shortlisted as a sustainability champion in CRN's Sustainability Tech Awards 2024.