Samsung SDS Partners with Google Cloud for AI, Cloud Computing, Security
Two companies to expand collaboration in generative AI and cloud computing, target high-security regulated industries
Quick Look
- Samsung SDS has partnered with Google Cloud to collaborate on AI, cloud computing, and security sectors.
- The partnership was signed during Google Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas.
- Samsung SDS will leverage Google Distributed Cloud to expand into high-security and regulated markets such as public and financial sectors, and provide enterprise customers access to Google's Gemini Enterprise and agentic AI solutions through its Samsung Cloud Platform.
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Why It Matters
Samsung SDS is the information technology service arm of Samsung Group. The company has previously collaborated with Google Cloud and this partnership represents an expansion of that existing relationship. The focus on high-security and regulated industries such as public and financial sectors indicates strategic positioning in markets with strict compliance requirements.
SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung SDS Co., the information technology (IT) service arm of Samsung Group, said Thursday it has partnered with Google Cloud to collaborate on the artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and security sectors. Under the partnership signed during Google Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas, the two companies will expand collaboration in generative AI and cloud computing, and jointly explore new business opportunities in industries with high security and regulatory requirements, such as the public and financial sectors, according to Samsung SDS. As a first step, Samsung SDS will strengthen the strategic collaboration by leveraging Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), Google Cloud's software and hardware solutions for data centers and edge locations, to expand into high-security and highly regulated markets. It also plans to provide enterprise customers with integrated access to Google's Gemini Enterprise and agentic AI solutions through its own cloud platform, Samsung Cloud Platform. In addition, the two companies agreed to strengthen their managed service provider (MSP) business by combining the Google Cloud Platform with Samsung SDS' cloud technology capabilities and industry-specific expertise. "Through this collaboration, we will build AI and cloud environments centered on high-security and regulated industries and support companies' AI transformations," said Lee Ho-jun, head of the cloud services business at Samsung SDS.
Open Questions
- What specific financial terms of the partnership were disclosed?
- What is the duration of the partnership agreement?
- Which specific public and financial sector customers are targeted?
